Why Georgia Democrats are fretting a special election next week
Georgia Democrats are warning that Republicans could flip a state Senate seat in a special election on Tuesday, an outcome that would leave Democrats down a member heading into a crucial special session devoted to redistricting that begins the very next day.
“In a district that would normally be an easy win for Democrats, Republican voters are vastly outpacing Democratic voters in the first three days,” former state Rep. Beth Moore told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of the early voting numbers in the race for the 7th Senate District, based in Gwinnett County outside Atlanta.
The problem is one of timing. As Moore alluded, Democrat Adrienne White would normally be the favorite over Republican Aizaz Shaikh in a constituency that, according to calculations by The Downballot, Kamala Harris carried 56-42 two years ago.
But the special election will take place on the same day that Republicans—and only Republicans—hold closely watched runoffs in their primaries for the U.S. Senate and governor.
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