Overview

• Decision Desk HQ projected Dickerson, a businessman and political outsider, to fill the remainder of Beach’s term in the deep-red district north of Atlanta.
• District 21 spans parts of Fulton and Cherokee counties, where Beach took about 70% in 2024 after August’s special election sent the race to a runoff.
• Shigley led the August ballot with roughly 40% as the lone Democrat while six Republicans split about 12,900 votes, with Dickerson topping the GOP field.
• Republicans consolidated support behind Dickerson with endorsements from Gov. Brian Kemp and Senate Majority Leader Jason R. Anavitarte.
• National Democrats invested in turnout as DNC Chair Ken Martin canvassed for Shigley, and early voting surpassed the August special with 16,440 ballots cast.