ATLANTA — Voters in Clark and Oconee counties will vote Dec. 9 in a special election to replace former state Rep. Marcus Wiedower, R-Watkinsville, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Monday.
Raffensperger scheduled the special election for the same date that voters in Cherokee County will elect a successor for Mandi Ballinger, a Republican member of the House from Canton who died in early October.
Wiedower resigned last week. Candidate qualification to succeed him as the representative for House District 121 is Thursday and Friday. A special runoff election, if needed, will occur Jan. 6.
Two other elections to replace departing lawmakers were already scheduled.
On Tuesday, voters in the Lawrenceville area will cast ballots in the election to fill the former House seat of Shelly Hutchinson, a Democrat who resigned in September. On Nov. 18, voters in west Atlanta and Smyrna will pick a successor for former state Sen. Jason Esteves, who resigned in September to run for the Democratic nomination for governor.