Marcus Wiedower, first sworn into office in 2019, announced his resignation from the Georgia General Assembly to focus on his role at Hillpointe, a real estate development firm.
Democrat Eric Gisler is currently running for the House seat in 2026 and may also run in the special election.
This is not the first special election in recent history for Oconee County, following the resignations of Rep. Chuck Williams and Regina Quick in 2017.
In 2017, Democrats Jonathan Wallace and Deborah Gonzalez flipped both House seats representing Oconee County.
Author's summary: Wiedower resigns from Georgia General Assembly.