2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. It coincided with various other statewide elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Governor of Georgia. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its [Lieutenant Governor (United States)|governor (United States)|lieutenant governor] separately from its governor.
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, who was first elected in 2018 with 51.6% of the vote, declined to run for a second term after he openly contradicted claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. A vocal critic of Donald Trump, he had been speculated as a potential presidential candidate in the 2024 election.
Primary elections were held on May 24, with runoffs being held on June 21 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. State legislator Burt Jones won the Republican nomination and was one of two Trump-endorsed statewide candidates in Georgia to do so, along with Herschel Walker in his run for U.S. Senate. Attorney Charlie Bailey won the Democratic primary in a runoff, and former party chair Ryan Graham was chosen as the Libertarian nominee.
Jones was declared the winner on November 9 after all the votes were counted. He was inaugurated on January 9, 2023.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Mack McGregor, manufacturing supervisor
- Butch Miller, president pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate
- Jeanne Seaver, activist and candidate for in 2010
Declined
- Chris Clark, president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce
- Geoff Duncan, incumbent lieutenant governor
- P. K. Martin IV, former state senator
Polling
Graphical summary| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Burt Jones | Mack McGregor | Butch Miller | Jeanne Seaver | Other | Undecided |
| Landmark Communications | May 22, 2022 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 44% | 5% | 23% | 6% | – | 22% |
| ARW Strategies | April 30 – May 1, 2022 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 31% | 3% | 15% | 4% | – | 47% |
| SurveyUSA | April 22–27, 2022 | 559 | ± 4.8% | 14% | 8% | 15% | 4% | – | 59% |
| University of Georgia | April 10–22, 2022 | 886 | ± 3.3% | 27% | 6% | 14% | 2% | – | 52% |
| Guidant Polling & Strategy | April 18–21, 2022 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 20% | 3% | 13% | 2% | – | 62% |
| Landmark Communications | April 9–10, 2022 | 660 | ± 3.8% | 29% | 4% | 12% | 2% | – | 54% |
| University of Georgia | March 20 – April 8, 2022 | ~329 | ± 5.4% | 30% | 4% | 11% | 1% | – | 54% |
| InsiderAdvantage | February 28 – March 1, 2022 | 750 | ± 3.6% | 32% | – | 14% | – | 4% | 51% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Charlie Bailey, former Fulton County senior assistant district attorney and nominee for Georgia Attorney General in 2018
Eliminated in runoff
- Kwanza Hall, former U.S. Representative for and former Atlanta city councilor
Eliminated in initial primary
- Erick Allen, state representative
- Tyrone Brooks Jr., manager
- Tony Brown, U.S. Air Force veteran
- Jason Hayes, doctor
- Derrick Jackson, state representative
- Rashid Malik, entrepreneur
- Renitta Shannon, state representative
Did not file
- Ben Turner, entrepreneur, educator, and activist
Withdrawn
- Bryan Miller, grandson of former U.S. Senator Zell Miller
Declined
- Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Mayor of Atlanta
- Carolyn Bourdeaux, U.S. Representative from
- Sarah Riggs Amico, businesswoman, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 ''''
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ryan Graham, chair of the Libertarian Party of Georgia and candidate for Georgia Public Service Commission in 2018
General election
Polling
Graphical summary| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Burt Jones | Charlie Bailey | Ryan Graham | Other | Undecided |
| Landmark Communications | November 4–7, 2022 | 1,214 | ± 2.8% | 50% | 41% | 4% | – | 6% |
| InsiderAdvantage | November 6, 2022 | 550 | ± 4.2% | 50% | 43% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| The Trafalgar Group | November 4–6, 2022 | 1,103 | ± 2.9% | 51% | 41% | 4% | – | 4% |
| InsiderAdvantage | October 16, 2022 | 550 | ± 4.2% | 46% | 41% | 4% | – | 10% |
| Research Affiliates | July 26 – August 1, 2022 | 420 | ± 4.8% | 43% | 43% | – | – | 14% |
| InsiderAdvantage | July 26–27, 2022 | 750 | ± 3.6% | 43% | 37% | 4% | – | 16% |
| University of Georgia | July 14–22, 2022 | 902 | ± 3.3% | 41% | 36% | 7% | – | 16% |
Results
By congressional district
Jones won nine of 14 congressional districts.| District | Jones | Bailey | Representative |
| 58% | 39% | Buddy Carter | |
| 47% | 51% | Sanford Bishop | |
| 66% | 32% | Drew Ferguson | |
| 21% | 77% | Hank Johnson | |
| 17% | 81% | Nikema Williams | |
| 60% | 37% | Lucy McBath | |
| 60% | 37% | Rich McCormick | |
| 38% | 59% | Carolyn Bourdeaux | |
| 38% | 59% | Lucy McBath | |
| 67% | 32% | Austin Scott | |
| 71% | 27% | Andrew Clyde | |
| 63% | 35% | Jody Hice | |
| 63% | 35% | Mike Collins | |
| 59% | 38% | Barry Loudermilk | |
| 58% | 40% | Rick Allen | |
| 18% | 80% | David Scott | |
| 69% | 29% | Marjorie Taylor Greene |