Paul Howard Jr.

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Paul Howard Jr.

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Fulton County District Attorney

Successor: Fani Willis

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 11, 2020

Paul Howard Jr. (Democratic Party) was the Fulton County District Attorney in Georgia. Howard left office on December 31, 2020.

Howard (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Fulton County District Attorney in Georgia. Howard lost in the Democratic primary runoff on August 11, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2020)

General election

General election for Fulton County District Attorney

Fani Willis won election in the general election for Fulton County District Attorney on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fani Willis (D)	100.0	431,050

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 431,050
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Fulton County District Attorney

Fani Willis defeated incumbent Paul Howard Jr. in the Democratic primary runoff for Fulton County District Attorney on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fani Willis	71.7	64,723
	Submit photo	Paul Howard Jr.	28.3	25,543

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,266 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fulton County District Attorney

Fani Willis and incumbent Paul Howard Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Christian Wise Smith in the Democratic primary for Fulton County District Attorney on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fani Willis	42.3	73,145
✔	Submit photo	Paul Howard Jr.	34.8	60,197
		Christian Wise Smith	22.9	39,714

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 173,056
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Campaign themes

2020

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Noteworthy events

Federal and state investigations into misuse of city funds (2020)

See also: Noteworthy criminal misconduct in American politics (2019-2020)

On April 15, 2020, the Georgia Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filed a complaint against Howard alleging he violated public disclosure laws. The commission alleged that Howard used his two nonprofits to funnel $195,000 of Atlanta city funds to his personal bank account without disclosing his role as CEO. In the months following, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opened additional investigations into the matter.

“I will fully cooperate with this investigation and am confident my actions do not violate any state or federal law,” Howard said after news of the DOJ investigation broke. Howard admitted to the public disclosure violations brought by the state ethics commission and agreed to pay a $6,500 fine in August of the same year.

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