Georgia Democrats scored a major upset in a special election on Tuesday night, flipping a conservative legislative district in the Athens area"the 25th such gain for the party nationwide this year, against zero for the GOP. Democrat Eric Gisler, who works in the insurance technology industry, defeated Republican Mack "Dutch" Guest IV, the owner of a trucking company, to win the 121st House District in the Athens area by a 51-49 margin. In a pair of special elections last month for Georgia's Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities, both Democratic candidates racked up identical 63-37 margins in the 121st District en route to landslide wins statewide.