Tonight, with results in from the Senate District 21 Special Election, DPG Chair Charlie Bailey released the following statement:
“The Democratic Party of Georgia congratulates Debra Shigley on her courageous, well-fought race and her impressive overperformance in the District 21 Special Election runoff. Debra not only overperformed by double digits over Democrats in 2024 – she forced Republicans to mount a full-scale campaign in this runoff and spend big to defend a district that went for Donald Trump by 34 points last year. Republicans having to play defense in a ‘safe’ district is a sure sign that they’ll continue struggling to defend their toxic agenda all the way through 2026.
“Over this year and next, Georgia Democrats will continue to follow Debra’s example: organizing and competing everywhere, no matter how red or how blue the district; taking no vote for granted; and building momentum to elect strong Democrats who put working families first at every level of the ticket.”
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