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Georgia Senate District 21 Runoff Draws National Focus as Voting Gets Underway

Heightened early turnout signals a test of each party's 2026 organizing.

Democratic state Senate candidate Debra Shigley poses for a photo in Canton, Ga. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon, File)
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Overview

  • Voters in Georgia's Senate District 21 are choosing between Democrat Debra Shigley and Republican Jason Dickerson in a runoff after no candidate won a majority in August.
  • Official results show Shigley led the first round with 8,444 votes, while six Republicans split 12,923 and Dickerson topped the GOP field with 3,079.
  • The reliably Republican seat was vacated when Sen. Brandon Beach, who won more than 70% in 2024, became U.S. treasurer by appointment from President Donald Trump.
  • The secretary of state's office reports 16,440 early ballots for the runoff after August turnout of roughly 15% in Cherokee County and 13% in Fulton County.
  • National and state party leaders have engaged the race, with DNC Chair Ken Martin stumping for Shigley and top Georgia Republicans endorsing Dickerson, a self-funding conservative.