Fani Willis and judge presiding over Georgia Trump election case defeat challengers

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Judge Scott McAfee have both won their reelection campaigns.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee at his election night watch party at Mutation Brewing Company in Sandy Springs, Georgia, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated on Tuesday at 10:14 p.m.

The prosecutor and judge overseeing the Georgia criminal case against former President Donald Trump both easily defeated challengers in local elections on Tuesday. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis won the Democratic primary and Judge Scott McAfee won a full term on the bench. 

At Mutation Brewing in Sandy Springs, McAfee supporters mingled around a bar decorated with stars and stripes, sipping brews with names like the Teddy Brewsevelt as returns trickled in.