Mary Williams Benefield
Mary Williams Benefield (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 55. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Mary Williams Benefield was born in Decatur, Georgia. Williams Benefield's career experience includes working in accounting.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 55
Randal Mangham defeated Mary Williams Benefield in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 55 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Randal Mangham (D) | 76.0 | 69,259 |
 | Mary Williams Benefield (R) | 24.0 | 21,907 | |
| Total votes: 91,166 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 55
Randal Mangham defeated Iris Hamilton in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 55 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randal Mangham | 54.2 | 4,949 |
| Iris Hamilton | 45.8 | 4,182 | ||
| Total votes: 9,131 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 55
Randal Mangham and Iris Hamilton advanced to a runoff. They defeated Robin Biro, Verdaillia Turner, and Osborn Murray III in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 55 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randal Mangham | 31.2 | 5,308 |
| ✔ | Iris Hamilton | 22.6 | 3,836 | |
| Robin Biro | 21.5 | 3,656 | ||
| Verdaillia Turner | 19.9 | 3,382 | ||
| Osborn Murray III | 4.8 | 824 | ||
| Total votes: 17,006 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 55
Mary Williams Benefield advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 55 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Williams Benefield | 100.0 | 3,007 |
| Total votes: 3,007 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams Benefield in this election.
Pledges
Williams Benefield signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Scott Holcomb defeated Mary Williams Benefield in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 81 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Holcomb (D) | 70.0 | 16,015 |
| Mary Williams Benefield (R) | 30.0 | 6,865 | |
| Total votes: 22,880 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 81
Incumbent Scott Holcomb advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 81 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Holcomb | 100.0 | 5,147 |
| Total votes: 5,147 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 81
Mary Williams Benefield advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 81 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Williams Benefield | 100.0 | 3,383 |
| Total votes: 3,383 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Mary Williams Benefield completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams Benefield's responses.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 30, 2022
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