Georgia's sixth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Jen Jordan.

Georgia state senators represent an average of 172,994 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 157,437 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Georgia State Senate serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Georgia legislators assume office the second Monday in January.

Qualifications

According to the Georgia Constitution, Georgia Senators must be at least 25 years old, American citizens, Georgia citizens for at least two years and a resident of his or her Senatorial District for at least one year immediately preceding election.

Salaries

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. The Governor must declare a special election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happened. The election must be held no less than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the Governor calls for the election. The counties representing the vacant district are responsible for conducting the election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Georgia State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for May 19, 2020, and a primary runoff is scheduled for July 21, 2020. A runoff election is scheduled for December 1, 2020. The filing deadline is March 6, 2020.

2018

2017

A special election for the position of Georgia State Senate District 6 was called for November 7, 2017. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, a special runoff election between the top-two candidates was held on December 5, 2017. It featured two Democrats: Jaha Howard and Jen Jordan. Because there was no Republican in the runoff, this seat flipped from Republican to Democratic control. Although two Democratic candidates advanced in the November 7 election, the five Republican candidates in the election received a higher share of the overall vote than the three Democrats, winning 50.7 percent. Jen Jordan (D) won the runoff election with 64 percent of the vote and flipped the seat for Democrats.

The candidate filing deadline was September 15. The Democratic candidates who successfully qualified were Howard, Jordan, and Taos Wynn. Howard challenged Hill in the 2016 election. He lost by 3.8 points. The Republican candidates who successfully qualified were Charlie Fiveash, Kathy Eichenblatt, Leah Aldridge, Leo Smith, and Matt Bentley.

The seat became vacant following Hunter Hill's (R) resignation in September 2017 to focus on his run for governor.

Georgia State Senate, District 6, Runoff Election, 2017

Georgia State Senate, District 6, Special Election, 2017

2016

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Hunter Hill defeated Jaha Howard in the Georgia State Senate District 6 general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2016

Jaha Howard ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 6 Democratic primary.
Incumbent Hunter Hill ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 6 Republican primary.

2014

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014 with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Antron D. Johnson was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Hunter B. Hill was unopposed in the Republican primary. Johnson was defeated by Hill in the general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2014

2012

Elections for the office of Georgia State Senate consisted of a primary election on July 31, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 25, 2012. Challenger Hunter Hill (R) defeated incumbent Doug Stoner (D) in the general election, and Josh Belinfante and Drew Ellenburg in the Republican primary. Stoner was unopposed in the Democratic primary. A total of $1,265,167 was raised by 2012 candidates in the district, with Hill outraising Stoner by a margin of $601,597 to $276,482.

Georgia State Senate, District 6, General Election, 2012

Georgia State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Georgia State Senate District 6 raised a total of $3,498,655. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $134,564 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Georgia State Senate District 6