EMILYs List Statement on Georgia State Senate District 21 Special Election 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following today’s special election for Georgia state Senate District 21, EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“Debra Shigley’s over performance tonight shows that even in deep Republican districts, voters aren’t happy with the way things are going and are looking for candidates who understand and can speak to the challenges facing regular people. Now more than ever it is clear Georgia is a key state center of power, and EMILYs List will continue working to elect Democratic women up and down the ballot in 2026 and beyond.”

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EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Over 40 years, EMILYs List has raised nearly $950 million to help Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the most impactful independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 192 women to the House, 29 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,600 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.