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Karen Rene
Karen Rene (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 13th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.
Rene served on the East Point City Council from 2014 to 2024.[1]
Biography
Rene was born in Selma, Alabama. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney with the Small Business Administration and as a business liaison in the Atlanta Regional Office for the U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps.[2] She received her bachelor's degree from Alabama State University and her J.D. from Atlanta Law School.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Incumbent David Scott defeated Jonathan Chavez in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Scott (D) | 71.8 | 256,902 |
 | Jonathan Chavez (R) | 28.2 | 100,730 | |
| Total votes: 357,632 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Scott | 57.6 | 37,135 |
 | Mark Baker | 11.6 | 7,480 | |
 | Marcus Flowers | 10.0 | 6,439 | |
 | Karen Rene | 9.1 | 5,859 | |
 | Brian Johnson | 5.0 | 3,201 | |
 | Rashid Malik | 4.8 | 3,073 | |
 | Uloma Ekpete Kama | 2.0 | 1,274 | |
| Total votes: 64,461 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Octavia Coleman (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Jonathan Chavez defeated Johsie Cruz Fletcher in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Chavez | 68.8 | 10,344 |
 | Johsie Cruz Fletcher | 31.2 | 4,699 | |
| Total votes: 15,043 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rene in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Karen Rene did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Karen Rene," April 25, 2024
- ↑ Karen Rene's 2024 campaign website, "Home," accessed April 25, 2024
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