2 longtime Georgia House incumbents appear to be defeated
After nearly 30 years, preliminary election results appear to show that two House Democrats will not be returning to the Capitol for another term.
According to unofficial results released by the Georgia Secretary of State’s office early Wednesday, state Rep. Michele Henson and Sharon Beasley-Teague both appear to have been defeated by challengers in the Democratic primary runoff election.
There are thousands of absentee ballots that have not yet been counted and could change the results.
There is no Republican on the ballot in either race, so if the results stand, Zulma Lopez will be the next representative of House District 86 and Mandisha Thomas will represent House District 65.
It was the first runoff for Henson, who was first elected in 1990, in at least 16 years. Beasley-Teague had not faced a runoff opponent since she first ran for office in 1992.
Lopez, an immigration attorney and first-time candidate, had said that the district needed new representation from someone who had managed a small business as they tackle the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
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