Pat Rhudy
Pat Rhudy (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 18. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[source]
Biography
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
2026
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Pat Rhudy (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 19, 2026.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Tyler Smith (R) and Frank Phillips (R) are running in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 19, 2026.
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | |
| ✔ | | Tyler Smith | 34.9 | 3,255 |
| Lane Daniel | 18.2 | 1,695 | ||
| Total votes: 9,324 | |||
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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Cooke | 100.0 | 3,514 |
| Total votes: 3,514 | |||
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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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Kevin Cooke Incumbent |
74.1% | 8,584 | |
| Democratic | Pat Rhudy | 25.9% | 3,007 | |
| Total Votes | 11,591 | |||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin 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) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Pat Rhudy
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4,000 | 100.0% | ||
Rhudy lost in the November 2 general election to Republican incumbent Bill Hamrick.[7]
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2020
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2014
Rhudy's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]
| “ | My life experience convinces me that government policy affects our daily life.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elect Pat Rhudy, "Home," accessed October 4, 3012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2010 Election results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ sites.google.com, "Official campaign website," accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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