A second U.S. Senate race in Georgia could go to a runoff and further ratchet up the focus on a state that could decide which party controls the chamber. Republican Sen. David Perdue’s lead over Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff has continued to dwindle as local election officials process ballots. But as of noon today, Perdue […]
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On day after Election Day, Georgia still has 200,000 ballots to count
Around 200,000 ballots remain to be counted in Georgia after a hotly anticipated election Tuesday that saw record-breaking turnout fueled by mail-in and early votes. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said he is pushing for several counties with largely mail-in ballots still uncounted to wrap up work by the end of Wednesday. “Every legal […]
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Loeffler and Warnock headed for January runoff
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler and challenger Rev. Raphael Warnock appear headed for a runoff in one of two hotly contested Senate seats in Georgia. U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, the firebrand Republican challenging Loeffler for her seat in a free-for-all election, called Loeffler to concede and support her campaign around 10:30 p.m. on Election Day after […]
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Live Election Results: Presidential Race closes in
A contentious election season draws to an end as votes are counted tonight. In addition to the presidential race, in which Georgia is a swing state, Georgians voted in two senate races that could help determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Election results will be posted below as they come in. Please […]
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Voting runs smoothly on Election Day in Georgia
Georgians fearing the worst for Election Day 2020 woke up to find swift lines and few headaches as voters shuttled in and out of polling places up and down the state on the way to record-breaking turnout. Even before Tuesday, Georgia voters had cast nearly 4 million ballots by mail or during the three-week early voting […]
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Election Day Updates: Precincts in Cobb, DeKalb and Richmond Counties to stay open late
7:37 p.m.: Election results are starting to come in. Results will be posted here. 5:41 p.m.: One precinct in Cobb County will be open until 7:20 p.m. tonight due to a poll manager who arrived 20 minutes late this morning. A judge has signed an order keeping the precinct at Sope Creek Elementary School open […]
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Georgia among growing number of states that process ballots early
Many states this year are allowing early processing of ballots to deal with the historically high number of absentee, early in-person, and hand-delivered votes. The states that changed their procedures this year include Maine and South Carolina (which have hotly contested U.S. Senate races) and the presidential battleground of Michigan (but only for cities of […]
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5 Things you need to know before you vote
The end of a long election season interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and domestic strife is in sight. More than 3.9 million Georgians have already cast their ballots before Election Day, but the final tally on Tuesday could count as many as 2 million more expected to line up to vote, smashing turnout records. Georgia […]
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Georgia gets swing state treatment as Election Day nears
With two days to go before Election Day and millions of Georgia ballots already cast, both major presidential candidates had Georgia on their minds Sunday. Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris flew into DeKalb County Sunday morning to make a last-minute push for voters to turn out for former Vice President Joe Biden. “You all […]