Dr. Jaha Howard has won the Democratic runoff in Georgia's Senate District 35 special election, securing a majority of the vote and earning a seat in the state Senate.

On Dec. 16, Dr. Jaha Howard, a former Cobb County Board of Education member, won a special election for Georgia State Senate District 35.

Democrat Jaha Howard, a dentist and former Cobb County School Board member, is headed to the state Capitol after narrowly defeating fellow Democrat and former state Rep. Roger Bruce during a special election runoff.

ATLANTA — Dentist and former Cobb County School Board member Jaha Howard has won the runoff election to fill the Georgia State Senate seat for District 35, vacated by Jason Esteves after he stepped down to run for governor.

Pediatric dentist Jaha Howard defeated former Georgia state representative Roger Bruce in a close runoff for the state Senate District 35 seat on Tuesday.

A longtime Georgia state representative was defeated in his bid to win the seat of current gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves.

A group of Georgia state senators are calling for further age verification legislation, greater parental control of minors’ app store activity and restrictions on the usage of personal information gathered by tech companies from minors.