A Democrat has been projected as the winner in a special election in Georgia for the State House of Representatives in a district that President Donald Trump won by double digits last year.
Eric Gisler was projected as the winner in the race for Georgia State House of Representatives District 121 on Tuesday night. The vacancy arose after Republican State Rep. Marcus Wiedower resigned in late October to focus on his role at a real estate company.
Gisler, a Democrat from Oconee County and a University of Georgia graduate, previously ran against Wiedower last year, receiving just 40% of the vote.
Decision Desk projected Gisler defeated Republican candidate Mack "Dutch" Guest IV just after 9 p.m. ET.
As of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Gisler had secured 5,873 votes to Guest's 5,676, or 50.9% to 49.2%, respectively.
CNN called the race shortly thereafter.
The stunning win comes after a similar result unfolded in Miami, where Democrats pulled off a huge victory on Tuesday by winning the mayoral runoff. It was the first time they have been elected to that office in nearly 30 years.
Republicans have faced numerous warnings of disaster looming at the midterms due to President Donald Trump's deeply unpopular agenda and stubbornly high prices.
