ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick was reelected to another term in Congress on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Tony Kozycki in metro Atlanta’s 7th district. McCormick was first elected in 2022 in the previously drawn 6th district, but was moved to the 7th when Republicans r...
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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the next governor of Georgia. Bottoms had been in a neck-and-neck race with Republican candidate Rick Jackson, who spent more than $200 million on the race for governor. Analysts called the race the tightest for governor in 60 yea...
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Election Day is here and Georgia’s voter polls have closed. Tonight’s election results will decide multiple statewide races and will help answer who controls U.S. Congress in 2027. Key races to watch Tuesday include the race for governor, race for U.S. Senate, multiple U.S. House...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Democrat Sheila Edwards was elected to represent district 5 Tuesday night on the Georgia Public Service Commission, defeating Republican Josh Tolbert. The PSC is a five-member elected body that regulates Georgia’s investor-owned utilities. It s...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Tanya Miller was elected Georgia attorney general Tuesday, defeating Republican Brian Strickland for the state’s top law enforcement office. Miller becomes the first Black female ever elected to Georgia’s top law enforcement office. Full electi...
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Georgia voters have made history by electing Tanya Miller as the state’s next attorney general, making her the first woman ever elected to the office. The Associated Press projected Miller, a Democrat, as the winner over Republican state Sen. Brian Strickland Tuesday night. Just ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Dr. John Cowan will head to Washington next year as part of the 120th Congress after defeating Democrat Chris Harden Tuesday night in Georgia’s 11th district. Cowan will succeed incumbent U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, who chose not to run for ree...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Democrat Peter Hubbard was reelected to his district 3 seat on Georgia’s hugely influential Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday night, defeating a challenge from Republican Fitz Johnson in the state’s 2026 midterms. The PSC is a five-member...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The television ads have gone silent, the rallies are over, and the voting has ended. Polling precincts opened across Georgia at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning as a record-breaking midterm campaign finally shifted into the hands of everyday voters. Full...
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Democrat Josh McLaurin has won Georgia’s race for lieutenant governor, defeating Republican Greg Dolezal and flipping one of the state’s top elected offices. The Associated Press called the race for McLaurin Tuesday night. At the time of the call, McLaurin had about 56% of the vo...
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Republican Tom Tiffany conceded to Democrat David Crowley in the race for Wisconsin governor on Tuesday night.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection in Georgia Tuesday, turning away Republican challenger Rep. Mike Collins in a high-stakes battle for Senate control.
