Election recounts: How they work in each state and who pays for the recount

When it comes to elections and recounts, each state sets their own statutes, recount triggers, deadlines to request a recount, and timeline for when the recount has to be completed.

Election run offs: What states have them and how they work

When it comes to runoff elections, laws and systems vary across the country, with each state having its own laws governing recounts in both primary and general elections.  

AJC poll gives Ossoff an 8-point lead over Collins

A new poll shows Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff leading Republican challenger Mike Collins, 48% to 40%, with nearly 12% undecided.

Controversial ad featuring Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s mother made by GOP opponent

The controversial new political advertisement featuring the estranged mother of Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton calling her daughter “a liar" was produced by her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign team, the GOP nominee’s camp confirmed Tuesday night. 

AJC poll: Jackson, Bottoms in tight governor’s race

A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll finds the Georgia governor’s race nearly tied, with independents still up for grabs.

Georgia 2026 elections: More than 1M Georgians have voted early

More than 1 million Georgians have cast ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election, with voters 65 and older making up the largest share of those who have voted.

Freedom Riders retrace route to Atlanta 65 years later

A group of original Freedom Riders, their descendants and civil rights leaders is retracing the 1961 Freedom Ride route, with a stop in Atlanta on Friday, 65 years later.

Georgia midterm early voting: Over 940,000 cast ballots in first week

More than 940,000 ballots were cast during the first week of early voting in Georgia, putting the state on pace to pass 1 million.

Trump returning to Georgia for another campaign rally Saturday

President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally in Macon on Saturday, Oct. 24, just 10 days before the midterm elections.

Eagles Nest Church pastor leads 'Souls to Polls' march in Roswell

A Roswell pastor led hundreds of churchgoers and community members from Sunday service to an early voting site encouraging voter turnout.

Former President Barack Obama to join Ossoff, Bottoms at Atlanta rally

Former President Barack Obama is heading to Atlanta to join U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms for a Democratic campaign rally ahead of the midterm election.

'No Kings' rallies mobilize early voters across Georgia, nationwide

Voters and demonstrators gathered across metro Atlanta and North Georgia on Saturday as part of a nationwide "No Kings" mobilization aimed at turning grassroots energy into early voter turnout.

‘No Kings' rallies across US push voting early; here's how many voters already have

Hundreds of rallies planned across the U.S. by the No Kings network took place Saturday to urge people to vote early in the midterm elections, and the latest numbers show that millions have cast ballots ahead of Election Day. 

Ossoff, Bottoms rally hundreds in Cobb during early voting weekend

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms rallied hundreds of supporters in Cobb County on Saturday night, urging Georgians to keep early voting momentum surging as the midterm campaign enters its final stretch.

Pastors threaten TV stations boycott over Jackson's Secoriea Turner ad

A coalition of Atlanta clergy and civil rights leaders is threatening to boycott broadcast stations airing a controversial Rick Jackson campaign ad.

Georgia race brings competing tax relief proposals
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Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican candidate Rick Jackson proposed opposing tax relief strategies to combat high prices as early voting opens across Georgia.

Why the Georgia labor commissioner race could reshape worker rights and union rules

Georgia labor commissioner candidates sparred Thursday during a televised debate in Atlanta, clashing over union rights and disputed economic statistics.

Voters on both sides of the aisle want change, new poll on eve of 2026 midterm finds

When it comes to the issues voters say matter most, a new poll from the Associated Press and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago concluded that voters are "deeply frustrated" with President Donald Trump’s leadership, the AP reported.