Georgia's 13th Senate district

Georgia's 13th State Senate district
Senator	Carden Summers R – Cordele
Demographics	61.25%  White 27.08%  Black 7.20%  Hispanic 1.20%  Asian 0.17%  Native American 0.02%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.26% Other 3.69%  Multiracial
Population (2020)  • Voting age	189,326 [1] 144,141

District 13 of the Georgia Senate is a district located in South Georgia.

The district includes all of Ben Hill, Berrien, Crisp, Irwin, Lee, Tift, Turner, and Worth counties, as well as the western part of Coffee County. Cities in the district include Cordele, Douglas, Leesburg, and Tifton.

The current senator is Carden Summers, a Republican from Cordele first elected in a special election in 2020. ^[2]

Geography

District 13 is made up the entirety of the counties of Berrien County, Ben Hill, Crisp, Irwin, Lee, Tift, Turner, and Worth, as well as part of the county of Coffee. ^[3]

Ben Hill County - 100% of county :

Main article: Ben Hill County § Communities

Berrien County - 100% of county :

Main article: Berrien County, Georgia § Communities

Coffee County - 43.6% of county:

• Ambrose
• Broxton
• Part of Douglas

Crisp County - 100% of county :

Main article: Crisp County § Communities

Irwin County - 100% of county :

Main article: Irwin County, Georgia § Communities

Lee County - 100% of county :

Main article: Lee County, Georgia § Communities

Tift County - 100% of county :

Main article: Tift County, Georgia § Communities

Turner County - 100% of county :

Main article: Turner County, Georgia § Communities

Worth County - 100% of county :

Main article: Worth County, Georgia § Communities

Recent election results

Source: ^[4]

2022

2022 Georgia State Senate election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carden Summers	54,014	100
Total votes			17,732	100.0
	Republican hold

Elections prior to 2022 were held under different district lines.

2024

2024 Georgia State Senate election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carden Summers	69,318	100
Total votes			69,318	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical election results

Source: ^[5]

2012

2012 Georgia State Senate election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John D. Crosby	45,848	100
Total votes			19,323	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Georgia State Senate election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Kirk	Unchallenged
Total votes
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Georgia State Senate election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Kirk	43,543	72.1
	Democratic	Reunett Melton	18,853	27.9
Total votes			60,387	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Georgia State Senate election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Kirk	48,649	100
Total votes			48,649	100
	Republican hold

2020 - Special

2020 Georgia State Senate election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carden Summers	6,294	52
	Republican	Jimm Quinn	5,811	48
Total votes			12,105	100
	Republican hold

2020

2020 Georgia State Senate election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Pouliot	48,153	69.5
	Democratic	Mary Egler	21,178	30.5
Total votes			21,206	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia Senate Districts 2023" (PDF). Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office. 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
2. "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
3. "Map of Georgia's 13th State Senate district" (PDF). Georgia Senate. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
4. "Georgia State Senate District 13 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
5. "Georgia State Senate District 13 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.