Georgia 13th Congressional District
Coverage of Georgia 13th Congressional District in the Nexus archive.
- Battle to replace late House Dem goes to overtime after daughter failed to clinch seat
Two Democratic candidates, Marcye Scott and Everton Blair, advanced to a runoff election to fill the Georgia 13th Congressional District seat left vacant by the death of Rep. David Scott. The winner will face a general election in November, with neither candidate securing a majority in the initial vote. A third Republican candidate, Caesar Gonzales, did not advance.
- Battle to replace late House Dem goes to overtime after daughter failed to clinch seat
Two Democratic candidates, Marcye Scott and Everton Blair, advanced to a runoff election to fill the Georgia 13th Congressional District seat left by the late Rep. David Scott. Neither candidate secured 51% of the vote, forcing a runoff on August 25. A third Republican candidate, Caesar Gonzales, did not advance, receiving 8.7% of the vote.
- Georgia voters pick likely future congresswoman, send other hopefuls to runoffs
Georgia voters selected Jasmine Clark as the likely next congresswoman for the 13th district and advanced other candidates to runoffs. Four congressional seats in Georgia will have new occupants next year due to three members stepping down and one death.