2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election

The 2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election took place in 4 electoral districts to elect 4 seats. Republican secured 4 seats, receiving 98.49% of the popular vote. A total number of 30,853 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 8 candidates ran for 4 seats across the 4 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 8 candidates competed for seats. Republican won 4 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 98.49% of the popular vote.

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 4, name: 'Republican'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['red','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 30386, name: 'Republican'},{value: 467, name: 'Libertarian'}] }]}
Republican	30,386	98.49%	7	4	100.00%
Libertarian	467	1.51%	1	0	-
Total	30,853	100%	8	4	100%

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Republican		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 11	13,246	100.00%	-	-	13,246
District 14	4,338	100.00%	-	-	4,338
District 21	9,503	100.00%	-	-	9,503
District 30	3,299	87.60%	467	12.40%	3,766
Total	30,386	98.49%	467	1.51%	30,853

Elected Candidates

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 11	Dean Burke	Republican	7,739	58.43%	Mike Keown	Republican	5,507	41.57%	16.86%
District 14	Bruce Thompson	Republican	2,982	68.74%	Matt Laughridge	Republican	1,356	31.26%	37.48%
District 21	Brandon Beach	Republican	5,471	57.57%	Sean Jerguson	Republican	4,032	42.43%	15.14%
District 30	Mike Dugan	Republican	3,299	87.60%	James M. Camp	Libertarian	467	12.40%	75.20%

Results by Candidates

There are 8 candidates competed for 8 seats, with 8 candidates (100.00%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 11	Dean Burke	Republican	7,739	58.43%
District 11	Mike Keown	Republican	5,507	41.57%
District 14	Bruce Thompson	Republican	2,982	68.74%
District 14	Matt Laughridge	Republican	1,356	31.26%
District 21	Brandon Beach	Republican	5,471	57.57%
District 21	Sean Jerguson	Republican	4,032	42.43%
District 30	Mike Dugan	Republican	3,299	87.60%
District 30	James M. Camp	Libertarian	467	12.40%

Results by Districts

District 11

Dean Burke of Republican received 58.43% of the votes, totaling 7,739 votes, to win the election, defeated Mike Keown of Republican by a comfortable margin of 16.86%. The total votes casted was 13,246.

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 11
Runoff
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#C78F9C'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 7739, name: 'Dean Burke'},{value: 5507, name: 'Mike Keown'}] }]}
Dean Burke	Republican	7,739	58.43%
Mike Keown	Republican	5,507	41.57%
Election Date: 2013-02-05, Valid Votes: 13,246, Margin: 16.86%
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#29E060','#6A744D','gold','#DD1208','#AF8730'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 5286, name: 'Dean Burke'},{value: 4636, name: 'Mike Keown'},{value: 969, name: 'Brad Hughes'},{value: 804, name: 'Jeffrey G. Bivins'},{value: 584, name: 'Eugene Mcnease'},{value: 132, name: 'Marshall Berman'}] }]}
Dean Burke	Republican	5,286	42.59%
Mike Keown	Republican	4,636	37.35%
Brad Hughes	Republican	969	7.81%
Jeffrey G. Bivins	Libertarian	804	6.48%
Eugene Mcnease	Republican	584	4.71%
Marshall Berman	Republican	132	1.06%
Election Date: 2013-01-08, Valid Votes: 12,411, Margin: 5.24%

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 11 (Runoff) - Results by County
County	DEAN BURKE Republican		MIKE KEOWN Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Colquitt	1,144	60.59%	744	39.41%	1,888	21.19%
Decatur	2,371	82.67%	497	17.33%	2,868	65.34%
Early	442	58.01%	320	41.99%	762	16.01%
Grady	811	41.04%	1,165	58.96%	1,976	-17.91%
Miller	379	73.88%	134	26.12%	513	47.76%
Mitchell	348	59.69%	235	40.31%	583	19.38%
Seminole	916	76.27%	285	23.73%	1,201	52.54%
Thomas	1,328	38.44%	2,127	61.56%	3,455	-23.13%
Total	7,739	58.43%	5,507	41.57%	13,246	16.86%

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 11 (General) - Results by County
County	DEAN BURKE Republican		MIKE KEOWN Republican		BRAD HUGHES Republican		JEFFREY G. BIVINS Libertarian		EUGENE MCNEASE Republican		MARSHALL BERMAN Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Colquitt	899	53.38%	499	29.63%	174	10.33%	77	4.57%	14	0.83%	21	1.25%	1,684	23.75%
Decatur	2,006	78.51%	333	13.03%	45	1.76%	97	3.80%	65	2.54%	9	0.35%	2,555	65.48%
Early	245	21.60%	319	28.13%	450	39.68%	100	8.82%	13	1.15%	7	0.62%	1,134	-6.53%
Grady	475	24.84%	1,119	58.53%	38	1.99%	228	11.92%	41	2.14%	11	0.58%	1,912	-33.68%
Miller	264	46.56%	120	21.16%	46	8.11%	26	4.59%	110	19.40%	1	0.18%	567	25.40%
Mitchell	178	30.43%	278	47.52%	69	11.79%	41	7.01%	9	1.54%	10	1.71%	585	-17.09%
Seminole	693	63.69%	210	19.30%	68	6.25%	75	6.89%	36	3.31%	6	0.55%	1,088	44.39%
Thomas	526	18.23%	1,758	60.91%	79	2.74%	160	5.54%	296	10.26%	67	2.32%	2,886	-42.69%
Total	5,286	42.59%	4,636	37.35%	969	7.81%	804	6.48%	584	4.71%	132	1.06%	12,411	5.24%

Colquitt

Results by Voting Types in Colquitt (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	2	287	855	-	1144
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	4	174	566	-	744
Total		6	461	1,421	-	1888

Results by Voting Types in Colquitt (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	1	101	797	-	899
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	1	98	400	-	499
BRAD HUGHES	Republican	-	24	150	-	174
JEFFREY G. BIVINS	Libertarian	-	10	67	-	77
MARSHALL BERMAN	Republican	-	2	19	-	21
EUGENE MCNEASE	Republican	-	-	14	-	14
Total		2	235	1,447	-	1684

Decatur

Results by Voting Types in Decatur (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	68	778	1,524	1	2371
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	7	159	331	-	497
Total		75	937	1,855	1	2868

Results by Voting Types in Decatur (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	29	463	1,513	1	2006
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	3	95	235	-	333
JEFFREY G. BIVINS	Libertarian	-	7	90	-	97
EUGENE MCNEASE	Republican	3	9	53	-	65
BRAD HUGHES	Republican	-	11	34	-	45
MARSHALL BERMAN	Republican	-	2	7	-	9
Total		35	587	1,932	1	2555

Early

Results by Voting Types in Early (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	2	84	356	-	442
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	8	56	256	-	320
Total		10	140	612	-	762

Results by Voting Types in Early (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
BRAD HUGHES	Republican	3	114	333	-	450
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	2	67	250	-	319
DEAN BURKE	Republican	-	52	193	-	245
JEFFREY G. BIVINS	Libertarian	-	14	86	-	100
EUGENE MCNEASE	Republican	-	1	12	-	13
MARSHALL BERMAN	Republican	-	1	6	-	7
Total		5	249	880	-	1134

Grady

Results by Voting Types in Grady (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	15	370	780	-	1165
DEAN BURKE	Republican	7	223	581	-	811
Total		22	593	1,361	-	1976

Results by Voting Types in Grady (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	16	323	780	-	1119
DEAN BURKE	Republican	1	122	352	-	475
JEFFREY G. BIVINS	Libertarian	2	60	166	-	228
EUGENE MCNEASE	Republican	-	9	32	-	41
BRAD HUGHES	Republican	-	14	24	-	38
MARSHALL BERMAN	Republican	-	2	9	-	11
Total		19	530	1,363	-	1912

Miller

Results by Voting Types in Miller (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	4	117	258	-	379
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	3	42	89	-	134
Total		7	159	347	-	513

Results by Voting Types in Miller (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	3	45	216	-	264
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	2	36	82	-	120
EUGENE MCNEASE	Republican	-	30	78	2	110
BRAD HUGHES	Republican	-	11	35	-	46
JEFFREY G. BIVINS	Libertarian	-	7	19	-	26
MARSHALL BERMAN	Republican	-	-	1	-	1
Total		5	129	431	2	567

Mitchell

Results by Voting Types in Mitchell (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	2	59	287	-	348
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	2	32	201	-	235
Total		4	91	488	-	583

Results by Voting Types in Mitchell (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	1	35	242	-	278
DEAN BURKE	Republican	-	17	161	-	178
BRAD HUGHES	Republican	-	9	60	-	69
JEFFREY G. BIVINS	Libertarian	-	12	29	-	41
MARSHALL BERMAN	Republican	-	4	6	-	10
EUGENE MCNEASE	Republican	-	3	6	-	9
Total		1	80	504	-	585

Seminole

Results by Voting Types in Seminole (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	17	184	715	-	916
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	5	53	227	-	285
Total		22	237	942	-	1201

Results by Voting Types in Seminole (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DEAN BURKE	Republican	6	120	565	2	693
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	3	32	174	1	210
JEFFREY G. BIVINS	Libertarian	1	13	61	-	75
BRAD HUGHES	Republican	-	5	63	-	68
EUGENE MCNEASE	Republican	-	1	35	-	36
MARSHALL BERMAN	Republican	-	-	6	-	6
Total		10	171	904	3	1088

Thomas

Results by Voting Types in Thomas (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	10	589	1,528	-	2127
DEAN BURKE	Republican	7	350	971	-	1328
Total		17	939	2,499	-	3455

Results by Voting Types in Thomas (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
MIKE KEOWN	Republican	2	447	1,309	-	1758
DEAN BURKE	Republican	-	75	451	-	526
EUGENE MCNEASE	Republican	3	66	227	-	296
JEFFREY G. BIVINS	Libertarian	2	20	137	1	160
BRAD HUGHES	Republican	-	15	64	-	79
MARSHALL BERMAN	Republican	1	18	48	-	67
Total		8	641	2,236	1	2886

District 14

Bruce Thompson of Republican received 68.74% of the votes, totaling 2,982 votes, to win the election, defeated Matt Laughridge of Republican by a comfortable margin of 37.48%. The total votes casted was 4,338.

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 14
Runoff
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#E722BD'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2982, name: 'Bruce Thompson'},{value: 1356, name: 'Matt Laughridge'}] }]}
Bruce Thompson	Republican	2,982	68.74%
Matt Laughridge	Republican	1,356	31.26%
Election Date: 2013-12-03, Valid Votes: 4,338, Margin: 37.48%
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#B8525D','#E491C6','blue','#39E617'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2406, name: 'Bruce Thompson'},{value: 1842, name: 'Matt Laughridge'},{value: 1541, name: 'Dwight Pullen'},{value: 863, name: 'Christopher G. Nesmith'},{value: 554, name: 'Nicole Ebbeskotte'}] }]}
Bruce Thompson	Republican	2,406	33.39%
Matt Laughridge	Republican	1,842	25.56%
Dwight Pullen	Republican	1,541	21.38%
Christopher G. Nesmith	Democratic	863	11.98%
Nicole Ebbeskotte	Republican	554	7.69%
Election Date: 2013-11-05, Valid Votes: 7,206, Margin: 7.83%

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 14 (Runoff) - Results by County
County	BRUCE THOMPSON Republican		MATT LAUGHRIDGE Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Bartow	1,261	70.29%	533	29.71%	1,794	40.58%
Cherokee	1,523	66.56%	765	33.44%	2,288	33.13%
Cobb	198	77.34%	58	22.66%	256	54.69%
Total	2,982	68.74%	1,356	31.26%	4,338	37.48%

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 14 (General) - Results by County
County	BRUCE THOMPSON Republican		MATT LAUGHRIDGE Republican		DWIGHT PULLEN Republican		CHRISTOPHER G. NESMITH Democratic		NICOLE EBBESKOTTE Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Bartow	1,035	43.14%	813	33.89%	161	6.71%	261	10.88%	129	5.38%	2,399	9.25%
Cherokee	1,171	27.55%	887	20.87%	1,352	31.81%	478	11.25%	362	8.52%	4,250	6.68%
Cobb	200	35.91%	142	25.49%	28	5.03%	124	22.26%	63	11.31%	557	10.41%
Total	2,406	33.39%	1,842	25.56%	1,541	21.38%	863	11.98%	554	7.69%	7,206	7.83%

Bartow

Results by Voting Types in Bartow (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
BRUCE THOMPSON	Republican	16	112	1,132	1	1261
MATT LAUGHRIDGE	Republican	7	43	483	-	533
Total		23	155	1,615	1	1794

Results by Voting Types in Bartow (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
BRUCE THOMPSON	Republican	11	142	880	2	1035
MATT LAUGHRIDGE	Republican	7	88	716	2	813
CHRISTOPHER G. NESMITH	Democratic	10	22	229	-	261
DWIGHT PULLEN	Republican	-	16	145	-	161
NICOLE EBBESKOTTE	Republican	8	21	100	-	129
Total		36	289	2,070	4	2399

Cherokee

Results by Voting Types in Cherokee (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
BRUCE THOMPSON	Republican	37	410	1,076	-	1523
MATT LAUGHRIDGE	Republican	14	198	553	-	765
Total		51	608	1,629	-	2288

Results by Voting Types in Cherokee (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DWIGHT PULLEN	Republican	17	347	985	3	1352
BRUCE THOMPSON	Republican	24	231	916	-	1171
MATT LAUGHRIDGE	Republican	12	206	669	-	887
CHRISTOPHER G. NESMITH	Democratic	7	123	348	-	478
NICOLE EBBESKOTTE	Republican	8	81	272	1	362
Total		68	988	3,190	4	4250

Cobb

Results by Voting Types in Cobb (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
BRUCE THOMPSON	Republican	3	5	190	-	198
MATT LAUGHRIDGE	Republican	-	-	58	-	58
Total		3	5	248	-	256

Results by Voting Types in Cobb (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
BRUCE THOMPSON	Republican	-	10	190	-	200
MATT LAUGHRIDGE	Republican	-	1	141	-	142
CHRISTOPHER G. NESMITH	Democratic	5	4	115	-	124
NICOLE EBBESKOTTE	Republican	-	4	59	-	63
DWIGHT PULLEN	Republican	-	2	26	-	28
Total		5	21	531	-	557

District 21

Brandon Beach of Republican received 57.57% of the votes, totaling 5,471 votes, to win the election, defeated Sean Jerguson of Republican by a comfortable margin of 15.14%. The total votes casted was 9,503.

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 21
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#FEA6C1'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 5471, name: 'Brandon Beach'},{value: 4032, name: 'Sean Jerguson'}] }]}
Brandon Beach	Republican	5,471	57.57%
Sean Jerguson	Republican	4,032	42.43%
Election Date: 2013-01-08, Valid Votes: 9,503, Margin: 15.14%

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 21 (General) - Results by County
County	BRANDON BEACH Republican		SEAN JERGUSON Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Cherokee	3,925	51.74%	3,661	48.26%	7,586	3.48%
Fulton	1,546	80.65%	371	19.35%	1,917	61.29%
Total	5,471	57.57%	4,032	42.43%	9,503	15.14%

Cherokee

Results by Voting Types in Cherokee (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
BRANDON BEACH	Republican	237	625	3,063	-	3925
SEAN JERGUSON	Republican	257	375	3,028	1	3661
Total		494	1,000	6,091	1	7586

Fulton

Results by Voting Types in Fulton (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
BRANDON BEACH	Republican	20	672	853	1	1546
SEAN JERGUSON	Republican	10	115	246	-	371
Total		30	787	1,099	1	1917

District 30

Mike Dugan of Republican received 87.60% of the votes, totaling 3,299 votes, to win the election, defeated James M. Camp of Libertarian by a comfortable margin of 75.20%. The total votes casted was 3,766.

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 30
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3299, name: 'Mike Dugan'},{value: 467, name: 'James M. Camp'}] }]}
Mike Dugan	Republican	3,299	87.60%
James M. Camp	Libertarian	467	12.40%
Election Date: 2013-01-08, Valid Votes: 3,766, Margin: 75.20%

2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 30 (General) - Results by County
County	MIKE DUGAN Republican		JAMES M. CAMP Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Carroll	2,620	89.48%	308	10.52%	2,928	78.96%
Douglas	446	81.39%	102	18.61%	548	62.77%
Paulding	233	80.34%	57	19.66%	290	60.69%
Total	3,299	87.60%	467	12.40%	3,766	75.20%

Carroll

Results by Voting Types in Carroll (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
MIKE DUGAN	Republican	15	452	2,153	-	2620
JAMES M. CAMP	Libertarian	2	51	255	-	308
Total		17	503	2,408	-	2928

Douglas

Results by Voting Types in Douglas (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
MIKE DUGAN	Republican	1	41	404	-	446
JAMES M. CAMP	Libertarian	3	17	82	-	102
Total		4	58	486	-	548

Paulding

Results by Voting Types in Paulding (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
MIKE DUGAN	Republican	85	12	136	-	233
JAMES M. CAMP	Libertarian	13	12	32	-	57
Total		98	24	168	-	290

Results by Party

Elected Candidates

Results by Candidates

Results by Districts

District 11

Colquitt

Decatur

Early

Grady

Miller

Mitchell

Seminole

Thomas

District 14

Bartow

Cherokee

Cobb

District 21

Cherokee

Fulton

District 30

Carroll

Douglas

Paulding

See Also