Six candidates sign up to run for middle Georgia Senate seat after prominent Republican steps down

By: Ross Williams

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: December 23, 2025

Words: 1,204

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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A major figure in the Georgia Senate is out, and six candidates are hoping to earn their way in.

Former state Sen. John Kennedy, a Macon Republican who served as president pro tempore, the Senate’s second-in-command, stepped down this month to focus on a run for lieutenant governor.

Kennedy had represented his district, which includes Crawford, Monroe, Peach and Upson counties as well as parts of Bibb and Houston counties, since 2014. Five Republicans and …

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