Dr. Jaha Howard has won the Democratic runoff in Georgia's Senate District 35 special election, securing a majority of the vote and earning a seat in the state Senate.

Special elections were held Tuesday, Dec. 9 for State House District 121 and State House District 23. ATLANTA — Some Georgia voters went back to the polls Tuesday to vote in special elections held for two State House races.

Democrat Jaha Howard, a dentist and former Cobb County School Board member, will represent a metro Atlanta district that includes portions of Cobb and Fulton counties.

Competitive special elections have put once-securely Republican districts in play for Democrats, who seek to inch toward controlling the Georgia House in 2026.

During much of the 12.5-minute call, President Trump reiterated his claims that he had won Georgia, a state he lost by more than 11,000 votes that year.

Democrat Eric Gisler won in a district designed to favor Republicans. Now, GOP leaders are sounding the alarm ahead of the 2026 midterms.

University of Georgia alumnus and Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler won Georgia’s State House of Representatives District 121 seat in a special election Tuesday night. District 121 represents south Athens,

The Justice Department sued Fulton County, Georgia, on Friday, seeking records related to the 2020 election as efforts continue to prove President Donald Trump’s false claims that the election was stolen from him.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal defining when hand-marked paper ballots could be used in place of the state’s touchscreen voting machines.

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday targeted four states for refusing to turn over voter data and issued a complaint against Georgia’s Fulton County for information related to the 2020