Parties retain seats in Georgia special elections
July 20, 2011
By Tyler Millhouse
On Tuesday, Georgia held three special elections, two for the House of Representatives and one for State Senate. Two of the special elections, House District 139 and Senate District 26, were triggered by Senator Robert Brown's (D) resignation in order run in the Macon mayoral election. Brown's resignation prompted David Lucas, Sr. (D) to resign his District 139 seat and seek election to the senate. The third race, for House District 113, was a runoff election for the June 21 primary election. That election was triggered by first-term representative Hank Huckaby's resignation to serve as Chancellor of the University of Georgia. The results are as follows:
- Senate District 26: David Lucas, Sr. (D) and Miriam Paris (D) will proceed to an August 16 runoff election. Eliminated from the race was Republican Bobby Gale, who took just 16 percent of the vote.[1]
- House District 139: James Beverly (D) has defeated fellow Democrat Anissa M. Jones, taking 65.5 percent of the vote. Since only two candidates ran for the seat, no runoff is required.[2]
- House District 113, Runoff: Chuck Williams (R) has defeated Dan Matthews (D), taking 62 percent of the vote.[3]
Partisan impact
Since both parties retained their seats in the decided elections and the runoff election will feature two Democrats, the partisan balance of Georgia's legislature will remain unchanged.
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