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Last election

November 8, 2022

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Pat Rhudy (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 18. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Rhudy was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 18 of the Georgia House of Representatives. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012. Rhudy was a 2010 Democratic candidate for District 30 of the Georgia State Senate.

Biography

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Rhudy's professional experience includes working as a substitute teacher in Carroll County high schools and field representative for the U.S Census Bureau working on the American Community Survey in Carroll and Haralson County.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Tyler Smith defeated Pat Rhudy in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tyler Smith
Tyler Smith (R)
 
86.4
 
20,567
Pat Rhudy (D)
 
13.6
 
3,225

Total votes: 23,792
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Pat Rhudy advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pat Rhudy
 
100.0
 
853

Total votes: 853
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Tyler Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tyler Smith
Tyler Smith
 
100.0
 
10,587

Total votes: 10,587
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2020

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Tyler Smith defeated Pat Rhudy in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tyler Smith
Tyler Smith (R)
 
75.2
 
18,168
Pat Rhudy (D)
 
24.8
 
6,002

Total votes: 24,170
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Tyler Smith defeated Cason Hightower in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tyler Smith
Tyler Smith
 
51.3
 
3,774
Cason Hightower
 
48.7
 
3,577

Total votes: 7,351
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Pat Rhudy advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pat Rhudy
 
100.0
 
2,346

Total votes: 2,346
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Cason Hightower and Tyler Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lane Daniel in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cason Hightower
 
46.9
 
4,374
Image of Tyler Smith
Tyler Smith
 
34.9
 
3,255
Lane Daniel
 
18.2
 
1,695

Total votes: 9,324
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2018

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Kevin Cooke defeated Pat Rhudy in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Cooke
Kevin Cooke (R)
 
74.2
 
13,566
Pat Rhudy (D)
 
25.8
 
4,714

Total votes: 18,280
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Pat Rhudy advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pat Rhudy
 
100.0
 
968

Total votes: 968
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Kevin Cooke advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Cooke
Kevin Cooke
 
100.0
 
3,514

Total votes: 3,514
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2014

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Patricia L. "Pat" Rhudy was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Kevin C. Cooke was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rhudy was defeated by Cooke in the general election.[2][3][4]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Cooke Incumbent 74.1% 8,584
     Democratic Pat Rhudy 25.9% 3,007
Total Votes 11,591

2012

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

Rhudy ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18. Rhudy ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. Incumbent Kevin Cooke (R) ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[5]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 18, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Cooke Incumbent 70.8% 12,181
     Democratic Pat Rhudy 29.2% 5,020
Total Votes 17,201

2010

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010

Rhudy was unopposed in the July 20 primary.[6]

Georgia State Senate, District 30 - Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Pat Rhudy 4,000 100.0%

Rhudy lost in the November 2 general election to Republican incumbent Bill Hamrick.[7]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Pat Rhudy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Rhudy's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]

My life experience convinces me that government policy affects our daily life.
  • Policies that allow arbitrary prosecution of thirteen year old children as adults, show us as unjust.
  • Policies that favor profits of the few who would develop irresponsibly, over the rest of us diminish our quality of life.
  • Policies that fail to recognize the value of and fund appropriately public education rob our children of a quality life.
  • Bad laws, which favor unlimited rights for the lending institutions, with too few consumer protections, create a foreclosure debacle in Georgia, where late payment to court house steps can occur in 37 days.
  • Bad laws that favor the profit of insurance companies limit our ability to collect what is ours, rightfully, when our lives are shattered.[9]

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