'Alarm bells': Democrats 'supercharged' after shock upset win in deep red Georgia seat

Democrats were energized Wednesday after a surprising election sweep in deep-red state Georgia.

Democrat Eric Gisler won in a special election in Georgia to represent Georgia State House of Representatives District 121, flipping a seat in a district that President Donald Trump won by double digits last year. The vacancy arose after Republican State Rep. Marcus Wiedower resigned in late October to focus on his role at a real estate company.

Greg Bluestein, chief political reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, wrote this on X:

"The state House seat that Democrats flipped last night isn’t the party’s juiciest midterm target. It isn’t even in the top 10. But Eric Gisler’s stunning special election victory sounded alarm bells for Republicans and supercharged Democrats."

The win comes after a similar result unfolded in Miami, where Democrats pulled off a huge victory on Tuesday by winning the mayoral runoff — the first time they have been elected to that office in nearly 30 years.

Republicans have faced numerous warnings of disaster looming ahead of the 2026 midterms due to Trump's deeply unpopular agenda and high cost of living woes.