2016 Georgia state elections

{{Short description|none}} {{for|the election in the country of Georgia|2016 Georgian parliamentary election}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}}  {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2016 Georgia elections | country = Georgia (U.S. state) | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2014 Georgia state elections | previous_year = 2014 | election_date = {{start date|2016|11|08}} | next_election = 2018 Georgia state elections | next_year = 2018 }} {{ElectionsGA}} Georgia's state elections were held on November 8, 2016.

==Federal Elections==

===Presidential election=== {{main|United States presidential election in Georgia, 2016}} {{main|Georgia Democratic primary, 2016}}

===Results=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" ! colspan="7" | United States presidential election in Georgia, 2016 |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party ! style="width: 10em" |Candidate ! style="width: 10em" |Running mate ! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 5em" |Percentage ! style="width: 8em" |Electoral votes |- ! style="background:#f33; width:3px;"| | style="width: 130px" | '''Republican''' | '''Donald Trump''' | '''Mike Pence''' | style="text-align:right;"| '''2,089,104''' | style="text-align:right;"| '''51.05%''' | style="text-align:right;"| '''16''' |- ! style="background:#33f; width:3px;"| | style="width: 130px" | Democratic | Hillary Clinton | Tim Kaine | style="text-align:right;"| 1,877,963 | style="text-align:right;"| 45.89% | style="text-align:right;"| 0 |- ! style="background:gold; width:3px;"| | style="width: 130px" | Libertarian | Gary Johnson | William Weld | style="text-align:right;"| 125,306 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.06% | style="text-align:right;"| 0 |- |- style="background:#eee; text-align:right;" | colspan="4"| '''Totals''' || '''4,092,373''' || '''100.00%''' || '''16''' |- style="background:#eee; text-align:left;" | colspan="7"| Source: ''[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/63991/184321/en/summary.html Georgia Secretary of State]'' |}

===U.S. House=== {{main|United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2016}}

===U.S. Senate=== {{main|United States Senate election in Georgia, 2016}}

{{Election box begin no change |title=United States Senate election in Georgia, 2016 <ref name=GeneralResults>{{cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/63991/184321/en/summary.html |title=General Election November 8, 2016 |publisher=Georgia Secretary of State |access-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |candidate = Johnny Isakson (incumbent) |party = Republican Party (United States) |votes = 2,135,806 |percentage = 54.80% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |candidate = Jim Barksdale |party = Democratic Party (United States) |votes = 1,599,726 |percentage = 41.04% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |candidate = Allen Buckley |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |votes = 162,260 |percentage = 4.16% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 3,897,792 | percentage = 100.00% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change |winner = Republican Party (United States) |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==Public Service Commission== ===District 2=== {{Infobox election | election_name = 2016 Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 election | country = Georgia (U.S. state) | type = presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2010 Georgia state elections#Public Service Commission | previous_year = 2010 | election_date = November 8, 2016 | next_election = 2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election#District 2 | next_year = 2025 (special) | seats_for_election = Georgia Public Service Commission | image_size = x150px | image1 = Tim Echols 2011 (cropped).jpg | nominee1 = '''Tim Echols''' | party1 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''2,390,836''' | percentage1 = '''66.58%''' | image2 = 3x4.svg | nominee2 = Eric Hoskins | party2 = Libertarian Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 1,200,076 | percentage2 = 33.42% | map_image = {{switcher |250px |County results |250px |Congressional district results }} | map_caption = '''Echols:''' {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80-90%}} {{legend0|#a80000|>90%}}<br/>'''Hoskins:''' {{legend0|#f1c92a|50-60%}} {{legend0|#deb02a|60-70%}}  | title = Commissioner | before_election = Tim Echols | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Tim Echols | after_party = Republican Party (United States) }}

Incumbent Commissioner Tim Echols defeated challengers Kellie Austin and Michelle Miller in the Republican primary. Echols defeated Libertarian Eric Hoskins in the general election, with no Democrat filing for the contest.

====Republican Primary==== * Kellie Austin * Michelle Miller * Tim Echols, incumbent.

=====Results===== {{Election box begin no change | title = Republican primary results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgia/elections/2016MayGenPri|title=May 24, 2016 General Primary|work=Georgia Secretary of State|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Tim Echols (incumbent) | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 373,466 | percentage = 68.97 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Michelle Miller | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 97,025 | percentage = 17.92 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Kellie Austin | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 71,010 | percentage = 13.11 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 541,501 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box end}}

====Libertarian nominee==== * Eric Hoskins<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chitwood |first=Tim |date=2016-09-22 |title=Here's what is on the November ballot in Muscogee County |url=https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/latest-news/article103257182.html |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-31 |work=Ledger-Enquirer}}</ref>

====General election==== {{Election box begin no change | title = 2016 Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgia/elections/2016NovGen/ballot-items/01000000-f6f4-3a08-a070-08dd146b92eb|title=November 8, 2016 General Election|work=Georgia Secretary of State|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Tim Echols (incumbent) | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 2,390,836 | percentage = 66.58 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Eric Hoskins | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | votes = 1,200,076 | percentage = 33.42 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 3,590,912 | percentage = 100 }} {{Election box hold with party link no swing| | winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}} {{clear}}

==General Assembly== {{Main|2016 Georgia State Senate election|2016 Georgia House of Representatives election}} All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate and 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives were up for election. {{col-begin}} {{col-break}}

===Georgia State Senate=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 | Party ! Before ! After ! Change |- ! style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | | Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}} | 39 | {{Party shading/Republican}} | 38 | {{loss}} 1 |- ! style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | | Democratic | 17 | 18 | {{gain}} 1 |- | colspan=2 | '''Total''' | '''56''' | '''56''' | |} {{col-break}}

===Georgia House of Representatives=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 | Party ! Before ! After ! Change |- ! style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | | Republican | {{Party shading/Republican}} | 118 | {{Party shading/Republican}} | 118 | {{steady}} |- ! style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | | Democratic | 61 | 62 | {{gain}} 1 |- ! style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}};" | | Independent | 1 | 0 | {{loss}} 1 |- | colspan=2 | '''Total''' | '''180''' | '''180''' | |} {{col-end}}

==Judicial Elections== One seat on the Georgia Supreme Court and two seats on the Georgia Court of Appeals were up for statewide elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_judicial_elections,_2016|title=Georgia judicial elections, 2016|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref> Supreme Court justice David Nahmias and Court of Appeals judges Anne Barnes and Chris McFadden all won their respective races uncontested.

==Ballot Measures== ===Amendment 1=== 220px|thumb|Results by county {{collapsible list |title=Yes: |{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60%}} }} {{collapsible list |title=No: |{{legend|#8B8B54|70–80%}} |{{legend|#BCBC83|60–70%}} |{{legend|#DEDEBD|50–60%}} }}

Provides greater flexibility and state accountability to fix failing schools through increasing community involvement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia Authorization of the State Government to Intervene in Failing Local Schools, Amendment 1 (2016) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_Authorization_of_the_State_Government_to_Intervene_in_Failing_Local_Schools,_Amendment_1_(2016) |access-date=29 June 2025 |website=Ballotpedia}}</ref> {{referendum results | caption = Amendment 1 | for = 1615780 | against = 2414401 | turnout = }} {{clear}}

===Amendment 2=== 220px|thumb|Results by county {{collapsible list |title=Yes: |{{legend|#28497C|80–90%}} |{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}} }}

Authorizes penalties for sexual exploitation and assessments on adult entertainment to fund child victims' services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia Additional Penalties for Sex Crimes to Fund Services for Sexually Exploited Children, Amendment 2 (2016) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_Additional_Penalties_for_Sex_Crimes_to_Fund_Services_for_Sexually_Exploited_Children,_Amendment_2_(2016) |access-date=29 June 2025 |website=Ballotpedia}}</ref> {{referendum results | caption = Amendment 2 | for = 3314355 | against = 664248 | turnout = }} {{clear}}

===Amendment 3=== 220px|thumb|Results by county {{collapsible list |title=Yes: |{{legend|#7D9CBB|60–70%}} |{{legend|#B6C8D9|50–60%}} }} {{collapsible list |title=No: |{{legend|#DEDEBD|50–60%}} }}

Reforms and re-establishes the Judicial Qualifications Commission and provides for its composition, governance, and powers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia Replacement of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Amendment 3 (2016) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_Replacement_of_the_Judicial_Qualifications_Commission,_Amendment_3_(2016) |access-date=29 June 2025 |website=Ballotpedia}}</ref> {{referendum results | caption = Amendment 3 | for = 2341495 | against = 1405117 | turnout = }} {{clear}}

===Amendment 4=== 220px|thumb|Results by county {{collapsible list |title=Yes: |{{legend|#28497C|80–90%}} |{{legend|#47729E|70–80%}} }}

Dedicates revenue from existing taxes on fireworks to trauma care, fire services, and public safety.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia Uses of Revenue from Taxes on Fireworks, Amendment 4 (2016) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_Uses_of_Revenue_from_Taxes_on_Fireworks,_Amendment_4_(2016) |access-date=29 June 2025 |website=Ballotpedia}}</ref> {{referendum results | caption = Amendment 4 | for = 3205955 | against = 743103 | turnout = }} {{clear}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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