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News Articles: Election 2020

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger delivers a press conference Nov. 4, 2020.

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  • Elections

Recount Likely In Georgia's Razor-Thin Presidential Race

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Friday that the margin between President Trump and Joe Biden will likely end up in the thousands and that the loser would request a recount.

November 06, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Georgia Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Jon Ossoff speaks to the media as he rallies supporters for a run-off against Republican candidate Sen. David Perdue, as they meet in Grant Park, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Ossoff: Potential Senate Runoff With Perdue Is About 'Human Decency'

Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Georgia Jon Ossoff appeared in public Friday for the first time since Election Day to lay the groundwork for his likely runoff against Republican Sen. David Perdue.  

November 06, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Georgia Democrats Fall Far Short of Goal to Take State House

Democratic efforts to overturn Republican control of Georgia’s state House fell far short Nov. 3, only netting two of the needed 16 seats. 

November 06, 2020
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By:
  • Isaiah Poritz ,
  • Brooklyn Valera ,
  • and 1 more
John Legend

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  • Elections

Georgia's On These Musicians' Minds

Georgia last voted for a Democratic president in 1992. For some, the flip is like music to their ears.

November 06, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor

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  • Health

Many Places Hard Hit By COVID-19 Leaned More Toward Trump In 2020 Than 2016

An NPR analysis shows that the majority of counties with the highest COVID-19 death rates showed stronger support for Trump in 2020 than they did four years ago.

November 06, 2020
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By:
  • Sean McMinn and
  • Rob Stein
Former vice president Joe Biden made a closing pitch to voters casting himself as a healing and unifying force for America at a campaign stop in Warm Springs, Ga. one week before Election Day.

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  • Elections

With Votes Still Left To Count, Biden Takes Lead In Georgia

Democrat Joe Biden has taken a slim lead in Georgia's presidential contest, cementing the state's battleground status and narrowing President Donald Trump's potential pathway to reelection.

November 06, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
workers process absentee ballots in a warehouse

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  • Politics

BREAKING: Chatham County Posts Results Of 17K Ballots

Thursday afternoon, officials were still awaiting crates of ballots from the county's Board of Registrars, which initially collects them.

November 05, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Trump Protestor Outside of State Farm Arena

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  • Elections

Trump Supporters Gather As Votes Are Counted in Atlanta

Nearly a hundred Trump supporters rallied outside of the State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta, alleging that voter fraud was taking place in the state's presidential vote tally. 

November 05, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
 Sumter County Schools

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: How Racial Gerrymandering Divided A South Georgia Town

Deep in southwest Georgia, a local school board has been torn apart over racial gerrymandering. On Georgia Today, New York Times reporter Nicholas Casey discusses how the long shadow of voter suppression manifested in a voting map, and why electoral outcomes often come down to the lines we draw on paper.

November 05, 2020
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Pria Mahadevan
Sealed absentee ballot box in Savannah

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  • Elections

Chatham County Judge Denies Trump, Georgia GOP Lawsuit Over Absentee Ballots

A Chatham County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit in which the Trump Campaign and the Georgia Republican Party alleged elections workers mishandled 53 absentee ballots.

November 05, 2020
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By:
  • Laura Corley
Fulton County election workers sorted absentee ballots during a pilot audit after the June 9 primary.

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  • Politics

Georgia's Margin Shrinks As Ballot Count Continues Normally

On the second day after polls closed in Georgia, less than 5% of the state's record 1.3 million absentee-by-mail votes cast in the election still needed to be processed and tabulated, with President Trump's slim lead growing tighter by the hour.

November 05, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
America is waiting on the results of a close and contentious election. An American Psychological Association poll showed that more than two-thirds of adults are finding the 2020 election to be a significant source of stress.

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  • Elections

Election Got You Stressed? You're Not Alone — Here's 5 Ways To Deal With It

The 2020 U.S. Election brings uncertainty to many during an already uncertain time. Here are five ways to deal with the increased stress.

November 04, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Outgoing Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson and District Attorney-Elect Keith Higgins

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  • Politics

DA Accused Of Mishandling Arbery Murder Loses Reelection Bid

Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, heavily criticized for her role in the Ahmaud Arbery case, has lost her reelection bid to independent Keith Higgins.

November 04, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Biden speaks to a crowd.

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  • Elections

Former Vice President Joe Biden Speaks As Vote Count Continues

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Delaware as the vote count continues and the presidential race in several states, including Georgia, remains too close to call. 

 

 

November 04, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Elections

Georgia Voters Pass Three Ballot Questions By Wide Margins

While high-profile races in Georgia remained uncertain after Election Day, voters have overwhelmingly approved two constitutional amendments and one statute on this year’s statewide ballot.

A constitutional change requiring that state fees and taxes collected for a specific purpose are spent as intended passed with 81.4% of the vote.

November 04, 2020
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By:
  • Dave Williams
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