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Last election

June 9, 2020

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Ruenett Melton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 13. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 13

Incumbent Carden Summers defeated Mary Egler in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 13 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carden Summers
Carden Summers (R)
 
69.5
 
48,153
Mary Egler (D)
 
30.5
 
21,178

Total votes: 69,331
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 13

Mary Egler defeated Ruenett Melton in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 13 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mary Egler
 
58.5
 
5,428
Ruenett Melton
 
41.5
 
3,848

Total votes: 9,276
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 13

Incumbent Carden Summers defeated Spud Bowen in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 13 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carden Summers
Carden Summers
 
56.7
 
14,248
Spud Bowen
 
43.3
 
10,886

Total votes: 25,134
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2016

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Greg Kirk defeated Ruenett Melton in the Georgia State Senate District 13 general election.[1][2]

Georgia State Senate, District 13 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Greg Kirk Incumbent 72.09% 43,534
     Democratic Ruenett Melton 27.91% 16,853
Total Votes 60,387
Source: Georgia Secretary of State


Ruenett Melton ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 13 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Georgia State Senate, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ruenett Melton  (unopposed)


Incumbent Greg Kirk ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 13 Republican primary.[3][4]

Georgia State Senate, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Greg Kirk Incumbent (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2020

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