Tag: georgia
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Georgia House seat is the eighth to change partisan control in state legislative special elections this year
Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler won the special election for state House District 121, gaining partisan control of the seat from Republicans. According to CNN’s Ethan Cohen, President Donald Trump (R) won the district by a 12-point margin in the 2024 presidential election. Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin said, “Fresh off the resounding victories in…
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Election results from Dec. 2, 2025
On Dec. 2, 2025, elections were held in six states for 17 offices. The following states held elections: Georgia, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. Georgia: In Georgia, elections took place for the Georgia House of Representatives, Atlanta City Council, and Atlanta Public Schools school board. In the special general election runoff for…
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Top 10 elections to watch this Nov. 4
With three weeks to go until Election Night, our staff is busy preparing to cover elections across the country. In preparation, our team has selected 10 elections from that coverage to make up our list of the most important, compelling, and competitive elections in the country. Our editorial department selected these elections based on past…
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A look at the elections for Georgia's Public Service Commission
Georgia is holding a special election for two of five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission on November 4, 2025. The primary is June 17, 2025, and a primary runoff (if necessary) will be held on July 15, 2025. A general runoff is on December 2, 2025. The Georgia Public Service Commission is in…
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Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter announces 2026 run for the U.S. Senate in Georgia
Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) announced on May 8, 2025, that he will run for the U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2026 rather than another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of May 6, 2025, independent race forecasters The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball have rated the general election for the…
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Georgia voters to decide 2026 constitutional amendment to increase acreage limit for conservation use property tax classification
Georgia voters will decide in 2026 on a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum acreage of agricultural and timber property that can be classified as bona fide conservation use property. Under the amendment, the maximum acreage would be increased from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres. Bona fide conservation use property, under the state's Conservation Use…
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80% of elections in Georgia are uncontested
Of 1,825 regular elections in Georgia—1,453 (80%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Georgia has the second highest rate of…
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Incumbent Tift County School Board Member Marilyn Burks and Ambrose King Jr. running in the special election for Tift County School Board District 1
Incumbent Tift County School Board Member Marilyn Burks (D) and Ambrose King Jr. (D) are running in the special election for Tift County School Board District 1 in Georgia on Nov. 5. This is a re-do election of the May 21 Democratic primary, in which Burks received 156 votes to King's 154. Three seats on…
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Mapping errors in two Georgia school board races result in redo elections on Nov. 5
On Nov. 5, 2024, voters in Georgia’s Ben Hill and Tift County School Districts will return to the polls and weigh in on two redo elections. In Ben Hill County, the redo features District 6 incumbent Kenneth Palmer and Austin Futch. This is a nonpartisan special general election, with the winner filling out the remainder…
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Seven candidates are running for four seats on the Cobb County School Board in Georgia
Seven candidates are running for four seats on the Cobb County School District school board in Georgia on Nov. 5, 2024. Republicans hold a 4-3 majority on the seven-member board. Democratic incumbent Leroy Tre Hutchins (D) is running unopposed in District 3. The other three districts up for election each have Republican incumbents, one of…