Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is attacking his opponent over the 2020 election.

State Senate District 18 covers portions of Crawford, Monroe, Peach, Upson, Bibb and Houston counties. ATLANTA — Voters in central Georgia will have to go back to the polls in a few weeks after a special election for a State Senate seat will head to a runoff.

The race to fill a state Senate seat in Georgia is headed to a runoff, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Democrat Lemario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel will head to a Feb. 17 runoff after neither candidate was able to cross the 50 percent threshold.

There are now four special elections set for March 10 in Georgia. The most closely watched will be the race to fill former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat in northwest Georgia. Nearly two dozen candidates signed up to run in what is known as a jungle primary,

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Fulton County officials and election experts warn that new state legislation could strip local control over elections, as election challenges intensify ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith labeled Georgia "ground zero" for criminal efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.