2022 Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture candidates

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Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture

2022 Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture candidates

Election details
Filing deadline: March 11, 2022
Primary: May 24, 2022
Primary runoff: June 21, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
General runoff: December 6, 2022

Pre-election incumbent(s):
Gary Black (Republican)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Georgia is holding an election for agriculture commissioner on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. A general runoff election is scheduled for December 6, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.

Candidates and election results

General election candidates

  • Nakita Hemingway  (Democratic Party)
  • Tyler Harper  (Republican Party)
  • David Raudabaugh  (Libertarian Party)

Did not make the ballot:

  • Mollie Beavers (Independent)

2022 Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture candidates
 Democratic primary candidates

  • Winfred Dukes
  • Nakita Hemingway ✔
  • Fred Swann

2022 Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture candidates
 Republican primary candidates

  • Tyler Harper ✔

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See also: Voting in Georgia

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Past elections

2018

See also: Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2018

General election

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

2014

See also: Georgia down ballot state executive elections, 2014
Agriculture Commissioner of Georgia, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican
2022 Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture candidates
Gary Black Incumbent
58.3% 1,462,039
     Democrat Christopher Irvin 41.7% 1,047,339
Total Votes 2,509,378
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

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Who is GA Commissioner of Agriculture?

Gary Ward Black Sr. Gary W. Black serves as the 16th Commissioner of Agriculture in Georgia's history. Currently in his third term, Commissioner Black has served in various leadership positions during his 40-year career in Georgia agriculture extending from the Georgia Farm Bureau to the Georgia Agribusiness Council.

What does the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture do?

The Georgia Department of Agriculture regulates, monitors, or assists with the following areas: grocery stores, convenience stores, food warehouses, bottling plants, food processing plants, pet dealers and breeders, animal health, gasoline quality and pump calibration, antifreeze, weights and measures, marketing of ...

When was Gary w Black elected?

Black was first elected to serve as the Commissioner of Agriculture in November 2010.