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Last election

May 22, 2018

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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
Image of Brian Strickland
Brian Strickland (R)
 
54.5
 
44,366
Image of Phyllis Hatcher
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
Image of Phyllis Hatcher
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
Image of Brian Strickland
Brian Strickland
 
92.3
 
12,260
Nelva Lee
 
7.7
 
1,024

Total votes: 13,284
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2018 special election

See also: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2018

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
Image of Brian Strickland
Brian Strickland (R)
 
62.0
 
5,003
Image of Phyllis Hatcher
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]

Georgia State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Jeffares Incumbent 62.8% 47,069
     Democratic Nelva Lee 37.2% 27,929
Total Votes 74,998

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