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.

Hand-marked paper ballots are Georgia’s backup when touchscreen voting machines can’t be used because of an “emergency,” and a proposed rule change would list the qualifying circumstances. Supporters say this would make it easier to determine if hand-marked ballots are needed,

Democrats were energized Wednesday after a surprising election sweep in deep-red state Georgia. Democrat Eric Gisler won in a special election in Georgia to represent Georgia State House of Representatives District 121,

The State Election Board on Wednesday failed to pass a rule that would establish qualifying circumstances under which Georgia's touchscreen voting system could be eliminated.

Democrat Eric Gisler flipped a Georgia House seat, and Eileen Higgins became the first democrat to win the Miami mayorship in 30 years.

Democrats continued their run of successes in special elections by flipping a state House seat in Georgia Tuesday, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk.

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.

A judge dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others on Wednesday after a request from the prosecutor, making the historic racketeering prosecution the latest in a string of legal cases against Trump that have dissolved since he was reelected to a second term.