FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia voters in portions of Fulton and Cobb counties went to the polls Tuesday for the State Senate District 35 special election. Two candidates will now head to a runoff next month, results show.

The vacancy became open after State Sen. Jason Esteves announced he was stepping down from the position to focus on his campaign for governor.

There were six candidates on the ballot:

Roger Bruce - Democrat

Jaha V. Howard - Democrat

Corenza Morris - Independent

Erica-Denise Solomon - Democrat

Josh Tolbert - Republican

John D. Williams - Democrat

The results show that none of the candidates met the 50-percent-plus-one-vote majority threshold to avoid a runoff.

Democrats Jaha Howard and Roger Bruce were the top two candidates who will h

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