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Georgia › Georgia State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Georgia State Senate District 13

Carden H. Summers has no major-party opponent.

Carden H. Summers has no major-party opponent.

How this race is decided

Runoff if no majority

A candidate needs more than half the vote in November. Otherwise the top two meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026. The forecast shows the chance that a race goes to a runoff.

The candidates

The district

Lean R+42: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+43.3R+45.5 vs. nation2020 presidentR+40.7R+45.3 vs. nation2024 presidentR+42.8R+41.3 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
187,555
People per km²
23
Adults with a B.A.+
19%
White, no degree
50%of adults
  • White 60%
  • Hispanic 7%
  • Black 28%
  • Asian 1%
  • Other / multiracial 3%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

69,318 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Carden H Summers (R)100.0%

2024 President Vote in this district

82,353 two-party votes · R+42.8 · R+41.3 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)71.4%
Kamala Harris (D)28.6%

2022 Earlier district lines

54,014 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Carden H Summers (R)100.0%

2020 Earlier district lines

69,331 votes · R+38.9
✓ Carden H Summers (R)69.5%
Mary Egler (D)30.5%

2020 President Vote in this district

79,431 two-party votes · R+40.7 · R+45.3 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)70.4%
Joe Biden (D)29.6%

2016 President Vote in this district

69,389 two-party votes · R+43.3 · R+45.5 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)71.6%
Hillary Clinton (D)28.4%