Gail Buckner was a candidate for Secretary of State of Georgia in 2006, but lost to a woman who was the first Republican woman to be elected to the US Congress from Georgia, after defeating who?
Gail Buckner Gail Buckner is a Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate, representing its 44th District since 2008. She was formerly a Georgia State Assembly representative of district 76, encompassing parts of Clayton County  from 1990 to 2006. Buckner represented district 76. Buckner was a candidate for Secretary of State of Georgia  in 2006, but lost to Republican Karen Handel.
United States Senate election in Georgia, 1986 The 1986 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mack Mattingly decided to run for re-election and lost a close race to Wyche Fowler.