Democrat wins Gwinnett County-based state Senate special election after close call
Democrats pulled off a win in a special election to fill the remainder of a former Democratic state senator’s term in a race that turned out tighter than expected.
Sen. Nabilah Parkes of Duluth stepped down from her seat to focus on a failed run for lieutenant governor earlier this year.
In the run-up to Election Day on Tuesday, Democrats had been alarmed by the strong GOP turnout statewide for the then-unresolved U.S. Senate and governor races, which seemed to give the Republican candidate, real estate broker Aizaz Shaikh, an edge.
But the Democrat in the special election, banker Adrienne White, ended up eking out a win with about 51% of the vote. White said Wednesday that it was “game changing” to have Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic nominee for governor, campaign with her over the weekend.
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