2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election

The 2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election took place in 3 electoral districts to elect 3 seats. Democratic secured 1 seats, receiving 15.89% of the popular vote. A total number of 34,544 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 6 candidates ran for 3 seats across the 3 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 6 candidates competed for seats. Democratic won 1 seats, making up 33.33% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 15.89% of the popular vote. Republican won 1 seats (33.33%) and Democratic won 1 seats (33.33%)

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['#808080','red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1, name: 'Nonpartisan'},{value: 1, name: 'Republican'},{value: 1, name: 'Democratic'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['#808080','red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 16949, name: 'Nonpartisan'},{value: 12105, name: 'Republican'},{value: 5490, name: 'Democratic'}] }]}
Nonpartisan	16,949	49.06%	2	1	33.33%
Republican	12,105	35.04%	2	1	33.33%
Democratic	5,490	15.89%	2	1	33.33%
Total	34,544	100%	6	3	100%

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Valid Votes
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 4	-	-	-	-	16,949	100.00%	16,949
District 13	12,105	100.00%	-	-	-	-	12,105
District 39	-	-	5,490	100.00%	-	-	5,490
Total	12,105	35.04%	5,490	15.89%	16,949	49.06%	34,544

Elected Candidates

There are 1 districts with winning margins of no more than 5%:

• District 13: Republican won by 4.00%

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%
District 4	Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	9,540	56.29%	Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	7,409	43.71%	12.58%
District 13	Carden H. Summers	Republican	6,294	52.00%	Jim Quinn	Republican	5,811	48.00%	4.00%
District 39	Sonya Halpern	Democratic	4,435	80.78%	Linda Pritchett	Democratic	1,055	19.22%	61.56%

Results by Candidates

There are 6 candidates competed for 6 seats, with 6 candidates (100.00%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 4	Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	9,540	56.29%
	Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	7,409	43.71%
District 13	Carden H. Summers	Republican	6,294	52.00%
	Jim Quinn	Republican	5,811	48.00%
District 39	Sonya Halpern	Democratic	4,435	80.78%
	Linda Pritchett	Democratic	1,055	19.22%

Results by Districts

District 4

Billy Hickman of Nonpartisan received 56.29% of the votes, totaling 9,540 votes, to win the election, defeated Scott Bohlke of Nonpartisan by a comfortable margin of 12.58%. The total votes casted was 16,949.

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 4
Runoff
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['#808080','#7C2FC0'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 9540, name: 'Billy Hickman'},{value: 7409, name: 'Scott Bohlke'}] }]}
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	9,540	56.29%
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	7,409	43.71%
Election Date: 2020-08-11, Valid Votes: 16,949, Margin: 12.58%
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['#808080','#A966A6','#E6D449','#F983EF','#4388D1'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 12038, name: 'Billy Hickman'},{value: 11493, name: 'Scott Bohlke'},{value: 5892, name: 'Stephen Jared Sammons'},{value: 5490, name: 'Kathy Palmer'},{value: 1064, name: 'Neil Singleton'}] }]}
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	12,038	33.46%
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	11,493	31.95%
Stephen Jared Sammons	Nonpartisan	5,892	16.38%
Kathy Palmer	Nonpartisan	5,490	15.26%
Neil Singleton	Nonpartisan	1,064	2.96%
Election Date: 2020-06-09, Valid Votes: 35,977, Margin: 1.51%

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 4 (Runoff) - Results by County
County	Billy Hickman Nonpartisan		Scott Bohlke Nonpartisan		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bulloch	3,610	47.71%	3,957	52.29%	7,567	-4.59%
Candler	669	59.68%	452	40.32%	1,121	19.36%
Effingham	3,322	64.31%	1,844	35.69%	5,166	28.61%
Emanuel	713	59.42%	487	40.58%	1,200	18.83%
Evans	706	61.28%	446	38.72%	1,152	22.57%
Tattnall	520	69.99%	223	30.01%	743	39.97%
Total	9,540	56.29%	7,409	43.71%	16,949	12.58%

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 4 (General) - Results by County
County	Billy Hickman Nonpartisan		Scott Bohlke Nonpartisan		Stephen Jared Sammons Nonpartisan		Kathy Palmer Nonpartisan		Neil Singleton Nonpartisan		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bulloch	4,547	32.03%	5,757	40.55%	2,560	18.03%	1,096	7.72%	236	1.66%	14,196	-8.52%
Candler	710	31.65%	693	30.90%	262	11.68%	538	23.99%	40	1.78%	2,243	0.76%
Effingham	4,290	36.87%	3,611	31.04%	2,045	17.58%	1,263	10.86%	426	3.66%	11,635	5.84%
Emanuel	818	20.21%	583	14.40%	483	11.93%	2,017	49.83%	147	3.63%	4,048	5.81%
Evans	918	44.03%	515	24.70%	323	15.49%	270	12.95%	59	2.83%	2,085	19.33%
Tattnall	755	42.66%	334	18.87%	219	12.37%	306	17.29%	156	8.81%	1,770	23.79%
Total	12,038	33.46%	11,493	31.95%	5,892	16.38%	5,490	15.26%	1,064	2.96%	35,977	1.51%

Bulloch

Results by Voting Types in Bulloch (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	1,283	790	1,879	5	3957
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	1,052	945	1,607	6	3610
Total		2,335	1,735	3,486	11	7567

Results by Voting Types in Bulloch (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	2,849	627	2,270	11	5757
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	2,077	651	1,816	3	4547
Stephen Jared Sammons	Nonpartisan	1,159	318	1,079	4	2560
Kathy Palmer	Nonpartisan	595	122	377	2	1096
Neil Singleton	Nonpartisan	124	25	87	-	236
Total		6,804	1,743	5,629	20	14196

Candler

Results by Voting Types in Candler (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	159	271	239	-	669
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	132	172	148	-	452
Total		291	443	387	-	1121

Results by Voting Types in Candler (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	230	247	233	-	710
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	252	201	240	-	693
Kathy Palmer	Nonpartisan	249	132	157	-	538
Stephen Jared Sammons	Nonpartisan	113	57	92	-	262
Neil Singleton	Nonpartisan	22	10	8	-	40
Total		866	647	730	-	2243

Effingham

Results by Voting Types in Effingham (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	715	674	1,932	1	3322
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	589	329	926	-	1844
Total		1,304	1,003	2,858	1	5166

Results by Voting Types in Effingham (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	1,480	628	2,179	3	4290
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	1,404	493	1,707	7	3611
Stephen Jared Sammons	Nonpartisan	963	186	895	1	2045
Kathy Palmer	Nonpartisan	584	112	566	1	1263
Neil Singleton	Nonpartisan	232	38	156	-	426
Total		4,663	1,457	5,503	12	11635

Emanuel

Results by Voting Types in Emanuel (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	263	135	315	-	713
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	176	110	201	-	487
Total		439	245	516	-	1200

Results by Voting Types in Emanuel (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Kathy Palmer	Nonpartisan	822	528	667	-	2017
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	245	212	358	3	818
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	186	179	217	1	583
Stephen Jared Sammons	Nonpartisan	204	75	204	-	483
Neil Singleton	Nonpartisan	62	22	62	1	147
Total		1,519	1,016	1,508	5	4048

Evans

Results by Voting Types in Evans (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	223	290	193	-	706
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	169	188	89	-	446
Total		392	478	282	-	1152

Results by Voting Types in Evans (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	389	264	265	-	918
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	282	94	139	-	515
Stephen Jared Sammons	Nonpartisan	133	59	131	-	323
Kathy Palmer	Nonpartisan	127	56	87	-	270
Neil Singleton	Nonpartisan	30	13	16	-	59
Total		961	486	638	-	2085

Tattnall

Results by Voting Types in Tattnall (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	147	117	255	1	520
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	68	72	83	-	223
Total		215	189	338	1	743

Results by Voting Types in Tattnall (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Billy Hickman	Nonpartisan	251	195	309	-	755
Scott Bohlke	Nonpartisan	150	79	105	-	334
Kathy Palmer	Nonpartisan	127	74	105	-	306
Stephen Jared Sammons	Nonpartisan	101	28	90	-	219
Neil Singleton	Nonpartisan	76	26	54	-	156
Total		705	402	663	-	1770

District 13

Carden H. Summers of Republican received 52.00% of the votes, totaling 6,294 votes, to win the election, defeated Jim Quinn of Republican by a narrow margin of 4.00%. The total votes casted was 12,105.

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 13
Runoff
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Carden H. Summers	Republican	6,294	52.00%
Jim Quinn	Republican	5,811	48.00%
Election Date: 2020-03-03, Valid Votes: 12,105, Margin: 4.00%
General
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Carden H. Summers	Republican	5,156	43.10%
Jim Quinn	Republican	5,048	42.19%
Mary Egler	Democratic	1,760	14.71%
Election Date: 2020-02-04, Valid Votes: 11,964, Margin: 0.91%

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 13 (Runoff) - Results by County
County	Carden H. Summers Republican		Jim Quinn Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Crisp	1,663	83.44%	330	16.56%	1,993	66.88%
Dodge	595	60.53%	388	39.47%	983	21.06%
Dooly	354	62.43%	213	37.57%	567	24.87%
Lee	602	16.26%	3,100	83.74%	3,702	-67.48%
Sumter	223	44.96%	273	55.04%	496	-10.08%
Tift	1,031	58.75%	724	41.25%	1,755	17.49%
Turner	269	51.83%	250	48.17%	519	3.66%
Wilcox	174	70.45%	73	29.55%	247	40.89%
Worth	1,383	75.04%	460	24.96%	1,843	50.08%
Total	6,294	52.00%	5,811	48.00%	12,105	4.00%

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 13 (General) - Results by County
County	Carden H. Summers Republican		Jim Quinn Republican		Mary Egler Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Crisp	1,301	76.44%	219	12.87%	182	10.69%	1,702	63.57%
Dodge	581	49.03%	437	36.88%	167	14.09%	1,185	12.15%
Dooly	282	43.72%	181	28.06%	182	28.22%	645	15.66%
Lee	399	12.21%	2,546	77.93%	322	9.86%	3,267	-65.72%
Sumter	163	28.40%	270	47.04%	141	24.56%	574	-18.64%
Tift	1,026	49.93%	676	32.90%	353	17.18%	2,055	17.03%
Turner	223	37.54%	256	43.10%	115	19.36%	594	-5.56%
Wilcox	178	61.59%	52	17.99%	59	20.42%	289	43.60%
Worth	1,003	60.68%	411	24.86%	239	14.46%	1,653	35.81%
Total	5,156	43.10%	5,048	42.19%	1,760	14.71%	11,964	0.91%

Crisp

Results by Voting Types in Crisp (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	74	748	840	1	1663
Jim Quinn	Republican	10	113	207	-	330
Total		84	861	1,047	1	1993

Results by Voting Types in Crisp (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	44	616	641	-	1301
Jim Quinn	Republican	3	69	147	-	219
Mary Egler	Democratic	2	44	136	-	182
Total		49	729	924	-	1702

Dodge

Results by Voting Types in Dodge (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	18	120	457	-	595
Jim Quinn	Republican	20	64	304	-	388
Total		38	184	761	-	983

Results by Voting Types in Dodge (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	18	117	445	1	581
Jim Quinn	Republican	19	96	322	-	437
Mary Egler	Democratic	1	30	136	-	167
Total		38	243	903	1	1185

Dooly

Results by Voting Types in Dooly (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	7	130	217	-	354
Jim Quinn	Republican	1	74	138	-	213
Total		8	204	355	-	567

Results by Voting Types in Dooly (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	2	85	195	-	282
Mary Egler	Democratic	2	69	111	-	182
Jim Quinn	Republican	-	83	98	-	181
Total		4	237	404	-	645

Lee

Results by Voting Types in Lee (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Jim Quinn	Republican	137	656	2,305	2	3100
Carden H. Summers	Republican	9	156	436	1	602
Total		146	812	2,741	3	3702

Results by Voting Types in Lee (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Jim Quinn	Republican	33	800	1,713	-	2546
Carden H. Summers	Republican	5	134	260	-	399
Mary Egler	Democratic	14	52	256	-	322
Total		52	986	2,229	-	3267

Sumter

Results by Voting Types in Sumter (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Jim Quinn	Republican	1	67	200	5	273
Carden H. Summers	Republican	-	48	170	5	223
Total		1	115	370	10	496

Results by Voting Types in Sumter (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Jim Quinn	Republican	-	82	188	-	270
Carden H. Summers	Republican	-	38	125	-	163
Mary Egler	Democratic	2	49	90	-	141
Total		2	169	403	-	574

Tift

Results by Voting Types in Tift (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	12	307	710	2	1031
Jim Quinn	Republican	6	246	471	1	724
Total		18	553	1,181	3	1755

Results by Voting Types in Tift (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	11	354	660	1	1026
Jim Quinn	Republican	7	181	484	4	676
Mary Egler	Democratic	7	110	235	1	353
Total		25	645	1,379	6	2055

Turner

Results by Voting Types in Turner (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	4	88	175	2	269
Jim Quinn	Republican	3	97	150	-	250
Total		7	185	325	2	519

Results by Voting Types in Turner (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Jim Quinn	Republican	3	93	160	-	256
Carden H. Summers	Republican	4	90	129	-	223
Mary Egler	Democratic	1	32	82	-	115
Total		8	215	371	-	594

Wilcox

Results by Voting Types in Wilcox (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	6	16	152	-	174
Jim Quinn	Republican	2	11	60	-	73
Total		8	27	212	-	247

Results by Voting Types in Wilcox (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	5	12	161	-	178
Mary Egler	Democratic	-	11	48	-	59
Jim Quinn	Republican	2	7	43	-	52
Total		7	30	252	-	289

Worth

Results by Voting Types in Worth (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	45	312	1,023	3	1383
Jim Quinn	Republican	15	64	378	3	460
Total		60	376	1,401	6	1843

Results by Voting Types in Worth (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Carden H. Summers	Republican	-	319	684	-	1003
Jim Quinn	Republican	-	97	314	-	411
Mary Egler	Democratic	-	91	148	-	239
Total		-	507	1,146	-	1653

District 39

Sonya Halpern of Democratic received 80.78% of the votes, totaling 4,435 votes, to win the election, defeated Linda Pritchett of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 61.56%. The total votes casted was 5,490.

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 39
Runoff
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Sonya Halpern	Democratic	4,435	80.78%
Linda Pritchett	Democratic	1,055	19.22%
Election Date: 2020-12-01, Valid Votes: 5,490, Margin: 61.56%
General
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Sonya Halpern	Democratic	31,294	45.19%
Linda Pritchett	Democratic	17,573	25.37%
Jo Anna Potts	Democratic	10,751	15.52%
Zan Fort	Democratic	9,636	13.91%
Election Date: 2020-11-03, Valid Votes: 69,254, Margin: 19.82%

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 39 (Runoff) - Results by County
County	Sonya Halpern Democratic		Linda Pritchett Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Fulton	4,435	80.78%	1,055	19.22%	5,490	61.57%
Total	4,435	80.78%	1,055	19.22%	5,490	61.56%

2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 39 (General) - Results by County
County	Sonya Halpern Democratic		Linda Pritchett Democratic		Jo Anna Potts Democratic		Zan Fort Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Fulton	31,294	45.19%	17,573	25.37%	10,751	15.52%	9,636	13.91%	69,254	19.81%
Total	31,294	45.19%	17,573	25.37%	10,751	15.52%	9,636	13.91%	69,254	19.82%

Fulton

Results by Voting Types in Fulton (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Sonya Halpern	Democratic	25	1,058	3,321	31	4435
Linda Pritchett	Democratic	5	296	742	12	1055
Total		30	1,354	4,063	43	5490

Results by Voting Types in Fulton (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Sonya Halpern	Democratic	9,350	18,763	3,043	138	31294
Linda Pritchett	Democratic	4,971	10,744	1,787	71	17573
Jo Anna Potts	Democratic	2,782	6,724	1,195	50	10751
Zan Fort	Democratic	3,772	4,910	913	41	9636
Total		20,875	41,141	6,938	300	69254

See Also

• 2024 Georgia State Senate Special Election
• 2023 Georgia State Senate Special Election
• 2022 Georgia State Senate Election
• 2020 Georgia State Senate Election
• 2018 Georgia State Senate Election
• 2018 Georgia State Senate Special Election
• 2017 Georgia State Senate Special Election
• 2016 Georgia State Senate Election
• 2016 Georgia State Senate Special Election
• 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election
• 2014 Georgia State Senate Election
• 2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election