Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is attacking his opponent over the 2020 election.

State Senate District 18 covers portions of Crawford, Monroe, Peach, Upson, Bibb and Houston counties. ATLANTA — Voters in central Georgia will have to go back to the polls in a few weeks after a special election for a State Senate seat will head to a runoff.

The race to fill a state Senate seat in Georgia is headed to a runoff, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Democrat Lemario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel will head to a Feb. 17 runoff after neither candidate was able to cross the 50 percent threshold.

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Fulton County officials and election experts warn that new state legislation could strip local control over elections, as election challenges intensify ahead of the 2026 midterms.

North Georgia voters will not just be electing the replacement of Marjorie Taylor Greene in March in the Congressional seat 14 special election. They will also be voting in a Special Election for the State Senate District 53 seat.

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith labeled Georgia "ground zero" for criminal efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

Voters across Central Georgia on Tuesday set the stage for a runoff election in the race for Georgia's Senate District 18.