Georgia voters are casting ballots in a special election to fill the House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. David Scott, a long-serving Democratic congressman who passed away in April at age 80. The seat represents Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, a Democratic stronghold that has been held by Scott since his first election in 2002.
Multiple candidates are competing to succeed Scott, including his daughter Marcye Scott, who is among those running in the special election. Polling locations in the district were open for voters to cast their ballots on Tuesday.
Sources note that the district’s history as a safe Democratic seat makes the special election outcome significant for state representation, with Scott’s absence marking the first time the seat has been contested since 2002.
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