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News Articles: Special Election

American flags are on display outside the Office of the 14th Congressional District of Georgia in the Rayburn House Office Building, Thursday, March 5, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The office most recently was occupied for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who resigned in January. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

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  • Elections

What to expect in Georgia's special congressional runoff

Voters in Northwest Georgia's 14th Congressional District will elect a new representative on Tuesday to replace Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January following a public rift with President Donald Trump. 

April 06, 2026
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By:
  • Associated Press
FILE - Analilia Mejia, center, speaks during a rally calling for SCOTUS ethics reform, May 2, 2023, in Washington.

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  • National

New Jersey's special Democratic primary too early to call

With more than 61,000 votes counted, Mejia led Malinowski by less than 1 percentage point. The Democratic winner will face the Republican primary winner Joe Hathaway in April.

February 06, 2026
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By:
  • The Associated Press
 Eric Gisler

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  • Elections

Democrat flips Northeast Georgia state House seat, pulling off special election upset

Democrats gained a Northeast Georgia House seat during an off-year special election Tuesday in the latest sign of their growing momentum in the state. 

December 10, 2025
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By:
  • Maya Homan ,
  • Ross Williams ,
  • and 1 more
Tiffany Barkley, a 28-year-old nurse who said she would like the Public Service Commission to be more accountable to energy consumers, shows off her “I’m a Georgia voter” sticker after casting a ballot in DeKalb County, Ga. on Oct. 14, 2025. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder

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  • News

Battle for two seats on Georgia regulatory body heats up as campaigns enter homestretch

Campaigning for two contested seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission has intensified during the early voting period, turning a relatively quiet election cycle into a partisan fight over utility rates and energy policy.

November 03, 2025
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By:
  • Alander Rocha and
  • Georgia Recorder
Marcus Wiedower.

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  • News

A state representative steps down, creating another vacancy in the General Assembly

Another Georgia lawmaker is stepping down, bringing to four the number of vacancies in the House and Senate.

October 29, 2025
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By:
  • Ty Tagami and
  • Capitol Beat News Service

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  • Elections

Republican wins Georgia Senate special election runoff over Democrat who finished first in August

Republican Jason Dickerson bested Democrat Debra Shigley in the runoff after no candidate in a seven-person field won a majority to take the seat outright in August. 

September 24, 2025
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  • Associated Press

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  • Elections

Tuesday is the last day to vote in suburban Atlanta race to replace former state Sen. Brandon Beach

Tuesday is the final day to vote in the special state Senate runoff election in a north metro Atlanta district. 

September 22, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia voting stickers sit next to signs reading "VOTE"

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  • Elections

Georgia state Senate election to replace former Sen. Brandon Beach goes to a September runoff

The lone Democrat in a seven-way race easily advanced to a runoff in a special election that will decide who will replace former Alpharetta Republican state Sen. Brandon Beach. The top GOP candidates battled it out for second place. 

August 27, 2025
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By:
  • Maya Homan and
  • Georgia Recorder
The Georgia Capitol (Photo by Beau Evans)

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  • Politics

Newly elected Georgia lawmaker withdraws from legislature following arrest

A newly elected — and arrested — state representative from Barrow County is stepping down before the General Assembly convenes its 2023 legislative session next week.

January 04, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Sheree Ralston is the executive director of the Fannin County Development Authority. On Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 she filed paperwork to run for her late husband and Georgia House Speaker David Ralston' s 7th District House seat.

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  • Elections

Runoff to decide late state House Speaker David Ralston’s seat

The widow of the late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is headed into a runoff in a special election for Ralston’s Northwest Georgia House seat.

January 04, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
PBS NewsWeekend Why some House Republicans are holding out on McCarthy’s speaker bid

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: UGA victory shifts day one of legislative session; McCarthy fights for speakership

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Hundreds of documents from the January 6th Committee outline Georgia's importance to the effort to overturn the 2020 election. The Fulton County election probe may soon recommend criminal charges. And proposals to eliminate Georgia's runoff system continue.

January 03, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Sheree Ralston is the executive director of the Fannin County Development Authority. On Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 she filed paperwork to run for her late husband and Georgia House Speaker David Ralston' s 7th District House seat.

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  • News

Sheree Ralston qualifies to fill district seat held by her late husband

On Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, Sheree Ralston, the widow of the late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, became the first to qualify for his 7th District House seat.

December 06, 2022
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler faced several of her top rivals for the all-comers special election in an Atlanta Press Club debate Monday, Oct. 19.

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  • Politics

Loeffler, Collins, Warnock Clash in Georgia Special Senate Debate

The leading three candidates for the special U.S. Senate election spent most of an hourlong debate trying to convince voters that they should advance to a two-person runoff in January to fill the rest of retired Sen. Johnny Isakson's term, while the other three candidates in the debate tried to remind voters they existed.

October 19, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Should Georgia GOP Be Worried After Close Congressional Battle in Ohio?

On this edition of Political Rewind, a special election for Ohio’s 12 th Congressional District was “too close to call” on Tuesday night. Vying for a...

August 08, 2018
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., has been endorsed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump ahead of Tuesday's GOP special Senate primary.

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  • Politics

What A Week: Trump's Surprise Press Conference And Gubernatorial Developments

Jimmy Carter sings the praises of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams; but then says it wasn’t an endorsement and that he will back whoever...

August 11, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
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