Alan Painter
Alan Painter was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 1 of the Georgia House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.
Biography
Painter is a software engineer for Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Reuters.[1]
Elections
2014
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Thomas A. "Tom" McMahan was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent John V. Deffenbaugh and Robert F. Goff advanced past W. Alan Painter in the Republican primary. Deffenbaugh defeated Goff in a runoff election on July 22, 2014. McMahan was defeated by Deffenbaugh in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
72.6% | 7,084 | |
Democratic | Tom McMahan | 27.4% | 2,679 | |
Total Votes | 9,763 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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45% | 1,519 |
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27.9% | 941 |
W. Alan Painter | 27.1% | 915 |
Total Votes | 3,375 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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55.1% | 1,351 |
Robert F. Goff | 44.9% | 1,103 |
Total Votes | 2,454 |
2012
Painter was running in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 1. Painter ran against Mike Nowlin and John Deffenbaugh in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. Thomas McMahan ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Painter and John Deffenbaugh were the top two vote getters in the Republican primary, after no candidate obtained more than 50 percent of the votes. A runoff election was held on August 21, 2012.[6] The runoff primary between John Deffenbaugh and Painter remained too close to call.[7] The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]
In the end, Painter was defeated by Deffenbaugh.[11]
Personal
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Painter is married to his wife, Tina, and they have one child.[12]
Recent news
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See also
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Georgia State Legislature
- Georgia House of Representatives District 1
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Georgia Secretary of State - Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Alan Painter Campaign Website, "About," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ 'Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Steve Tarvin wins re-election in Georgia's District 2 primary; District 1 in runoff," May 21, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "GA - Election Results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official runoff election results," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Results" accessed July 31, 2012
- ↑ AP Results, "Georgia State House Runoff Election Results," accessed August 21, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Unofficial Primary Election Results," accessed July 31, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election July 31, 2012," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Times Free Press, "John Deffenbaugh wins Georgia state House race," accessed October 26, 2012
- ↑ Alan Painter Campaign Website, "About," accessed April 24, 2014