According to the media reports, Jason Carter, the grandson of former U. S. President Jimmy Carter, Tuesday won a special election sending him to the Georgia Senate.

The younger Carter, a Democratic Atlanta lawyer, polled 65.6 percent to win state Senate District 42 in DeKalb County. Tom Stubbs, another Democratic attorney, was second with 22.9 percent, Libertarian businessman David Montane was third with 7.5 percent, and Independent Steve Patrick had 3.8 percent, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported.

Carter fills a vacancy created when Sen. David Adelman became U. S. ambassador to Singapore. The term expires at the end of the year.

Carter, 34, who founded the national community service non-profit Democrats Work, said, "My family opened the doors, but ultimately I think people decided on me for my merit and not my family. But, of course, my family helped. It's part of me." (With Inputs from Agencies)