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| Georgia State Senate District 43 | ||
| Current incumbent | Tonya Anderson  | |
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.
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.
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.
| State legislators | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $17,342/year | $173/day, set by the Legislative Services Committee. |
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 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.
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 |
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 |
No Republican candidates ran in the primary.
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 |  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 | ||||
Georgia State Senate, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tonya Anderson |
46.04% | 5,871 | |
| Democratic | Dee Dawkins-Haigler |
34.44% | 4,391 | |
| Democratic | Toney Collins | 19.52% | 2,489 | |
| Total Votes | 12,751 | |||
Georgia State Senate, District 43 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tonya Anderson |
50.05% | 4,270 | |
| Democratic | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 49.95% | 4,262 | |
| Total Votes | 8,532 | |||
Georgia State Senate, District 43 Republican Primary, 2016
| Party | Candidate | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican | Janice Frey Van Ness Incumbent (unopposed) |
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 | Janice 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 | Janice Frey Van Ness (advanced to runoff) |
37.1% | 2,995 | |
| Democratic | Tonya 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 | |||
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.
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 | Ronald Ramsey Incumbent |
100% | 59,411 | |
| Total Votes | 59,411 | |||
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 |
