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The '''Secretary of State of the U.S. state''' of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] is an [[elected official]] with a wide variety of responsibilities, including supervising [[election]]s and maintaining [[public record]]s. |
The '''[[Secretary of state (U.S. state government)|Secretary of State]] of the U.S. state''' of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] is an [[elected official]] with a wide variety of responsibilities, including supervising [[election]]s and maintaining [[public record]]s. |
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The office has had a four-year term since 1946.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/secretaries_of_state|title=Georgia’s Secretaries of State {{!}} Georgia Archives|website=www.georgiaarchives.org|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref> Before 1880, the secretary of state was elected by the Georgia Assembly, not in a popular election.<ref name=":0" /> |
The office has had a four-year term since 1946.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgiaarchives.org/research/secretaries_of_state|title=Georgia’s Secretaries of State {{!}} Georgia Archives|website=www.georgiaarchives.org|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref> Before 1880, the secretary of state was elected by the Georgia Assembly, not in a popular election.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Term length | 4 years |
First holder | John Milton |
The Secretary of State of the U.S. state of Georgia is an elected official with a wide variety of responsibilities, including supervising elections and maintaining public records.
The office has had a four-year term since 1946.[1] Before 1880, the secretary of state was elected by the Georgia Assembly, not in a popular election.[1]
List of Secretaries of State of Georgia
# | Name | Party | Took Office | Left Office |
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1[2] | John Milton | 1777 | 1799 | |
2 | Horatio Marbury | 1799 | 1811 | |
3 | Abner Hammond | 1811 | 1823 | |
4 | Everard Hamilton | 1823 | 1833 | |
5 | William A. Tennille | 1833 | 1843 | |
6 | Nathan Crawford Barnett | 1843 | 1849 | |
7 | George Washington Harrison | 1849 | 1851 | |
8 | Nathan Crawford Barnett | 1851 | 1853 | |
9 | Elihu P. Watkins | 1853 | 1861 | |
10 | Nathan Crawford Barnett | 1861 | 1868 | |
11 | David G. Cotting | Republican | 1868 | 1873 |
12 | Nathan Crawford Barnett | Democrat [4] | 1873 | 1890 a |
13 | Philip Cook, Sr. | Democrat | 1890 | 1894 a |
14 | Allen D. Candler | Democrat | 1894 | 1898 |
15 | William C. Clifton | 1898 | 1898 | |
16 | Philip Cook, Jr. | Democrat | 1898 | 1918 a |
17 | Henry Bascomb Strange | 1918 | 1919 | |
18 | Samuel Guyton McLendon | 1919 | 1928 a | |
19 | George Henry Carswell | Democrat | 1928 | 1931 |
20 | John Bryan Wilson | Democrat | 1931 | 1946 a |
21 | Benjamin W. Fortson, Jr. | Democrat | 1946 | 1979 a |
22 | David Bryan Poythress | Democrat | 1979 | 1983 |
23 | Joseph Maxwell “Max” Cleland | Democrat | 1983 | 1996 |
24 | Lewis A. Massey | Democrat | 1996 | 1999 |
25 | Lera Catharine “Cathy” Cox | Democrat | 1999 | 2007 |
26 | Karen Handel | Republican | 2007 | 2010 |
27 | Brian Kemp | Republican | 2010 | 2018 |
28 | Robyn Crittenden | Republican | 2018 | 2019 |
29 | Brad Raffensperger | Republican | 2019 | Incumbent |
(a) Died in Office
See also
References
- ^ a b "Georgia's Secretaries of State | Georgia Archives". www.georgiaarchives.org. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ Official List of Secretaries of State
- ^ Political Graveyard
- ^ Colonel Nathan C. Barnett Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine