Brown, McNeel appear to advance to runoff for Macon-area Senate seat

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: January 21, 2026

Words: 565

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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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 …

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