Nelva Lee

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Nelva Lee

Republican Party

Candidate, Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 22, 2018

Next election

May 19, 2026

Contact

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Nelva Lee (Republican Party) is running for election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools. Lee declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 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 State Superintendent of Schools

Anton Anthony (D), Lydia Powell (D), and Otha Thornton (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Anton Anthony
		Lydia Powell
		Otha Thornton

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

Incumbent Richard Woods (R), Nelva Lee (R), Fred Longgrear (R), Mesha Mainor (R), and Randell Trammell (R) are running in the Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Richard Woods
	Submit photo	Nelva Lee
	Submit photo	Fred Longgrear
		Mesha Mainor
		Randell Trammell

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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
✔		Brian Strickland (R)	54.5	44,366
		Phyllis Hatcher (D)	45.5	37,088

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔		Phyllis Hatcher	100.0	8,568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	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
✔		Brian Strickland	92.3	12,260
	Submit photo	Nelva Lee	7.7	1,024

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	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.

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.

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
✔		Brian Strickland (R)	62.0	5,003
		Phyllis Hatcher (D)	34.4	2,774
	Submit photo	Ed Toney (R)	2.5	198
	Submit photo	Nelva Lee (R)	1.2	97

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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.

Georgia State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Jeffares Incumbent	62.8%	47,069
	Democratic	Nelva Lee	37.2%	27,929
Total Votes				74,998

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2026

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