Democrat Eric Gisler is claiming victory in a Republican state House district in Georgia. Gisler narrowly led Republican Mack “Dutch” Guest in unofficial returns from a special election after voting ended Tuesday.

A Watkinsville Democrat defeated a Republican in a two-way race Tuesday, flipping a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.

Democrats continued their run of successes in special elections by flipping a state House seat in Georgia Tuesday, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk.

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

ATLANTA - Georgia’s State Election Board narrowly rejected a proposal Wednesday that would have defined when hand-marked paper ballots could replace the state’s touchscreen voting machines, ending weeks of debate over whether the board had the authority to make such a change.

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,

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. Opponents said the rule would have overstepped the board’s legal authority and could have created an escape hatch for widespread use of paper ballots when state

Democrats scored a string of victories in Georgia’s off-year elections, flipping long-held Public Service Commission seats and ousting the GOP-backed Roswell mayor. They did it by sharpening an electoral message that puts affordability at the center of the 2026 midterms.

The election interference case against President Trump in Georgia was dismissed last week, but the ghosts of the 2020 election are still looming over the state as next year’s midterms approach.