2004 United States Senate election in Georgia

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The 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 2, 2004, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This was the fifth consecutive even-numbered year in which a senate election was held in Georgia, after elections in 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Zell Miller decided to retire instead of seeking a first full term in office, leaving an open seat. Representative Johnny Isakson, a Republican and former gubernatorial candidate, won the open seat, defeating Democratic nominee Denise Majette, who was both the first African American and the first woman to be nominated for Senate in Georgia. Isakson would remain in the Senate until his resignation on December 31, 2019. This election was the first open-seat Senate election in Georgia for this seat since 1956, and marked the first time that Republicans held both...

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