Derrick Grayson
Derrick Grayson (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Georgia. He lost in the special general election on November 3, 2020.
Grayson was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Georgia.[1] Grayson was defeated by incumbent Johnny Isakson in the Republican primary on May 24, 2016.[2]
Grayson was a 2014 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia.[3] Grayson was defeated in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[4]
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate special election in Georgia, 2020 (Loeffler vs. Warnock runoff)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia
Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia on January 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raphael Warnock (D) | 51.0 | 2,289,113 |
 | Kelly Loeffler (R) | 49.0 | 2,195,841 | |
| Total votes: 4,484,954 | |||
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General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raphael Warnock (D) | 32.9 | 1,617,035 |
| ✔ | | Kelly Loeffler (R) | 25.9 | 1,273,214 |
 | Doug Collins (R) | 20.0 | 980,454 | |
 | Deborah Jackson (D) | 6.6 | 324,118 | |
 | Matt Lieberman (D) | 2.8 | 136,021 | |
 | Tamara Johnson-Shealey (D) | 2.2 | 106,767 | |
 | Jamesia James (D) | 1.9 | 94,406 | |
 | Derrick Grayson (R) | 1.0 | 51,592 | |
| Joy Felicia Slade (D) | 0.9 | 44,945 | |
 | Annette Davis Jackson (R) | 0.9 | 44,335 | |
 | Kandiss Taylor (R) | 0.8 | 40,349 | |
 | A. Wayne Johnson (R) | 0.7 | 36,176 | |
 | Brian Slowinski (L) | 0.7 | 35,431 | |
 | Richard Dien Winfield (D) | 0.6 | 28,687 | |
 | Ed Tarver (D) | 0.5 | 26,333 | |
 | Allen Buckley (Independent) | 0.4 | 17,954 | |
 | John Fortuin (G) | 0.3 | 15,293 | |
 | Elbert Bartell (Independent) | 0.3 | 14,640 | |
 | Valencia Stovall (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,318 | |
 | Michael Todd Greene (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,293 | |
 | Rod Mack (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
| Total votes: 4,914,368 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Georgia's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Johnny Isakson (R) defeated Jim Barksdale (D), Allen Buckley (L), and Michelle Gates (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Isakson defeated Derrick Grayson and Mary Kay Bacallao in the Republican primary, while Barksdale defeated Cheryl Copeland and John Coyne to win the Democratic nomination. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016.[5][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Johnny Isakson Incumbent |
54.8% | 2,135,806 | |
| Democratic | Jim Barksdale | 41% | 1,599,726 | |
| Libertarian | Allen Buckley | 4.2% | 162,260 | |
| Total Votes | 3,897,792 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Johnny Isakson Incumbent |
77.5% | 447,661 | ||
| Derrick Grayson | 12% | 69,101 | ||
| Mary Kay Bacallao | 10.5% | 60,898 | ||
| Total Votes | 577,660 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Jim Barksdale |
53.7% | 166,627 | ||
| Cheryl Copeland | 42.2% | 130,822 | ||
| John Coyne | 4.1% | 12,604 | ||
| Total Votes | 310,053 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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2014
Grayson was a 2014 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia. Grayson was defeated in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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David Perdue |
30.6% | 185,466 | ||
| Jack Kingston |
25.8% | 156,157 | ||
| Karen Handel | 22% | 132,944 | ||
| Phil Gingrey | 10% | 60,735 | ||
| Paul Broun | 9.6% | 58,297 | ||
| Derrick Grayson | 1% | 6,045 | ||
| Art Gardner | 0.9% | 5,711 | ||
| Total Votes | 605,355 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Derrick Grayson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
The following issues were listed on Grayson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Derrick Grayson's campaign website, http://www.grayson2016.com/issues_home | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results," May 24, 2016
- ↑ CLATL "Meet Derrick Grayson, 'The Minister of Truth,' yet another U.S. Senate candidate" accessed July 12, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Associated Press, "Georgia Election Results," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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