Georgia Republican Jason Dickerson won a special election to a state senate seat on Tuesday, staving off a competitive Democratic challenge. Dickerson defeated Debra Shigley by just over 7,000 votes,

Shigley won the August general election for the seat with 40% of the vote. At that time, though, she faced a crowded ballot of six Republican candidates, The Hill reported. During that election, Dickerson received 17% of the vote, but since neither won an outright majority of votes, it forced a runoff.

Republican businessman Jason Dickerson beat Democrat Debra Shigley in the Tuesday runoff after no candidate in a seven-person field won a majority to take the seat outright in August. Dickerson, who had a big lead in unofficial results, declared victory on Tuesday night, and Shigley conceded.

A state Senate seat that was reliably Republican during the 2024 election is drawing the attention of Georgia Democrats.

Georgia Democrats hope a recent special election win in a deep-red state Senate district means their party could make gains in 2026.

Sonny Perdue and Nathan Deal switched from Democrat to Republican and became governors of Georgia. Geoff Duncan's switch from GOP to Dem may get him elected governor in 2026.

Debra Shigley and Jason T. Dickerson face off in another special election for the Georgia State Senate, District 21. DNC Chair shows support.

On Aug. 14, 2023, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was the picture of solemnity as she and her team walked to a lectern to announce they had secured charges against then-former President Donald Trump and 18 of his allies for taking part in a sweeping criminal enterprise to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 election.

Campaigns and activists are racing to educate voters on the Public Service Commission, elected officials with power over energy bills and climate action.

President calls Fulton County district attorney a ‘criminal’ and slams ‘weaponization’ despite his own felony convictions and threats to prosecute opponents

Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state who rejected Donald Trump’s call to help overturn the state’s 2020 election results, said Wednesday that he’s running for governor in 2026.