ATLANTA – State Rep. Georganna Sinkfield has defeated state Sen. Gail Buckner to become the Democratic nominee in the race for Georgia secretary of state.
Unofficial returns Tuesday show Sinkfield with 59 percent of the vote after 81 percent of precincts reported.
The two were forced into the runoff when none of the four Democratic candidates earned more than 50 percent of the vote in the July primary.
Sinkfield will face Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who was appointed to the office in January after Karen Handel resigned to focus on her bid for governor.