GA-SD18: Brown (D), McNeel (R) appear to advance to runoff for Macon-area Senate seat
Two candidates vying to represent a Macon-area Senate district are headed to a runoff after neither managed to clear the 50% threshold in a six-way race Tuesday.
Democrat LeMario Brown, a Peach County small business owner, farmer and former city council member, and Republican Steven McNeel, a Bibb County attorney, appear to be the top two vote-getters after the polls closed on Tuesday night, according to unofficial results from the secretary of state’s website. The other candidates, all Republicans, include former Forsyth Mayor Eric Wilson, former state Rep. Lauren Daniel, Army veteran Nathan Warnock and retired factory worker Eugene Allison.
The district encompasses Crawford, Monroe, Peach and Upson counties, as well as part of Bibb and Houston counties.
Brown and McNeel are seeking to replace former state Sen. John F. Kennedy, a Macon Republican and the former President Pro Tem who has represented the district since 2014. Kennedy resigned in December to focus on his bid for lieutenant governor.
https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/brown-mcneel-appear-to-advance-to-runoff-for-macon-area-senate-seat/