Special elections were held Tuesday, Dec. 9 for State House District 121 and State House District 23. ATLANTA — Some Georgia voters went back to the polls Tuesday to vote in special elections held for two State House races.

Democrat Eric Gisler won in a district designed to favor Republicans. Now, GOP leaders are sounding the alarm ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Georgia's State Election Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal defining when hand-marked paper ballots could be used in place of the state's touchscreen voting machines. Opponents said the rule would have overstepped the board’s legal authority and could have created an escape hatch for widespread use of paper ballots when state

State Election Board rejects paper ballot rule on a 2-2 vote over concerns it exceeds the board’s authority.

Democrats scored a string of victories in Georgia’s off-year elections, flipping long-held Public Service Commission seats and ousting the GOP-backed Roswell mayor. They did it by sharpening an electoral message that puts affordability at the center of the 2026 midterms.

University of Georgia alumnus and Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler won Georgia’s State House of Representatives District 121 seat in a special election Tuesday night. District 121 represents south Athens,

The election interference case against President Trump in Georgia was dismissed last week, but the ghosts of the 2020 election are still looming over the state as next year’s midterms approach.

Polls closed Tuesday night across Georgia as voters decided dozens of municipal runoff races that will set the direction for several metro cities heading into 2026.