Tag Archives: Georgia

Marcye Scott, the daughter of the late Congressman David Scott, fell short of winning a special election to finish her father’s term in office and will face former Gwinnett County School Board chair Everton Blair in a runoff next month.  The Associated Press made the call at around 8:45 p.m. …

Georgia Republicans have abandoned plans to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative districts during a special legislative session this month, dealing a setback to efforts encouraged by President Donald Trump and preserving current political maps through at least the 2026 election cycle. Republican legislative leaders announced Wednesday that lawmakers would …

President Donald Trump notched several important victories in Tuesday’s primary elections, but one of the night’s most closely watched races underscored that his endorsement remains influential — not invincible. In Georgia, billionaire businessman Rick Jackson defeated Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the Republican gubernatorial runoff, delivering a rare setback …

Republican Rep. Mike Collins won Georgia’s GOP Senate runoff Tuesday, defeating former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley and securing the party’s nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races. The Associated Press called the race for Collins at 8:37 …

Primary voters in Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma head to the polls Tuesday in a series of high-stakes contests that will help define the political landscape heading into the 2026 midterm elections. The elections will determine nominees in several closely watched Senate, governor and congressional races while offering an early glimpse …

Georgia Democrats had seven candidates to choose from for their nomination for governor, but they knew who they wanted – former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Bottoms won a majority in the Democratic primary Tuesday according to The Associated Press, clinching her party’s nod without the need for a runoff. …

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that Georgia lawmakers will return to the Capitol next month for a special legislative session focused on redrawing the state’s political maps following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened key protections under the Voting Rights Act. The session, scheduled to begin June 17, …

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday he will not redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, breaking with a growing Republican push across the South following a sweeping Supreme Court decision on voting rights. The outgoing Republican made clear he would not delay Georgia’s May 19 …

Republican Clay Fuller will head to Washington after winning a special election runoff Tuesday to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, though he is expected to face an immediate challenge to retain the seat. Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris, securing about 56% of the vote to Harris’ 44%, according to …

In a freewheeling hour-long speech at a northwest Georgia steel plant, President Donald Trump sought to boost his second-term economic agenda ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections. “We have the most people working in history, and just recently, we crossed two milestones,” he said Thursday. “They thought it was totally …

The NAACP and several allied organizations are asking a federal judge to restrict how the FBI can use voter information seized from a Fulton County elections warehouse, arguing the search threatens Georgians’ privacy and voting rights. In a motion filed late Sunday, the groups said the Jan. 28 seizure of …

For many Democrats, the mood during President Donald Trump’s first year back in office has been decidedly grim. But at a Saturday campaign rally in Atlanta, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff told voters that “the first light of dawn is on the horizon.” In a 30-minute speech at the Georgia International …

Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Fulton County elections warehouse Wednesday. A court order signed by Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas authorized agents to seize all physical ballots from the 2020 election in Fulton County, all ballot images and Fulton County’s 2020 voter rolls. A copy of …

A Georgia judge on Wednesday dismissed the state’s sweeping racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies after the special prosecutor who inherited the matter said he would no longer pursue charges, calling the move necessary “to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.” Fulton County Superior …

The Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump appears to live on after the head of a nonpartisan state agency appointed himself the new prosecutor in the case. Peter J. Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, will take over the case from embattled Fulton County …