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Here’s how much the Republicans running for Georgia’s 6th district have raised

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 2, 2022February 2, 2022

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath raised more than $745,000 during the fourth quarter of last year in what promises to be a competitive Democratic primary race against fellow Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux in Georgia’s newly redrawn 7th Congressional District.

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Lucy McBath leads Carolyn Bourdeaux in fundraising for primary race

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 2022

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol subpoenaed on Friday 14 people from seven states who participated as fake electors following the 2020 presidential election.

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Georgia’s fake electors have been subpoenaed by Congress

by Jennifer Shutt | Georgia RecorderJanuary 29, 2022January 29, 2022

A panel of Fulton County Superior Court judges Monday approved allowing District Attorney Fani Willis to summon a special grand jury to investigate whether former President Donald Trump and his associates attempted to illegally orchestrate overturning Georgia’s 2020 election results.

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Georgia prosecutor gets go-ahead for grand jury in Trump investigation

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderJanuary 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a special grand jury to hear evidence of former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 Georgia election election results.

Fulton County prosecutor wants grand jury for Trump investigation

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderJanuary 21, 2022September 24, 2023

Pettig says the “phony electors” need to be viewed as one part of a broader attempt to subvert or overturn elections. Other efforts he cites include planting broad distrust in election results, as many Georgia Republican legislators have done.

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Georgia’s phony electors were part of a larger plot

by Melanie Conklin | Georgia RecorderJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

Gov. Brian Kemp attacked former U.S. Sen. David Perdue’s corporate record Tuesday in the first ad of what promises to be a bruising campaign for next year’s Republican gubernatorial nomination.

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Kemp campaign ad attacks Perdue’s corporate record

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 14, 2021December 14, 2021

Georgia would abandon the use of absentee ballot drop boxes under legislation Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller pre-filed in the General Assembly Monday.

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Georgia lieutenant Governor candidate wants to ban absentee ballot drop boxes

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 13, 2021December 13, 2021

Former Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue says he would not have signed off on the certification of the 2020 election results had he been governor, Axios Atlanta reported Wednesday.

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David Perdue says he would not have certified 2020 election results

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderDecember 10, 2021December 10, 2021

A new poll conducted since former U.S. Sen. David Perdue entered the 2022 Republican primary race for governor shows him neck and neck with incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp.

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Perdue gets a Trump bump in the polls

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021

Former Sen. David Perdue is set to launch a primary challenge against Gov. Brian Kemp, the latest escalation in former President Donald Trump's attack on Republicans that failed to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election.

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David Perdue will challenge Brian Kemp in the Republican primary

by Stephen Fowler | GA TodayDecember 5, 2021September 24, 2023

Stacey Abrams announced earlier today that she would be running for governor of Georgia again.

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Georgians React to Stacey Abrams Running for Governor

by Thom ChandlerDecember 1, 2021October 10, 2023

Democratic rising star Stacey Abrams is running for governor of Georgia, ending speculation about her plans and setting up a likely rematch against embattled Gov. Brian Kemp in a state controlled by Republicans that voted for Democratic candidates in 2020.

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Rematch? Stacey Abrams Says She’s Running for Governor Again

by Stephen Fowler | GA TodayDecember 1, 2021October 10, 2023

ATLANTA -- Atlanta City Councilman Andre Dickens was elected the next mayor of Georgia’s capital city Tuesday, easily defeating City Council President Felicia Moore in a runoff.

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Atlanta voters choose Andre Dickens as next mayor

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 30, 2021September 24, 2023

Runoff elections are taking place in cities throughout Georgia today, including the Atlanta mayor's race. Below are the results that have come in so far.

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November 30 Georgia municipal election runoff results

by Thom ChandlerNovember 30, 2021September 24, 2023

DeKalb County voters in some cities have runoff elections Nov. 30, but before you go to vote there are some things you may need to know.

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10 Things You Need to Know Before Voting in The Nov. 30 Runoff in DeKalb

by Thom ChandlerNovember 29, 2021September 24, 2023

Georgia’s leading business organization endorsed Gov. Brian Kemp Monday for reelection next year.

Business community backs Brian Kemp’s reelection bid

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 29, 2021November 29, 2021

Embittered Fulton County Elections Director Rick Barron is resigning at the end of the year as an investigation by a statewide panel continues to probe the county’s election process.

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Fulton County’s elections chief is resigning

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderNovember 4, 2021September 24, 2023