2025 Georgia state elections

2025 Georgia elections
November 4, 2025

Several elections took place in the U.S. state of Georgia in 2025.

Public Service Commission special elections

Main article: 2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election

Special elections for Public Service Commission (PSC) districts 2 and 3 were held on November 4, 2025. Both seats were previously scheduled for election in 2022, but were delayed by federal court order during litigation in the case Rose v. Raffensperger.[1][2][3] The primary was held on June 17, 2025. It was the first statewide special election in Georgia for a non-federal office since the 1998 special election for an at-large seat on the PSC, as well as the first odd-year special election for a statewide non-federal seat since the 1883 Georgia gubernatorial special election. Democrats flipped both seats, with Alicia Johnson defeating Republican incumbent Tim Echols for district 2 and Peter Hubbard defeating Republican incumbent Fitz Johnson for district 3. Johnson and Hubbard became the first Democrats elected to statewide non-federal office since 2006, with Johnson becoming the first African American woman elected to statewide office.

State legislative special elections

Senate district 21

A special election was held on August 30 to succeed State Senator Brandon Beach, who was appointed by President Donald Trump as U.S. Treasurer. Out of seven candidates, Democrat Debra Shigley and Republican Jason Dickerson advanced to the September 23 runoff, where Dickerson defeated Shigley.[4][5]

Senate district 21 special election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Shigley 8,444 39.52
Republican Jason Dickerson 3,709 17.36
Republican Steve West 3,642 17.04
Republican Brian Will 2,192 10.26
Republican Brice Futch 1,749 8.19
Republican Lance Calvert 1,424 6.66
Republican Stephanie Donegan 207 0.97
Total votes 21,367 100
Senate district 21 special election runoff[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Dickerson 19,065 61.46
Democratic Debra Shigley 11,955 38.54
Total votes 31,020 100
Republican hold

House district 106

A special election was called for House district 106 on November 4 to succeed Shelly Hutchinson.[8] Democratic candidates Marqus Cole and Muhammad Akbar Ali advanced to the December 2 runoff.[9] Ali defeated Cole in a low-turnout contest, becoming the youngest state lawmaker in Georgia's history at 21 years of age.[10]

House district 106 special election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marqus Cole 3,171 38.96
Democratic Muhammad Akbar Ali 2,613 32.10
Republican Jamie Parker 2,355 28.94
Total votes 8,139 100
House district 106 special election runoff[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Muhammad Akbar Ali 947 54.39
Democratic Marqus Cole 794 45.61
Total votes 1,741 100
Democratic hold

Senate district 35

A special election was called for Senate district 35 on November 18 to succeed Jason Esteves.[13] Democratic candidates Jaha Howard and Roger Bruce advanced to the December 16 runoff.[14] Howard won the runoff election by narrowly defeating Bruce.[15]

Senate district 35 special election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaha Howard 5,134 32.63
Democratic Roger Bruce 3,992 25.37
Republican Josh Tolbert 2,765 17.58
Democratic Erica-Denise Solomon 2,720 17.29
Democratic John D. Williams 832 5.29
Independent Corenza Morris 290 1.84
Total votes 15,733 100
Senate district 35 special election runoff[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jaha Howard 3,229 51.90
Democratic Roger Bruce 2,993 48.10
Total votes 6,222 100
Democratic hold

House district 121

In the 2024 election, State Rep. Marcus Wiedower, a Republican, defeated Eric Gisler with 61.1% of the vote in the election for Georgia's 121st House district.[18] On October 28, 2025, Wiedower resigned.[19][20] He explained that he was no longer able to fully allocate his attention and time on political responsibilities because of his private-sector professional obligations.[19]

On November 3, 2025, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued a call for the special election, scheduling it for December 9. If a runoff election had been needed, it would have been held on January 6, 2026.[21] Democratic candidate Eric Gisler and Republican candidate Mack "Dutch" Guest IV filed for the election. Gisler won the special election for the Democrats, flipping a seat which had previously voted for Donald Trump in 2024 by 12 percentage points.[22]

Eric Gisler was already running for the seat in the 2026 election.[19]

House district 121 special election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Gisler 5,873 50.85
Republican Mack "Dutch" Guest IV 5,676 49.15
Total votes 11,549 100
Democratic gain from Republican

House district 23

A special election was called for Georgia's 23rd House district on December 9 to succeed Mandi Ballinger.[24] Five Republicans and one Democrat filed for the special election. Republican Bill Fincher and Democrat Scott Sanders advanced to the January 6, 2026 runoff where Fincher comfortably defeated Sanders.[25]

House district 23 special election[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Fincher 1,373 27.40
Democratic Scott Sanders 1,340 26.74
Republican Brice Futch 1,115 22.25
Republican Ann Gazell 608 12.13
Republican Rajpal "Raj" Sagoo 559 11.16
Republican William Ware 16 0.32
Total votes 5,011 100
House district 23 special election runoff[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Fincher 4,345 71.38
Democratic Scott Sanders 1,742 28.62
Total votes 6,087 100
Republican hold

District attorneys

A special election for Tifton District Attorney to fill the remaining term of Republican incumbent Bryce A. Johnson was cancelled when Republican acting district attorney Patrick Warren filed as the only candidate for the role.[28]

Local elections

Municipal elections were held on November 4 in most Georgia cities for city council seats and several mayoralties, including Atlanta, Marietta, Sandy Springs, and South Fulton. In addition, special elections were held for Columbia County Commission District 2 and Augusta-Richmond County Commission District 4.[29][30]

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