Daughter of late House Dem loses runoff bid to finish father's term

Marcye Scott lost a runoff election to Everton Blair, former Gwinnett County school board chairman, in the race to fill the remaining months of her father's House seat. Scott had placed first in the initial round of voting but did not secure enough votes to win outright, triggering the runoff. Blair advanced to claim the House term. The election determined who would serve out the remainder of the vacant seat.

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