title: Sharon Beasley-Teague
text: # Sharon Beasley-Teague
  
  Sharon Beasley-Teague (born February 15, 1952) is an American politician from Georgia. She is a member of the Democratic Party and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 65th district. In 2020, she was defeated in the runoff election by Mandisha Thomas.
  
  ## Education
  
  Beasley-Teague graduated from Indiana College of Business Technology and attended Georgia State University.
  
  ## Committee assignments
  
  Beasley-Teague currently serves on the following committees:
  
  * Game, Fish, and Parks
  * Human Relations and Aging
  * Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment
  * Ways and Means
  
  ## Elections
  
  48th district (Post2) 2002 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 10,853 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,853 | 100% |
  
  48th district (Post2) 2002 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 32,901 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,901 | 100% |
  
  65th district 2004 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 3,359 | 75.6% |
  | | Democratic | T.J. COPELAND | 1,083 | 24.4% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,442 | 100% |
  
  65th district 2004 Georgia General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 13,722 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,722 | 100% |
  
  2006 Primary election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 2,432 | 60.8% |
  | | Democratic | T.J. Copeland | 1,568 | 39.2% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,000 | 100% |
  
  2006 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 9,997 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,997 | 100% |
  
  2008 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 2,225 | 54.6% |
  | | Democratic | Lewanna Heard | 737 | 18.1% |
  | | Democratic | Sandra B. Hardy | 681 | 16.7% |
  | | Democratic | Woody Holmes | 247 | 6.1% |
  | | Democratic | Charles Sharper | 186 | 4.6% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,076 | 100% |
  
  2008 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 25,793 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,793 | 100% |
  
  2010 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 3,551 | 76.1% |
  | | Democratic | George Sneed | 1,118 | 23.9% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,669 | 100% |
  
  2010 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 17,656 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,656 | 100% |
  
  2012 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 3,813 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100% | 3,813 |
  
  2012 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 18,793 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,793 | 100% |
  
  2014 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 2,871 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,871 | 100% |
  
  2014 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 12,579 | 100% |
  
  2016 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 2,327 | 73.62% |
  | | Democratic | Sylvia Wayfer | 834 | 26.38% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,161 | 100% |
  
  2016 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 19,109 | 82.02% |
  | | Republican | Gordon Rolle | 4,190 | 17.98% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,299 | 100% |
  
  2018 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 2,907 | 55.97% |
  | | Democratic | Mandisha Thomas | 2,287 | 44.03% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,194 | 100% |
  
  2018 General Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 21,189 | 100% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,189 | 100% |
  
  2020 Primary Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 6,141 | 49.20% |
  | | Democratic | Mandisha Thomas | 4,562 | 36.55% |
  | | Democratic | Amber Doss-Hunter | 1,779 | 14.25% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,482% | 100% |
  
  2020 General Runoff :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Mandisha Thomas | 3,427 | 58.03% |
  | | Democratic | Sharon Beasley-Teague | 2,479 | 41.97% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,906 | 100% |
  