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Nelva Lee
Nelva Lee (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 17. Lee lost in the special general election on January 9, 2018.
Lee also ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 17. Lee lost in the Republican primary on May 22, 2018.
Lee ran as a Democratic candidate for District 17 of the Georgia State Senate in 2012.[1]
Elections
2018
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 17
Incumbent Brian Strickland defeated Phyllis Hatcher in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Strickland (R) | 54.5 | 44,366 |
 | Phyllis Hatcher (D) | 45.5 | 37,088 | |
| Total votes: 81,454 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 17
Phyllis Hatcher advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 17 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phyllis Hatcher | 100.0 | 8,568 |
| Total votes: 8,568 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 17
Incumbent Brian Strickland defeated Nelva Lee in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 17 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Strickland | 92.3 | 12,260 |
| Nelva Lee | 7.7 | 1,024 | ||
| Total votes: 13,284 | |||
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2018 special election
A special election for the position of Georgia State Senate District 17 was held on January 9, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates running in this election was December 8, 2017. A runoff election would have been held on February 6, 2018, if no candidate had received over 50 percent of the vote.[2]
The seat was left vacant after the resignation of Rick Jeffares (R) on December 1, 2017. Jeffares resigned from the state Senate in order to focus on his campaign for lieutenant governor.[3]
General election
Special general election for Georgia State Senate District 17
Incumbent Brian Strickland defeated Phyllis Hatcher, Ed Toney, and Nelva Lee in the special general election for Georgia State Senate District 17 on January 9, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Strickland (R) | 62.0 | 5,003 |
| Phyllis Hatcher (D) | 34.4 | 2,774 | |
| Ed Toney (R) | 2.5 | 198 | ||
| Nelva Lee (R) | 1.2 | 97 | ||
| Total votes: 8,072 | |||
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2012
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012
Lee ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 17. Lee ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012, and was defeated by incumbent Rick Jeffares (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[1][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Rick Jeffares Incumbent |
62.8% | 47,069 | |
| Democratic | Nelva Lee | 37.2% | 27,929 | |
| Total Votes | 74,998 | |||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 17," accessed December 5, 2017
- ↑ Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Jeffares leaving state Senate to focus on lieutenant governor's race," December 1, 2017
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
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