2025 Georgia state elections
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Several elections took place in the U.S. state of Georgia in 2025.
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November 4, 2025
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Public Service Commission special elections
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]
| 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 | ||
| 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]
| 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 | ||
| 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]
| 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 | ||
| 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]
| 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||
| 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
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]
- Atlanta:
- Incumbent mayor Andre Dickens was re-elected
- South Fulton: Incumbent mayor Khalid Kamau lost re-election in the general election, with Carmalitha Gumbs being elected in the runoff[31]
- Stockbridge: Incumbent mayor Anthony Ford lost re-election to Jayden Williams[32]
- Stone Mountain: Incumbent mayor Beverly Jones lost re-election to Jelani Lender[33]
- Marietta: Incumbent mayor Steve "Thunder" Tumlin was re-elected against Sam Foster[34]
- Newnan: Incumbent mayor Keith Brady lost re-election to James Shepherd[35]
- Sandy Springs: Incumbent mayor Rusty Paul was re-elected against Dontaye Carter after being forced to a runoff[36]
- Roswell: Incumbent mayor Kurt Wilson lost re-election to Mary Robichaux after being forced to a runoff[37]
- Chattahoochee Hills: Camille Lowe defeated Richard Schmidt to succeed Tom Reed, who did not seek re-election.[38]
- Warner Robins: Incumbent mayor LaRhonda Patrick won re-election[39]
- Cairo: Incumbent mayor Ed Robinson lost re-election to Arlisha Williams[40]