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Georgia, State Senate, District 44

Georgia State Senate District 44
Current incumbentGail Davenport Democratic Party

Georgia's forty-fourth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Gail Davenport.

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 44

Incumbent Gail Davenport (D) won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 44 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gail Davenport (D)
100
67,460

Total votes: 67,460
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 44

Incumbent Gail Davenport defeated Sandra Daniels and Keith Horton in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 44 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Gail Davenport (D)
68.2
12,818

Sandra Daniels (D)
21.1
3,971

Keith Horton (D)
10.6
1,993

Total votes: 18,782
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.

Incumbent Gail Davenport ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 44 general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 44 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gail Davenport Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 66,050
Total Votes 66,050
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Gail Davenport ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 44 Democratic primary.

Georgia State Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gail Davenport Incumbent (unopposed)


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 Gail P. Davenport defeated Marcus Eugene Davis in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGail Davenport Incumbent 81.5% 10,507
Marcus Eugene Davis 18.5% 2,378
Total Votes 12,885

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 Gail Davenport (D) was unopposed in the general election. She defeated Gail Buckner and Marcus Davis in the Democratic primary and subsequent runoff. A total of $141,714 was raised by 2012 candidates in the district, with Davenport outraising Buckner by a margin of $96,595 to $42,580.

Georgia State Senate, District 44, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGail Davenport Incumbent 100% 65,135
Total Votes 65,135

Georgia State Senate, District 44 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGail Davenport Incumbent 48.5% 11,979
Gail Buckner 42.3% 10,454
Marcus E. Davis 9.2% 2,285
Total Votes 24,718

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Georgia State Senate District 44 raised a total of $759,990. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $31,666 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Georgia State Senate District 44

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $11,970 1 $11,970
2014 $39,208 2 $19,604
2012 $141,714 3 $47,238
2010 $101,434 4 $25,359
2008 $50,127 4 $12,532
2006 $44,149 4 $11,037
2004 $79,685 2 $39,843
2002 $161,378 2 $80,689
2000 $130,325 2 $65,163
Total $759,990 24 $31,666