Rodney Stooksbury

Rodney Stooksbury is a Democratic politician who won the Democratic nomination to represent Georgia's 6th congressional district in the 2016 U.S. congressional election. He lost the general election that year to Republican incumbent Tom Price.

Rodney Stooksbury
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Political partyDemocratic

2016 congressional election

Stooksbury ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for the 6th district in Georgia, and won with 100% of the vote, 11,050 in total.[1]

During the general election campaign, he was described as a "ghost candidate," with no public photograph, website, or social media presence.[2] Despite this, Stooksbury won 38.3% of the vote with 124,917 total votes, finishing in second place to Tom Price.[3]

Following fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff's loss in the 2017 special election in the 6th district, it was widely reported that Stooksbury had won more votes than Ossoff, despite not actively campaigning, and being outspent by Ossoff by $24 million to $0.[4][5][6] However, special elections, like midterm elections, generally have much lower turnout than presidential-year elections such as 2016.[7]

References
  1. "GEORGIA ELECTION RESULTS". State of Georgia. May 24, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. Astrid Martinez (November 4, 2016). "Who is the 'ghost candidate' for U.S. 6th district?". CBS46. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. "GEORGIA ELECTION RESULTS". State of Georgia. November 8, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. Nathan J. Robinson (June 22, 2017). "GHOST CANDIDATES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE". Current Affairs. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  5. "Rodney Stooksbury Got More Votes than Jon Ossoff". DailyKos. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  6. Christine Rousselle (June 22, 2017). "Oh My: Jon Ossoff Received Fewer Votes Than The 2016 GA-06 Candidate...Who Spent Zero Dollars". Townhall.com. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  7. Jack Brewster (June 19, 2017). "Never Mind Who Wins. The Biggest Question in Georgia's House Race Is Who Turns Out to Vote". Time. Retrieved June 23, 2017.


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