Georgia Elections
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Here’s who’s joining the Trump administration
President-elect Donald Trump is starting to fill key posts in his second administration. He has a 75-day transition period to build out his team before Inauguration Day.
Patricia Murphy: A Trump mandate - cheaper eggs or a free Matt Gaetz?
The only problem with winning an election by a large margin, as President-elect Donald Trump did last week, is listening to the message that voters were trying to send you.
Carter Center: Fulton County election observers report ‘well-organized’ operation
The center said its election observers reported a consistent, accessible and well-run process in Georgia’s most populous county. There were “no significant irregularities."
Donald Trump’s win in Georgia sets the stage for an unpredictable election in 2026
All eyes are on Gov. Brian Kemp, who could decide whether to seek a U.S. Senate seat or run for president down the road.
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Trump picks former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins to run Veterans Affairs
Doug Collins, a Gainesville lawyer, was one of the president-elect’s biggest defenders in the U.S. House during Democratic-led impeachment hearings.
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Medicaid expansion remains an open discussion after Donald Trump’s presidential win
Georgia health leaders, are figuring out what expanding Medicaid would look like under President-elect Donald Trump.
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Democrat Carolyn Hugley chosen as Georgia House minority leader
Georgia House Democrats elected state Rep. Carolyn Hugley as their minority leader.
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Dice roll in Georgia kicks off randomized ballot audit of presidential election
Election officials plan to audit a fraction of all votes – between 200 and 300 ballot batches out of 15,703 batches statewide.
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Republicans win enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power
Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government.
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Redistricting plans come true: Republican-drawn maps kept them in power in Georgia
The election played out just like Georgia Republicans intended when they redistricted the state last year.
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Republicans win enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power
Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government.
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Redistricting plans come true: Republican-drawn maps kept them in power in Georgia
The election played out just like Georgia Republicans intended when they redistricted the state last year.
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Donald Trump could look to Georgia as he builds out his White House team
Here is a running list of some of the people in Georgia who have said they want to work in the president-elect’s White House or are in the mix.
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Patricia Murphy: How Joe Rogan became the Walter Cronkite of 2024
The most consequential interview that President-elect Donald Trump did this year may not have been with a major network or news personality.
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Trump’s high-stakes strategy worked. Flipping this Georgia county is proof
Republican Donald Trump, by focusing on his base, shattered a 20-year Democratic winning streak in middle Georgia's Baldwin County.
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Georgia election boards certified Trump’s win. Some Republicans objected to the law.
County election boards across Georgia are certifying the results of the presidential election before Tuesday’s deadline.
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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pressuring Nikema Williams to step down as party chair, officials say
Georgia Democratic Party officials say U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pushing U.S. Rep Nikema Williams to step down from her role as chair of the state Democratic Party.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal of Mark Meadows in Georgia election interference case
U.S. Supreme Court rules Georgia election interference case against former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows will remain in Fulton County
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See how Cobb County and Gwinnett county precincts voted on transit referendums
In both counties, “yes” votes were more likely in neighborhoods along the busy interstate corridors of I-75 and I-85, according to analysis of voting by precinct.
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Former Georgia senator will co-chair Donald Trump’s inaugural committee
Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who joined Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Election Day with her husband, Jeff Sprecher, was among his campaign’s top donors.
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Post-election angst is real. And it’s complicated – for both sides
Around the nation and in Georgia, Tuesday's election has left some voters with strong emotions and difficult interactions, some despondent while others celebrate.
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Georgia Senate Democrats elect Harold Jones II as minority leader
Democrats in the Georgia Senate elect new leadership during a retreat in Savannah.
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More Democrats call for Georgia party leader’s ouster after Trump’s win
Roughly two dozen legislative candidates from mostly rural parts of Georgia called for the state Democratic Party’s chair to resign after Donald Trump’s presidential win.
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Here’s what a second Trump administration could mean for Georgia
From tariffs to deportations and Medicaid to electric vehicles, Donald Trump’s agenda could bring massive change.
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Donald Trump’s lawyers will seek to dismiss Georgia election interference case
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, his legal team will try to get his election interference case in Georgia dismissed.
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State Election Board subpoenas 2020 records from Fulton County
Georgia's State Election Board subpoenaed two Fulton election officials to hand over troves of documents related to the county’s 2020 election on Election Day.
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How Trump and Harris are courting young voters in Georgia
AJC poll reveals Trump leading among Gen-Z voters, while Harris leads millennials
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Patricia Murphy: It’s still the economy, stupid
Why did Trump win? It's still the economy, stupid.
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As Georgia Democrats struggle with Trump’s comeback, some point fingers inward
As Democratic leaders sift through the demoralizing aftermath of this week's election, many are pointing at flaws within the state party's infrastructure.
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Cobb County will count some disputed ballots
The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday reinstated a lower court ruling that gave some Cobb County voters more time to return their absentee ballots.
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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones weighs in on what a Trump victory could mean for Georgia
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones weighs in on what a second Donald Trump presidency means for Georgia and what's to come under the Gold Dome next year.