2007 Georgia's 24th State Senate District Special Election
A special election was held in Georgia's 24th state senate district on June 19, 2007, to replace State Senator Jim Whitehead (politician), Jim Whitehead, who resigned from the seat to run for US Congress in Georgia's 10th congressional district special election, 2007, Georgia's 10th congressional district's special election. Four candidates qualified for the election. The election was won by Bill Jackson (Georgia politician), Bill Jackson who received over 62% of the vote. Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2007 Results References 2007 Georgia (U.S. state) elections, State Senate {{GeorgiaUS-election-stub ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jim Whitehead (politician)
James Whitehead (born 1942 in Augusta, Georgia) is a former Republican member of the Georgia State Senate. He was narrowly defeated in a June 2007 runoff election for the United States House of Representatives in Georgia's 10th congressional district's special election called to replace the late Representative Charlie Norwood. Personal life Whitehead attended Richmond County public schools, and graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in 1960. As a standout athlete, he earned All-American honors as a football tackle. He also set the Academy track team record for the shot put. Whitehead continued his athletic career as a Bulldog at the University of Georgia in Athens from 1960 to 1962 in football and track. He played as an offensive and defensive tackle with quarterback Fran Tarkenton and set a UGA shot put record which stood for six years. Whitehead founded Jim Whitehead Tire Company in 1985, which has two locations in the Greater Augusta area. He is also President o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georgia's 10th Congressional District Special Election, 2007
On June 19, 2007, the U.S. state of Georgia held a special election to fill a vacancy in Georgia's 10th congressional district. A runoff was held on July 17 with Paul Broun defeating Jim Whitehead by less than 1%. History The vacancy was created by the death of incumbent Republican Charlie Norwood. Norwood won reelection in 2006 with 67% of the vote. Since this is a nonpartisan special election, all candidates for the election were listed alphabetically, though their party affiliations are noted on the ballot. According to Georgia law, to win outright, a candidate needed a majority vote; since no candidate won more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers competed in a runoff election on July 17, 2007. Candidates The following candidates were on the June 19 ballot. They are listed here alphabetically: first by party, then by name. Democratic *Denise Freeman – Baptist minister and 1998/2000 Democratic nominee *James Marlow – Yahoo! Marketing executive *Evita Paschall � ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bill Jackson (Georgia Politician)
William S. Jackson (born December 30, 1932) is an American politician. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Legal provisions The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, with the lower house being the Georgia ... from the 24th District, having served from 2007 to 2017. Jackson is a member of the Republican party. He also served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1979 to 1984, 1987 to 1990 and 1997 to 2002.http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1983.pdf References Living people Republican Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators 1932 births Politicians from Asheville, North Carolina Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |