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DEKALB COUNTY, GA—Democrats Venola Mason and Kelly Kautz appeared headed for a runoff in the Georgia House District 94 Special Election held on Tuesday, March 10, according to unofficial results.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger called for the special election to fill the unexpired term of long-time State Rep. Karen Bennett, who abruptly resigned in January. District 94 includes portions of DeKalb County and neighboring Gwinnett County.
Mason was leading the four-way race on Tuesday night with 44.23 percent (1,199 votes), while Kautz was trailing with 23.20 percent (629 votes), according to unofficial results at the Georgia Secretary of State’s web site.
“These unofficial results represent the successful culmination of weeks of preparation by our dedicated elections state and poll workers,” said Executive Director DeKalb VRE Keisha L. Smith.
“We are grateful to every poll worker, staff member, and community partner who helped ensure that voters in House District 94 were able to participate in a secure,
transparent, and efficient election process. Their professionalism and commitment are essential to the integrity of our elections.”
Under Georgia law, if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the total votes case in the special election, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will advance to the runoff election.
The runoff will be held on April 7.
For more information about Tuesday’s Special Election results for House 94 race and other races, visit:https://results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgia/elections/March102026SpecialElection
Four candidates qualify for special election Georgia House District 94 seat vacated by Karen Bennett