title: Jonathan Wallace (Georgia politician)
text: # Jonathan Wallace (Georgia politician)
  
  Jonathan Wallace is an American politician from Georgia. Wallace is a former Democratic Party member of Georgia House of Representatives from District 119 from Nov. 27, 2017, until Jan. 14, 2019. He won a November 2017 Special Election to win the seat vacated by Republican Chuck Williams, who was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve as Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission.
  
  On Nov. 6, 2018, Wallace was defeated for re-election by Republican Marcus Wiedower.
  
  On January 13, 2020, Wallace announced he would be challenging Wiedower in the 2020 election to return to the State House. He lost the general election on November 3, 2020 to Marcus Wiedower (Republican Party)
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  2017 Special Election Georgia House of Representatives District 119 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic | Jonathan Wallace | 4,486 | 56.71 |
  | | Republican | Tom Lord | 1,573 | 19.88 |
  | | Republican | Marcus Wiedower | 1,368 | 17.29 |
  | | Republican | Brian Strickland | 484 | 6.12 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,911 | 100.00 |
  | | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |
  
  2018 General Election Georgia House of Representatives District 119 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Marcus Wiedower | 13,336 | 52.78 |
  | | Democratic | Jonathan Wallace (incumbent) | 11,929 | 47.22 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,265 | 100.00 |
  | | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
  