The Political Graveyard: Georgia: Secretaries of State

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Georgia: Secretaries of State

Georgia Secretaries of State, 1777-2010 (May be incomplete!)
John Milton 1777-99 Horatio Marbury 1799-1811 Abner Hammond 1811-23 Everard Hamilton 1823-33 W. A. Tennille 1833-43 Nathan C. Barnett 1843-49 George W. Harrison 1849-51 Nathan C. Barnett 1851-53 E. P. Watkins 1853-61 Nathan C. Barnett 1861-68 David G. Cotting 1868-73 Nathan C. Barnett 1873-90 Philip Cook 1890-94 Allen D. Candler 1894-98 William Clifton 1898 Philip Cook 1898-1918 H. B. Strange 1918-19 S. G. McLendon 1919-28 George H. Carswell 1928-31 John B. Wilson 1931-46 Ben W. Fortson, Jr. 1946-79 David Poythress 1979-83 Max Cleland 1983-96 Lewis Massey 1996-98 Cathy Cox 1998-2007 Karen Handel 2007-10

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1894 May 21: Philip Cook, died in office.

1928 Mar 8: S. G. McLendon, died in office.

1946 Feb 22: John B. Wilson, died in office.

1979 Jun 14: David Poythress, appointed.

1996: Roger A. Wilson, defeated.

2006 Nov 7: Karen Handel (Rep), elected.

2010 Jul 20: Gail Buckner (Dem), advanced to runoff; Georganna Sinkfield (Dem), advanced to runoff; Angela Moore (Dem), defeated in primary; Michael Mills (Dem), defeated in primary; Gary Horlacher (Dem), defeated in primary.

2010 Jul 20: Brian Kemp (Rep), nominated; Doug MacGinnitie (Rep), defeated in primary.

2010 Aug 10: Georganna Sinkfield (Dem), nominated; Gail Buckner (Dem), defeated in primary.

2010 Nov 2: Brian Kemp (Rep), elected; Georganna Sinkfield (Dem), defeated; David Chastain (Libertarian), defeated.

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