Six candidates enter race for open Georgia Senate seat in metro Atlanta

Voters head to the polls at Peachtree Christian Church in Midtown Atlanta for a runoff election on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

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Four Democrats, a Republican and an independent have all thrown their hats into the ring to represent a metro Atlanta district in the state Senate.

Senate District 35, which includes parts of Cobb and Fulton counties, was vacated after former Sen. Jason Esteves, an Atlanta Democrat, stepped down to focus on his run for governor.

Gov. Brian Kemp set the election for Nov. 18 – just two weeks after voters statewide will head to the polls for a pair of Georgia Public Service Commission races.