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Zahra Karinshak
Zahra Karinshak (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 48. She assumed office on January 14, 2019. She left office on January 10, 2021.
Karinshak (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 7th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Biography
Karinshak graduated with a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy and served in the Air Force as an intelligence officer during the Gulf War. She received a J.D. from Emory University School of Law. Karinshak was a legal advisor to former Gov. Roy E. Barnes and an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. As of her 2020 campaign, Karinshak was a litigation partner at Krevolin & Horst, LLC.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Carolyn Bourdeaux defeated Rich McCormick in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) | 51.4 | 190,900 |
 | Rich McCormick (R) | 48.6 | 180,564 | |
| Total votes: 371,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 52.8 | 44,710 |
 | Brenda Lopez Romero | 12.4 | 10,497 | |
 | Nabilah Islam Parkes | 12.3 | 10,447 | |
 | Rashid Malik | 8.0 | 6,780 | |
 | John Eaves | 7.7 | 6,548 | |
 | Zahra Karinshak | 6.8 | 5,729 | |
| Total votes: 84,711 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marqus Cole (D)
- David Kim (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich McCormick | 55.1 | 35,280 |
 | Renee Unterman | 17.4 | 11,143 | |
 | Mark Gonsalves | 7.2 | 4,640 | |
 | Lynne Homrich | 7.1 | 4,567 | |
 | Eugene Yu | 6.0 | 3,856 | |
 | Lisa Babbage | 5.2 | 3,336 | |
 | Zachary Kennemore | 1.9 | 1,195 | |
| Total votes: 64,017 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Bullock (R)
- Harrison Floyd (R)
- Lerah Lee (R)
- Jacqueline Tseng (R)
2018
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 48
Zahra Karinshak defeated Matt Reeves in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 48 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zahra Karinshak (D) | 53.6 | 35,440 |
 | Matt Reeves (R) | 46.4 | 30,710 | |
| Total votes: 66,150 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 48
Zahra Karinshak advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 48 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zahra Karinshak | 100.0 | 6,594 |
| Total votes: 6,594 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 48
Matt Reeves advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 48 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Reeves | 100.0 | 6,233 |
| Total votes: 6,233 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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Committee assignments
2019-2020
Karinshak was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- Natural Resources and the Environment Committee
- Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee
Noteworthy events
Karinshak, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[3]
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by David Shafer (R) |
Georgia State Senate - District 48 2019-2021 |
Succeeded by Michelle Au (D) |
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