Tuesday’s Georgia State Senate special election will advance to a runoff next month to fill Sen. Brandon Beach’s (R) seat since he left to become U.S. Treasurer under the Trump administration.

Debra Shigley, the lone Democrat in the seven-way race, received about 40 percent of the vote, with Republicans Jason Dickerson and Steve West finishing neck-and-neck with 17.4 percent and 17.1 percent, respectively.

The turnout rate was low, with a 14 percent average across Cherokee and Fulton counties, adding up to about 21,000 votes cast.

Since Dickerson finished in second place for the predominantly Republican 21st district by a hair, he will advance to the September 23 runoff and face Shigley once again, the Georgia Recorder reported.

Shigley performed far better than Lilli

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