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The Democratic Party of Georgia entered the 2010 elections with hopes that former Governor Roy Barnes could win back the Governor's Mansion. Polls showed a tight race between Barnes and Republican gubernatorial nominee [[Nathan Deal]],<ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/ga/georgia_governor_deal_vs_barnes-1316.html Real Clear Politics: Georgia Governor - Deal vs. Barnes]</ref> with some predicting a runoff election.<ref>[http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2010/10/georgia-governor-runoff-likely.html WSB Radio Georgia Governor: Runoff Likely]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, on election day, Republicans won every statewide office.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120718032207/http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=161111 WXIA-TV Republicans Sweep Statewide Races]</ref>
The Democratic Party of Georgia entered the 2010 elections with hopes that former Governor Roy Barnes could win back the Governor's Mansion. Polls showed a tight race between Barnes and Republican gubernatorial nominee [[Nathan Deal]],<ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/ga/georgia_governor_deal_vs_barnes-1316.html Real Clear Politics: Georgia Governor - Deal vs. Barnes]</ref> with some predicting a runoff election.<ref>[http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2010/10/georgia-governor-runoff-likely.html WSB Radio Georgia Governor: Runoff Likely]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, on election day, Republicans won every statewide office.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120718032207/http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=161111 WXIA-TV Republicans Sweep Statewide Races]</ref>

Since the passage of the [[Affordable Care Act]], Georgia Democrats have prioritized advocating Medicaid expansion in the state, a policy that would provide a federally subsidized healthcare plan to approximately 500,000 Georgians.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Dems pan governor's healthcare plan, call for Medicaid expansion |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/georgia-healthcare-dems-call-for-medicaid-expansion-in-state/85-7668eaf5-ca1d-4714-b712-54a539fa93d4 |website=11 Alive |access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=With Rural Hospitals in Danger of Closing, Kemp, Duncan Continue to Rail against Medicaid Expansion |url=https://www.georgiademocrat.org/tag/medicaid-expansion/ |website=Georgia Democrats |access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nolin |first1=Jill |title=Dem state lawmaker urges Kemp to expand Medicaid to fight COVID-19 |url=https://georgiarecorder.com/brief/dem-state-lawmaker-urges-kemp-to-expand-medicaid-to-fight-covid-19/ |website=Georgia Recorder |access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref>


==Leadership==
==Leadership==

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Democratic Party of Georgia
ChairpersonNikema Williams
HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
IdeologyCentrism
Conservatism
Modern liberalism
Progressivism
National affiliationDemocratic Party
ColorsBlue
Website
www.georgiademocrat.org

The Democratic Party of Georgia is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is one of the two major political parties in the state and is chaired by Nikema Williams.

History

President Jimmy Carter (1977−1981)

Originally having members who were conservative Southern Democrats, for over a century, the Democratic Party dominated Georgia state and local politics. From 1872 to 2002, the Democratic Party controlled the Governor's Mansion, both houses of the state legislature and most statewide offices.

In 1976, Democratic Governor Jimmy Carter (1971−1975) was elected the 39th President of the United States.

After switching to the Republican Party in 1998, Sonny Perdue went on to defeat Democrat Roy Barnes in the 2002 gubernatorial election. Perdue's unexpected victory marked the beginning of a decline for the Democratic Party of Georgia.

Georgia House Speaker Tom Murphy, the longest serving Speaker in any state legislature, lost his bid for another term in the state House.[1] Four Democrats in the Georgia State Senate changed their political affiliation, handing the upper house to the GOP. And in 2004, the Democratic Party lost control of the Georgia House of Representatives, putting the party in the minority for the first time in Georgia history.

The Democratic Party of Georgia entered the 2010 elections with hopes that former Governor Roy Barnes could win back the Governor's Mansion. Polls showed a tight race between Barnes and Republican gubernatorial nominee Nathan Deal,[2] with some predicting a runoff election.[3] However, on election day, Republicans won every statewide office.[4]

Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Georgia Democrats have prioritized advocating Medicaid expansion in the state, a policy that would provide a federally subsidized healthcare plan to approximately 500,000 Georgians.[5][6][7]

Leadership

Officers of the Democratic Party of Georgia are elected by the state Democratic committee at a January meeting following each regular gubernatorial election.[8] Democratic Party of Georgia officers serve four-year terms, and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve as a Democratic Party of Georgia officer. Below are the current officers of the Democratic Party of Georgia:[9]

Caucuses and affiliates

  • AAPI Caucus
  • African American Caucus
  • Democratic Women's Council
  • Disability Caucus
  • Georgia Democratic Rural Council
  • Georgia Federation of Democratic Women
  • Georgia House Democrats
  • Georgia Senate Democrats
  • Greening Georgia
  • Latino Caucus
  • LGBTQ Caucus
  • Senior Caucus
  • Veterans Caucus
  • Young Democrats of Georgia[12]

Current Democratic officeholders

Of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives, five are currently held by Democrats. The Democrats do not hold either of the two United States Senate seats. To date, the last Democratic senator from Georgia was Zell Miller, serving from 2000 to 2005.

Members of United States Congress

The Democratic Party of Georgia controls none of the fourteen state constitutional offices. The Democrats control 21 of the 56 State Senate seats and 75 of 180 state house seats. Two-year terms of office apply to both houses, and the entire membership of each body is elected at the same time in even-numbered years.

Presidential elections

Since 1948, the Democrats have secured the state of Georgia 8 times, while the Republican party secured Georgia 8 times. However, during the past 10 presidential elections, the Democrats won the state of Georgia only once, in 1992. Bill Clinton won 43.47% of the vote while incumbent President George H.W. Bush carried 42.88%, while losing his quest for a 2nd term.

Georgia Presidential Vote, 1948-2008

Chairs of the DPG

Elected by the state convention

Appointed by the Governor

Elected by State Committee

Future

As the state has gotten more diverse with the growth of the Atlanta metropolitan area, margins of victory for Republicans have significantly decreased in recent times. During the 2018 Midterm elections, Republicans lost 10 State House seats[13][circular reference] and 2 State Senate seats.[14][circular reference] Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, only won the gubernatorial race by 1.39% in 2018.[15][circular reference], with former Republican Governor Nathan Deal clinching almost 8% of the vote just four years prior.[16][circular reference]

See also

References

  1. ^ "WSB-TV Tom Murphy Biography". Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  2. ^ Real Clear Politics: Georgia Governor - Deal vs. Barnes
  3. ^ WSB Radio Georgia Governor: Runoff Likely[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ WXIA-TV Republicans Sweep Statewide Races
  5. ^ "State Dems pan governor's healthcare plan, call for Medicaid expansion". 11 Alive. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  6. ^ "With Rural Hospitals in Danger of Closing, Kemp, Duncan Continue to Rail against Medicaid Expansion". Georgia Democrats. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  7. ^ Nolin, Jill. "Dem state lawmaker urges Kemp to expand Medicaid to fight COVID-19". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Charter of the Democratic Party of Georgia" (PDF). Democratic Party of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
  9. ^ "Officers". Georgia Democratic Party. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Representative Robert Trammell". www.house.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  11. ^ "Senate Dems elect leadership team for 2013-14 term". AccessWDUN. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  12. ^ "Caucuses". Georgia Democratic Party. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  13. ^ 2018 Georgia House of Representatives election
  14. ^ 2018 Georgia State Senate election
  15. ^ 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election#General election
  16. ^ 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election

External links

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