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Wed., August 11, 2010 11:25am
Karen Handel has conceded the Republican gubernatorial contest for governor to Nathan Deal. Tuesday's runoff election results had candidates within four tenths of a percentage point of each other. In a statement released from her campaign this morning, Handel says she although absentee ballots have yet to be counted, she's putting her support behind Deal.
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Wed., August 11, 2010 9:15am
Three incumbent lawmakers in Georgia's Statehouse were toppled during a primary runoff.
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Tue., August 10, 2010 9:19pm
Nathan Deal appeared briefly and spoke to about 500 supporters at the Gainesville Civic Center shortly after 10 p.m. He said he'll wait a little while longer and watch results as Fulton County and Gwinnett county, two large metro Atlanta districts, still have to report all their precincts. The race is just too close to call.
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Tue., August 10, 2010 8:01pm
The numbers show former Congressman Nathan Deal with a slight lead, but Karen Handel's camp says thousands of absentee ballots remain to be counted which they're hopeful will turn the race in their favor.
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Mon., August 9, 2010 2:34pm
Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke at a rally in Atlanta in support of Handel's bid for the Georgia GOP gubernatorial nomination.
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Mon., August 9, 2010 8:42am
On Tuesday, voters in north Georgia’s 9th Congressional District go to the polls for a fourth time in just over 90 days.
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Fri., August 6, 2010 7:56am
Another national political name has weighed-in on Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial battle. Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has thrown support behind Nathan Deal’s campaign.
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Tue., August 3, 2010 12:32pm
Hours after saying he would reject "Race to the Top" money for schools, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Nathan Deal reversed course and said he would keep the federal funds.
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Wed., July 21, 2010 2:58pm
High profile endorsements could play a key role in the runoff between Republican Gubernatorial candidates Karen Handel and Nathan Deal. Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is backing Handel, and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich supports Deal.
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Sun., May 23, 2010 1:09pm
Early voting is underway in Northwest Georgia’s 9th Congressional District