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Gary Black

Personal Details

Gary Black (Republican) is the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture. Black was elected to the office on November 2, 2010.

Before becoming commissioner, Black co-managed the Georgia Food Industry Partnership for 13 years. He also served as president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council and as a field representative in the Georgia Farm Bureau.

Black graduated from the University of Georgia in 1980 with a Bachelor's degree in agricultural education.

Education

B.A. in agricultural education, University of Georgia (1980)

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Gary Black (R) defeated Fred Swann (D) in the general election for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Gary Black (R)	53.1	2,040,097
	Fred Swann (D)	46.9	1,803,383

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,843,480

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture

Fred Swann advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fred Swann (D)	100	444,869

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 444,869

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Gary Black advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gary Black (R)	100	481,263

The results have been certified.

Total votes: 481,263

2014

Black ran for re-election as Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture in 2014. He was uncontested in the Republican primary and faced Democrat Chris Irvin in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Results

Agriculture Commissioner of Georgia, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gary Black Incumbent	58.3%	1,462,039
	Democrat	Christopher Irvin	41.7%	1,047,339
Total Votes				2,509,378
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

2010

Black won election in the November 2010 election, defeating Democratic candidate J.B. Powell and Libertarian Kevin Cherry.

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gary Black	56%	1,426,746
	Democratic	J.B. Powell	40.4%	1,027,373
	Libertarian	Kevin Cherry	3.6%	91,447
Total Votes				2,545,566
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

2006

Black first ran for commissioner of agriculture in 2006, losing to incumbent Commissioner Irvin.

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tommy Irvin	56%	1,168,371
	Republican	Gary Black	40.6%	846,395
	Libertarian	Jack Cashin	3.4%	70,015
Total Votes				2,084,781
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State