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Georgia, State Senate, District 43

Georgia State Senate District 43
Current incumbentTonya Anderson Democratic Party

Georgia's forty-third state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Tonya Anderson.

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

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$17,342/year$173/day, set by the Legislative Services Committee.

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

General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 43

Incumbent Tonya Anderson (D) won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 43 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tonya Anderson (D)
99.8
60,152
Other/Write-in votes
0.2
99

Total votes: 60,251
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 43

Incumbent Tonya Anderson defeated Joel Thibodeaux in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 43 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tonya Anderson (D)
84.4
13,099

Joel Thibodeaux (D)
15.6
2,415

Total votes: 15,514
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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.

Tonya Anderson defeated incumbent Janice Frey Van Ness in the Georgia State Senate District 43 general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 43 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tonya Anderson 70.43% 50,436
Republican Janice Frey Van Ness Incumbent 29.57% 21,175
Total Votes 71,611
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Tonya Anderson and Dee Dawkins-Haigler defeated Toney Collins in the Georgia State Senate District 43 Democratic primary.

Georgia State Senate, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tonya Anderson 46.04% 5,871
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dee Dawkins-Haigler 34.44% 4,391
Democratic Toney Collins 19.52% 2,489
Total Votes 12,751

Tonya Anderson defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the Georgia State Senate District 43 Democratic Primary Runoff.

Georgia State Senate, District 43 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tonya Anderson 50.05% 4,270
Democratic Dee Dawkins-Haigler 49.95% 4,262
Total Votes 8,532

Incumbent Janice Frey Van Ness ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 43 Republican primary.

Georgia State Senate, District 43 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Janice Frey Van Ness Incumbent (unopposed)

2015

A special election for the position of Georgia State Senate District 43 was called for November 3. A runoff election took place on December 1. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 16.

The seat was vacant following Ronald Ramsey's (D) resignation in July 2015 to become a judge on the DeKalb County traffic court.

Tonya Anderson (D), Stan Williams (D), Sharon Griffin Sawyer (D), Rodney Upton (D), Marcus Jordan (D), Janice Frey Van Ness (R), Diane Adoma (R) and William "Bill" Kennedy (R) faced off in the special election. Angela Moore (I) was disqualified from the race, but remained on the ballot. Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Anderson and Frey Van Ness, met in a runoff election, which Frey Van Ness won.

Georgia State Senate, District 43, Special Election Runoff, 2015

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJanice Frey Van Ness 50.5% 3,865
Democratic Tonya Anderson 49.5% 3,781
Total Votes 7,646

Georgia State Senate, District 43, Special Election, 2015

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJanice Frey Van Ness (advanced to runoff) 37.1% 2,995
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTonya Anderson (advanced to runoff) 26.1% 2,110
Democratic Stan Williams 14.5% 1,170
Democratic Sharon Griffin Sawyer 9.4% 763
Democratic Marcus Jordan 5.5% 446
Republican Diane D. Adoma 3.4% 278
Republican William "Bill" Kennedy 3.1% 254
Democratic Rodney Upton 0.7% 59
Total Votes 8,075

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. Incumbent Ronald B. Ramsey, Sr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

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. Incumbent Ronald Ramsey (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary. A total of $22,375 was raised by 2012 candidates in the district, with Ramsey raising all $22,375.

Georgia State Senate, District 43, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Ramsey Incumbent 100% 59,411
Total Votes 59,411

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Georgia State Senate District 43 raised a total of $766,985. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $30,679 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Georgia State Senate District 43

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $155,894 4 $38,974
2014 $3,950 1 $3,950
2012 $22,375 1 $22,375
2010 $38,646 2 $19,323
2008 $40,294 3 $13,431
2006 $190,779 6 $31,797
2004 $68,085 4 $17,021
2002 $128,445 1 $128,445
2000 $118,517 3 $39,506
Total $766,985 25 $30,679