2025 Georgia state elections

2025 Georgia elections

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Several elections will take place in the U.S. state of Georgia in 2025.

Public Service Commission special elections

Main article: 2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election

Special elections for Public Service Commission 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 special election

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]}

Senate District 21 Special Election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Shigley	8,444	39.52
	Republican	Jason T. 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
	Write-in
Total votes				100

Senate District 21 Special Election Runoff ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason T. Dickerson	19,065	61.46
	Democratic	Debra Shigley	11,955	38.54
Total votes			31,020	100

House District 106 special election

A special election was called for House District 106 on November 4 to succeed Shelly Hutchinson. ^[8]

House District 106 Special Election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Muhammad Akbar Ali
	Democratic	Marqus A. Cole
	Republican	Jamie Parker
	Write-in
Total votes

Senate District 35 special election

A special election has been called for Senate District 35 on November 18 to succeed Jason Esteves. ^[10]

District attorneys

A special election for Tifton District Attorney to fill the remaining term of Republican incumbent Bryce A. Johnson was cancelled when Republican acting district attorney Patrick Warren filed as the only candidate for the role. ^[11]

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. ^{[12] [13]}

• Atlanta:
  • Incumbent mayor Andre Dickens was re-elected
  • Kelsea Bond won an open seat in Atlanta City Council District 2 ^[14]
• South Fulton: Incumbent mayor Khalid Kamau lost re-election, with challengers Carmalitha Gumbs and Mark Baker advancing to runoff. ^[15]
• Stockbridge: incumbent mayor Anthony Ford lost re-election to Jayden Williams ^[16]
• Stone Mountain: incumbent mayor Beverly Jones lost re-election to Jelani Lender ^[17]
• Marietta: incumbent mayor Steve "Thunder" Tumlin was re-elected against Sam Foster ^[18]
• Newnan: incumbent mayor Keith Brady lost re-election to James Shepherd ^[19]
• Sandy Springs: incumbent mayor Rusty Paul was forced to a runoff against Dontaye Carter ^[20]
• Roswell: incumbent mayor Kurt Wilson was forced to a runoff against Mary Robichaux ^[21]
• Chattahoochee Hills: Camille Lowe defeated Richard Schmidt to succeed Tom Reed, who did not seek re-election. ^[22]
• Warner Robins: incumbent mayor LaRhonda Patrick won re-election ^[23]
• Cairo: incumbent mayor Ed Robinson lost re-election to Arlisha Williams ^[24]

References

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2. Hurt, Emma (2022-08-12). "Georgia public service commission elections will proceed in November after all". Axios. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
3. Amy, Jeff (2024-03-22). "Georgia bill would give utility regulators extra years in office without facing voters". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
4. Homan, Maya (2025-08-30). "Democrats raise their hopes as Debra Shigley, Jason Dickerson advance to runoff • Georgia Recorder". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
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16. staff, Atlanta News First (2025-11-05). "Stockbridge elects youngest mayor in city's history". https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com . Retrieved 2025-11-06.{{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
17. WHISENHUNT, DAN (2025-11-05). "'Ready for change' — Stone Mountain incumbents ousted". Decaturish. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
18. Parker, Wendy (2025-11-05). "2025 East Cobb Elections: Marietta mayor barely re-elected". East Cobb News. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
19. Neely, Clay (2025-11-04). "Shepherd says focus beyond downtown led to mayoral win". Times-Herald.com. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
20. SUMLIN, HAYDEN (2025-11-05). "Paul, Carter head to runoff in Sandy Springs mayoral race". Appen Media. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
21. YAHNE, HANNAH (2025-11-05). "Robichaux, Wilson head to runoff in Roswell mayoral race". Appen Media. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
22. Dixon, Kristal (2025-11-05). "Metro Atlanta voters keep some incumbents, boot others". Axios. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
23. "Warner Robins election results | LaRhonda Patrick reelected as mayor of Warner Robins". WMAZ. 2025-11-04. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
24. Staff, WCTV (2025-11-04). "Results are in for key races in South Georgia this Election Day". https://www.wctv.tv . Retrieved 2025-11-06.{{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)