Montenia Edwards
Montenia Edwards (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 40. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Kimberly New defeated Montenia Edwards in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 40 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly New (R) | 59.3 | 18,869 | |
| Montenia Edwards (D) | 40.7 | 12,924 | ||
| Total votes: 31,793 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40
Montenia Edwards defeated Abby Amore in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Montenia Edwards | 62.3 | 1,864 | |
| Abby Amore | 37.7 | 1,127 | ||
| Total votes: 2,991 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Kimberly New advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly New | 100.0 | 3,767 | |
| Total votes: 3,767 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Edwards in this election.
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 64
Kimberly New defeated Montenia Edwards in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 64 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly New (R) | 57.5 | 13,556 | |
| Montenia Edwards (D) | 42.5 | 10,037 | ||
| Total votes: 23,593 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 64
Montenia Edwards defeated Christopher Thornton and Mignon Willis in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 64 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Montenia Edwards | 61.8 | 2,342 | |
| Christopher Thornton | 22.4 | 850 | ||
| Mignon Willis | 15.8 | 600 | ||
| Total votes: 3,792 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 64
Kimberly New defeated Shane Miller in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 64 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kimberly New | 56.9 | 3,864 | |
| Shane Miller | 41.7 | 2,831 | ||
| Total votes: 6,795 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Preston Parra (R) (Disqualified, appeared on ballot)
2020
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 30
Incumbent Mike Dugan defeated Montenia Edwards in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Dugan (R) | 67.5 | 58,303 | |
| Montenia Edwards (D) | 32.5 | 28,023 | ||
| Total votes: 86,326 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 30
Montenia Edwards defeated Triana Arnold James in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 30 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Montenia Edwards | 54.3 | 1,971 | |
| Triana Arnold James | 45.7 | 1,656 | ||
| Total votes: 3,627 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 30
Triana Arnold James and Montenia Edwards advanced to a runoff. They defeated Afoma Eguh-Okafor in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 30 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Triana Arnold James | 41.6 | 5,700 | |
| ✔ | Montenia Edwards | 37.7 | 5,157 | |
| Afoma Eguh-Okafor | 20.7 | 2,836 | ||
| Total votes: 13,693 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 30
Incumbent Mike Dugan advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 30 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Dugan | 100.0 | 21,627 | |
| Total votes: 21,627 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Montenia Edwards did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Montenia Edwards did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Montenia Edwards completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Edwards' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Morris Brown College and a Master of Public Health from Saint Louis University's School of Public Health. She was one of a few selected for the Eliminating Health Disparities traineeship program, created by the US Surgeon General. As a result of this opportunity, she was able to learn more about the many diseases which impact communities disproportionately and ways to educate the public on preventive measures.
Ms. Edwards is highly engaged with healthcare issues that the average Georgia family faces. She has been advocating for expanding Medicaid, speaking at seminars on healthcare prevention within communities in Georgia, and assisting senior citizens with prescription coverage directly with pharmaceutical companies.
Montenia CARES and her focus is SERVICE to others as she wants to improve the quality of living for citizens of State Senate District 30 and the people of Georgia as a whole.- Edwards Cares
- Montenia is 'In touch' with the affairs the community
- Montenia drives postiive results which yield positive change
• Better access to healthcare,
• Making college more affordable,
• Protecting women rights,
• Progressive policies which help small business owners stay in business,
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See also
2024 Elections
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