The fight for Georgia's US Senate seat in the Special Election
Kelly Loeffler looks to defend her seat in the U.S. Senate. Other top contenders include Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins and Democrat Raphael Warnock.
Candidates for U.S. Senate seats make closing statements on campaigns
Georgians will be headed to the polls on Tuesday to decide who will fill both U.S. Senate seats. Candidates spent the last day of campaigning making their cases.
Here are the Senate races to watch in the 2020 election
There are 35 seats up for election in 2020. Here are some of the hotly contested races for Democrats and Republicans, as well as the states that are deemed true toss-ups.
Familiar refrain by Perdue, Ossoff in Georgia Senate debate
Republican Sen. David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff battered each other Wednesday night with what has become the familiar refrains of their bitter race: Perdue repeatedly accused Ossoff of backing radical, socialist policies while Ossoff slammed Perdue’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and Republican efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
Loeffler, Warnock, Collins spar in 1st Georgia Senate debate
Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Rep. Doug Collins both accused the other of lying and touted their own conservative credentials in their first debate, while Democrat Raphael Warnock assailed Loeffler for associating herself with a congressional candidate who has embraced baseless QAnon conspiracy theories and made racist remarks.
Georgia’s Loeffler and QAnon-supporting candidate set event
U.S. Sen Kelly Loeffler will be hitting the campaign trail again Thursday with fellow Georgia Republican and congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has peddled in racist tropes and baseless QAnon conspiracy theories.
Georgia Senate candidates Ossoff and Perdue face off in first debate
U.S. Senator David Perdue went head-to-head with Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff in a televised debate Monday as recent polls show them running neck and neck in the race.
Ads, sometimes nasty, play key role in Georgia Senate race
On TV and online, a seemingly endless stream of ads accuse Republican Sen. David Perdue of being “corrupt” and “out for himself.” The senator isn’t pulling any counterpunches, casting his Democratic rival as “too radical” and backing a “socialist agenda.”
Pair of endorsements adds more fuel to Georgia Senate race
A pair of new high-profile endorsements are adding fuel to an already contentious special election for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.
Protesters gather outside Mitch McConnell’s home amid pushes to fill late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home Saturday amid pushes to quickly fill the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat.
Rev. Warnock holds in-person campaign events
Reverend Raphael Warnock says Georgia deserves a U.S. senator who will stand up for workers. Those remarks were made at the IBEW Building in Atlanta on Thursday.
Black Lives Matter supporters disrupt Loeffler event
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler has made opposition to the demands of the Black Lives Matter movement a centerpiece of her effort to win conservative support in her campaign, and Thursday, supporters of the movement again pushed back.
Internet trolls 'Zoom bomb' Hall County Democratic Party meeting
Internet trolls targeted the Hall County Democratic Party during their Zoom meeting Monday night.
Loeffler courts conservative women in push for U.S. Senate
With just 11 weeks until Election Day, Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler made a push Tuesday to earn the support of conservative women.
WNBA players wear 'Vote Warnock' T-shirts
Players in the WNBA generated a flurry of tweets Tuesday evening when they showed up to play games sporting black T-shirts that read "Vote Warnock."
Jon Ossoff says he's negative for COVID-19 after wife tests positive
Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Jon Ossoff tested negative for COVID-19, the candidate tweeted Monday evening. This after his wife tested positive for the virus last week.
Sen. Loeffler holds campaign rally in Gainesville
Three months after her last in-person rally, U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler is officially back on the campaign trail.
Senate ethics panel drops inquiry into Loeffler stock trades
The Senate Ethics Committee found no evidence of wrongdoing by Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia after investigating stock trades she made weeks before the coronavirus caused markets to plunge.
Runoffs set in 5 Georgia congressional primaries
Georgia’s next congressional delegation was coming into clearer focus after Tuesday’s voting, with Jon Ossoff winning the Democrats’ Senate primary and at least five House races heading to runoffs. House incumbents won their primaries, including Rep. John Lewis, who was nominated for an 18th term in Congress representing Atlanta.
Democrat Jon Ossoff wins primary, looks ahead to November race
With the Democratic primary now in his rearview, Jon Ossoff said he has a lot of issues he plans to run on in November.