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News Articles: Election 2022

Singer Dave Matthews joined U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock for a rally and concert at the Roxy Theatre in Cobb County, Ga. on Nov. 28, 2022

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In a tight runoff race, Warnock turns up the music — with Dave Matthews

Last night, singer Dave Matthews performed at a rally for Sen. Raphael Warnock in Atlanta, where the civil rights movement and a history of musical activism still loom large for Gen X.

November 29, 2022
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Voters in Bibb County, Ga. wait in line at a polling place on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 to cast their ballots in the runoff election for U.S. Senate between incumbent Democratic Se. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

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Early voting for U.S. Senate runoff sees long lines amid high turnout

Fourteen Georgia counties opened polling places over the weekend Nov. 26 and Nov. 27, with statewide early voting starting Nov. 28 and ending the Friday before the Dec. 6 runoff election for U.S. Senate. 

November 28, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
This combination of photos shows, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Aug. 3, 2021, left, and Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaking in Perry, Ga., Sept. 25, 2021.

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Republicans try to stop Saturday voting in U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia

Republican groups have filed an appeal with Georgia's highest court in an attempt to prohibit early voting this Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

November 22, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Stacey Abrams

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Behind Stacey Abrams’ concession speech — and what might be next for her

Stacey Abrams faced harsh criticism after refusing to concede in her 2018 loss of the gubernatorial race. Four years later, election night played out much differently.

November 22, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Attorney Uzoma Nkwonta, center, prepares to speak in a Fulton County Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Atlanta. A lawsuit was filed by the Democratic Party of Georgia, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Warnock campaign that challenges guidance by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, saying that it would be illegal to hold early voting on Saturday, Nov. 26, the day after a state holiday.

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Georgia court declines to halt Saturday early runoff voting

A Georgia appeals court ruling means that counties can offer early voting this coming Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

November 22, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock raised $17.2 million for his Senate reelection bid in 2022′s second quarter, while Republican challenger Herschel Walker raised $6.2 million.

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Democrats stress continued importance of Georgia’s U.S. Senate race despite party’s majority control

The candidates for U.S. Senate and their supporters on the campaign trail are working to get out the vote.

November 21, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp campaigns alongside Senate candidate Herschel Walker on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 in Smyrna, Ga.

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Walker, Kemp campaign in Ga. together for the 1st time

Fresh off his commanding re-election victory, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday is playing the role of dutiful Republican soldier campaigning for the first time alongside Senate hopeful Herschel Walker after spending months steering clear of his ticket-mate.

November 21, 2022
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  • Associated Press
On Wednesday in Atlanta, Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer for the Georgia secretary of state, rolls a 10-sided die as part of process to determine which batches of ballots to audit for a statewide risk limiting audit of the 2022 general election.

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  • Elections

Georgia election officials breathe a sigh of relief after uneventful voting

After a tumultuous two years in the spotlight, Georgia elections officials say a smooth 2022 has them hopeful for more "boring" elections.

November 21, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Judge Thomas A. Cox. Jr. listens to a plaintiff in a Fulton County Courthouse on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Atlanta. A lawsuit was filed by the Democratic Party of Georgia, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Warnock campaign that challenges guidance by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, saying that it would be illegal to hold early voting on Saturday, Nov. 26, the day after a state holiday.

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Judge says Georgia law allows Saturday voting for runoff

A judge has ruled that Georgia law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. That is the only possibility for Saturday voting before next month's Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.

November 18, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Chatham County Board of Registrars Chairman Colin McRae speaks at a press conference in Savannah on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

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Chatham County election official criticizes state for not allowing early voting on Saturday, Nov. 26

Unless a court intervenes or the state changes its guidance, early voting in Chatham County will not begin until Sunday, Nov. 27.

November 17, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Voters in Bibb County take advantage of Sunday Voting on Oct. 23, 2022 in Macon, Georgia, ahead of the November midterm election.

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  • Elections

Democrats sue over lack of Saturday early voting in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff

State officials say the law bars optional early voting the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Lawyers representing Democrats disagree.

November 15, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
The line to vote at the board of elections in Macon, Ga. stretched around the corner from the front door and into a half hour wait by around 1pm on the final day of early voting Friday.

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What happens next in Georgia's election? Certification, audit and a race to Dec. 6 runoff

Local officials must finish counting results from this election before voting in the runoff election can get underway. 

November 11, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
A line of voters

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Voters pass four statewide ballot proposals by large margins

Georgia voters overwhelmingly ratified all four legislative proposals on the statewide ballot this year.

November 10, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
GOP Congressman-elect Rich McCormick won in Georgia's 6th District on November 8, 2022.

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New U.S. representative says Republican success hinges on 'loving message'

Among the winners in the week's elections was new U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick in metro Atlanta’s 6th Congressional District, one redrawn since the last census to become more favorable to the GOP. The former Marine pilot and ER doctor, who'd previously run and lost in the 7th District, easily beat his Democratic opponent.

November 10, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger holds a news conference in Atlanta on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Raffensperger beat Democratic state Rep. Bee Nguyen and Libertarian Ted Metz in the midterm election, which concluded Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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Republicans sweep Georgia state offices, retain legislature

Republicans maintained their lock on statewide offices and retained their majorities in Georgia's legislature in Tuesday's elections. GOP nominees were elected to all of the other statewide offices besides U.S. senator.

November 10, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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