Georgia Secretary of State


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. Before 1880, the secretary of state was elected by the Georgia Assembly, not in a popular election.

List of Secretaries of State of Georgia

#NamePartyTook OfficeLeft Office
1John Milton17771799
2Horatio Marbury17991811
3Abner Hammond18111823
4Everard Hamilton18231833
5William A. Tennille18331843
6Nathan Crawford Barnett18431849
7George Washington Harrison18491851
8Nathan Crawford Barnett18511853
9Elihu P. Watkins18531861
10Nathan Crawford Barnett18611868
11David G. CottingRepublican18681873
12Nathan Crawford BarnettDemocrat18731890 a
13Philip Cook, Sr.Democrat18901894 a
14Allen D. CandlerDemocrat18941898
15William C. Clifton18981898
16Philip Cook, Jr.Democrat18981918 a
17Henry Bascomb Strange19181919
18Samuel Guyton McLendon19191928 a
19George Henry CarswellDemocrat19281931
20John Bryan WilsonDemocrat19311946 a
21Benjamin W. Fortson, Jr.Democrat19461979 a
22David Bryan PoythressDemocrat19791983
23Joseph Maxwell “Max” ClelandDemocrat19831996
24Lewis A. MasseyDemocrat19961999
25Lera Catharine “Cathy” CoxDemocrat19992007
26Karen HandelRepublican20072010
27Brian KempRepublican20102018
28Robyn CrittendenRepublican20182019
29Brad RaffenspergerRepublican2019Incumbent

Died in Office