Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials

Georgia’s 2021 voting law made changes that drew a firestorm of criticism — bans on giving water to people waiting to vote, a shorter period to request an absentee ballot and strict limits on ballot drop boxes.

2022 midterms: Results from Tuesday's key US House races and other things to know

Primary elections across seven states Tuesday set up November contests in dozens of races, as Democrats look to protect the party's fragile majority in the House.

Vernon Jones calls on Georgia to close primaries by party

Vernon Jones, the Republican candidate for U.S. House for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, is urging state lawmakers to pass legislation to end open-primary voting in the state of Georgia.

McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary

Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, ending his campaign Friday night as he acknowledged an ongoing statewide recount wouldn't give him enough votes to make up the deficit.

Democrats line up endorsements in secretary of state runoff

The two remaining Democratic candidates in the race for secretary of state have earned some new endorsements ahead of the June 21 runoff.

DeKalb elections board postpones primary certification

Election workers started the hand count Sunday and continued Monday, finally wrapping up around midnight.

Some Georgia Democrats voted in GOP contests to block Trump picks

More than 37,000 people who voted in Georgia's last Democratic primary cast ballots in the Republican primary this year - a consequential number for defeating former president Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state.

DeKalb election workers hand count ballots in District 2 commission race

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Director Keisha Smith said they made the decision to hand count the ballots Saturday after a candidate in the District 2 commission race alerted them to a tabulation issue.

In Georgia, 2 Black candidates to compete for Senate seat

Wayne Black was one of the few African Americans in the crowd as about 100 people gathered recently at the Republican Party headquarters near Columbus, Georgia, to hear from U.S. Senate candidate and football legend Herschel Walker.

Collins, Jones to square off in 10th district runoff

Mike Collins and Vernon Jones were the top two finishers in what was an eight-man race for the Republican nomination.

Miller concedes to Trump-backed Jones in Republican Georgia primary for lieutenant governor

The race to be Georgia's next lieutenant governor now has a Republican candidate. Senate President Pro Tem Butch Miller has conceded the race to frontrunner State Sen. Burt Jones.

DeKalb County to recount ballots over 'isolated issue' in District 2 Commission race

DeKalb County officials say an "isolated issue" made it seem like one candidate received no votes at almost ever precinct in the primary for District 2 commission.

Abrams-Kemp slugfest promises to be pricey, long and ugly

Georgia voters didn’t get much of a break from election talk on the day after the Tuesday primary in which Republican Gov. Brian Kemp demolished GOP challenger David Perdue and Democrat Stacey Abrams finally clinched a nomination waiting for her after no other members of her party jumped in.

ELECTION RESULTS: 2022 midterms Georgia primary

Voters in Georgia made their voices heard in Tuesday's primary election. Here are the results from the 2022 Georgia primary.

Cityhood voted down in Cobb County

Cityhood was on the ballot in Cobb County. The areas of East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings were vying for cityhood. All 3 were voted down.