Early voting for the 17th Senatorial District Special Election begins today.
Early voting will run from November 29th through December 14th.
Democrat Mary Alice Carfi is going up against Republican Mark Pody. The winner will be filling the unexpired term of former State Senator Mae Beavers, who resigned earlier this year to focus on her campaign for governor.
The official election date is set for December 19th.
The 17th District represents DeKalb, Cannon, Wilson, Clay, Macon, and Smith counties.