Missing memory card temporarily changed apparent outcome in state House race
ATLANTA — A previously missing election machine memory card in Seminole County has reversed the apparent outcome of a legislative race where early results showed a Republican incumbent losing his seat. After election night, the state's unofficial tally showed Rep....
Bottoms to focus on healthcare and other affordability issues
ATLANTA — In her first news conference after Election Day, Georgia's governor-elect, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, said she will be focus on the cost of living, access to healthcare and funding for public education — the affordability issues she said voters had...
Women put their stamp on Georgia election
ATLANTA — Women won big in Georgia on Election Day. Eight women, all of them Black Democrats, expect to be sworn in to statewide office in January after defeating Republicans on Tuesday. The unofficial tally by the Georgia secretary of state's office shows a Black...
Georgia Democrats flip every statewide office, but appear to fall short in the Senate
ATLANTA — Georgia voters turned so sharply in a new direction Tuesday that the results surprised even some winners and set several historical firsts. Keisha Lance Bottoms is the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history, but Georgia could also see a Black...
Bottoms claims place in history as first Black woman elected to govern state
ATLANTA — Georgia voters made history Tuesday, electing for the first time in 238 years of statehood a woman — and a Black person — as governor. In January, when she is sworn into office, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, will also become the...
Democrat Ossoff claims victory in U.S. Senate race
ATLANTA — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff powered to a second term Tuesday night, defending his seat against Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins. Ossoff surged to an early lead after the polls closed and held it through the night, with a double digit percentage point...
Race for Georgia governor draws more than $150 million in final three months
ATLANTA — The price of everything has been rising, including the cost of becoming governor in Georgia. Since Aug. 1, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and businessman Rick Jackson raised more than $150 million in their quests to lead the state. Jackson, the...
Obama visits Georgia to boost Democrats ahead of Election Day
ATLANTA — Barack Obama traveled to Clayton County Wednesday night to promote the Georgia Democratic ticket less than a week before Election Day. The visit came amid Republican efforts to energize their own voting base, including two visits to the state earlier this...