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In Georgia, although Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock earned about 35,000 more votes than Republican challenger Herschel Walker, neither candidate crossed the 50% threshold because Libertarian Chase Oliver drew 2% of the vote. Walker and Warnock now face a runoff for the Senate seat on Dec. 6.

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Why do Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock have to have a runoff?

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 13, 2022November 13, 2022

Two years ago, Joe Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Georgia since 1992, and the Peach State elected two Democrats to the U.S. Senate in runoffs.

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What we learned from the 2022 Midterm Elections in Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 11, 2022November 11, 2022

Republicans swept the races for Georgia’s constitutional offices Tuesday, winning all seven down-ballot contests from lieutenant governor down to insurance and labor commissioner.

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Georgia Republicans continue 16 year winning streak in statewide office elections

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Georgia voters have overwhelmingly ratified all four legislative proposals on the statewide ballot this year.

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Did Georgia’s ballot questions pass?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022

In a nail-biting race, neither candidate was able to amass more than 50% of the vote needed to avoid a runoff, which will force a rematch between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock on Dec. 6.

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Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock will head to a December runoff in Georgia Senate race

by Thom ChandlerNovember 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has clinched another term outright and defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams in a nationally watched – and long-anticipated – rematch between the two rivals.

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Brian Kemp Defeats Stacey Abrams, Winning a Second Term

by Jill Nolin | Georgia RecorderNovember 8, 2022October 10, 2023

We will be posting the results on this page as they come in. Please refresh to see the most up-to-date information.

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Georgia 2022 Midterm Election Results

by Thom ChandlerNovember 8, 2022November 9, 2022

The Scoop: Two poll workers at a precinct in Johns Creek were fired this morning just before voting began. Fulton County elections officials say their removal was due to a social media post.

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Two Johns Creek poll workers were fired just before polls opened

by Thom ChandlerNovember 8, 2022November 8, 2022

Below are live updates on how Election Day is going throughout Georgia.

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Election Day Updates: Voting runs smoothly throughout Georgia

by Thom ChandlerNovember 8, 2022November 8, 2022

Election administrators and voter protection groups are prepared to keep an eye out for people trying to interfere with the voting process on Election Day – and in the aftermath leading up to certification. Election officials are bracing for threats to the voting system fueled by conspiracy theorists.

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It’s Election Day and all eyes are once again on Georgia

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderNovember 8, 2022September 24, 2023

But unlike the 2020 races that were resolved in January 2021 runoffs, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican opponent Herschel Walker are both trying to end the election cycle on Tuesday and avoid a Dec. 6 runoff by convincing a majority of voters to support them the first time in Georgia's marquee Senate race.

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Can Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock avoid a runoff?

by Stephen Fowler | GA TodayNovember 6, 2022November 6, 2022

Voters shattered the 2.5 million mark for ballots cast prior to Election Day. As of Saturday morning, Georgia’s record breaking early turnout concluded with more than 2.2 million voters casting their ballot during early voting, with 231,063 showing up on Friday, Nov. 4.

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More than 2.5 million Georgians voted early

by Thom ChandlerNovember 5, 2022November 5, 2022

The Scoop: Following reports that some residents who requested absentee ballots never received them, Cobb County elections officials investigated and discovered more than 1,000 ballots were never mailed to voters.

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Investigation discovers more than 1,000 absentee ballots in Cobb County were not mailed to voters

by Thom ChandlerNovember 5, 2022November 5, 2022

Millions of Georgians have already cast ballots in a gubernatorial rematch four years in the making between Republican Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams Make Final Pitches to Voters

by Riley Bunch | GA TodayNovember 4, 2022October 10, 2023

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has raised more than $100 million toward his reelection bid, according to the final campaign finance report the Democrat will file before Election Day next week.

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Raphael Warnock is clobbering Herschel Walker in fundraising for senate campaign

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 3, 2022November 3, 2022

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How to watch Joe Biden’s speech tonight

by Thom ChandlerNovember 2, 2022November 2, 2022

Abortion and guns took up much of the time Sunday night in the second and final debate of the fall campaign between Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams.

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Here’s What Happened at the Final Debate Between Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 31, 2022October 10, 2023

Georgia voters will get one more chance to see candidates for governor, Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams, debate each other.

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How to watch tonight’s debate between Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams

by Thom ChandlerOctober 30, 2022October 30, 2022