Karen Ashley

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Karen Ashley

Democratic Party

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Last election

June 9, 2020

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Karen Ashley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 35. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 35 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donzella James (D)	100.0	82,600

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James defeated Karen Ashley and Kelly Johnson in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donzella James	63.4	25,430
		Karen Ashley	19.2	7,688
		Kelly Johnson	17.5	7,012

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,130
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2018

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 35 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donzella James (D)	100.0	65,277

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James defeated Karen Ashley and Mike Glanton Jr. in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donzella James	66.6	10,651
		Karen Ashley	22.5	3,602
		Mike Glanton Jr.	10.8	1,728

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 15,981
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2020

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Georgia State Senate

Leadership

Minority Leader:Harold Jones

Senators

District 1

Ben Watson (R)

District 2

Derek Mallow (D)

District 3

Mike Hodges (R)

District 4

Billy Hickman (R)

District 5

Sheikh Rahman (D)

District 6

Matt Brass (R)

District 7

Nabilah Islam Parkes (D)

District 8

Russ Goodman (R)

District 9

Nikki Merritt (D)

District 10

Emanuel Jones (D)

District 11

Sam Watson (R)

District 12

Freddie Sims (D)

District 13

Carden Summers (R)

District 14

Josh McLaurin (D)

District 15

Ed Harbison (D)

District 16

Marty Harbin (R)

District 17

Gail Davenport (D)

District 18

John Kennedy (R)

District 19

Blake Tillery (R)

District 20

Larry Walker (R)

District 21

Brandon Beach (R)

District 22

Harold Jones (D)

District 23

Max Burns (R)

District 24

Lee Anderson (R)

District 25

Ricky Williams (R)

District 26

David Lucas (D)

District 27

Greg Dolezal (R)

District 28

Donzella James (D)

District 29

Randy Robertson (R)

District 30

Tim Bearden (R)

District 31

Jason Anavitarte (R)

District 32

Kay Kirkpatrick (R)

District 33

Michael Rhett (D)

District 34

Kenya Wicks (D)

District 35

Jason Esteves (D)

District 36

Nan Orrock (D)

District 37

Ed Setzler (R)

District 38

Rashaun Kemp (D)

District 39

Sonya Halpern (D)

District 40

Sally Harrell (D)

District 41

Kim Jackson (D)

District 42

Brian Strickland (R)

District 43

Tonya Anderson (D)

District 44

Elena Parent (D)

District 45

Clint Dixon (R)

District 46

Bill Cowsert (R)

District 47

Frank Ginn (R)

District 48

Shawn Still (R)

District 49

Drew Echols (R)

District 50

Bo Hatchett (R)

District 51

Steve Gooch (R)

District 52

Chuck Hufstetler (R)

District 53

Colton Moore (R)

District 54

Chuck Payne (R)

District 55

Randal Mangham (D)

District 56

John Albers (R)

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