4 special elections held for Ga. legislature seats
ATLANTA (AP) - Four Republicans appear to be headed for the state legislature following a set of special elections.
Republicans Dean Burke and Mike Keown were front-runners in state senate district 11 - spanning southwest Georgia. Burke won 42.59% of votes and Keown won 37.37%.
In state senate district 21 - spanning parts of Cherokee and Fulton Counties - Republican Brandon Beach won 57.57% of votes over fellow Republican Sean Jerguson.
In state senate district 30 - spanning parts of Carroll, Paulding and Douglas Counties - Republican Mike Dugan won 87.6% of votes over Libertarian candidate James M. Camp.
In a four-way race for district 21 in the state house, Republican Scot Turner won 46.39% of votes.
Tuesday's results were not final, and don't include provisional ballots.
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