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News Articles: Election 2022

Republican candidate for Georgia Governor former Sen. David Perdue arrives to speaks at a campaign stop at the Covington airport Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Covington, Ga.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | The primary paradox of David Perdue's run for governor

On this week's episode, David Perdue lost his U.S. Senate race after baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 election kept conservative voters home in 2021 runoffs. Now, his newest campaign is premised on validating the beliefs of those same people while convincing them that this time, it’s different.

February 09, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Former Sen. David Perdue speaks at a January 2022 event hosted by the Faith & Freedom Coalition.

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  • Politics

Kemp loses funding court fight to Perdue; Vernon Jones switches to run for Congress

A federal judge handed former Sen. David Perdue a win Monday and his fellow gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones gave him another.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Former Sen. David Perdue (left) says an election finance bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp (right) unfairly favors Kemp as they vie to be the Republican candidate for Georgia governor.

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  • Politics

Kemp and Perdue both say their free speech is at risk in suit over governor’s uncapped fundraising

Perdue’s lawyers say a bill signed into law by Kemp last year leaves the former senator at an unfair fundraising disadvantage by allowing high-ranking elected officials, including the sitting governor, to raise unlimited cash during the three-month legislative session leading up to the party primary using special “leadership committees.”

February 07, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
An anti-Biden sign is displayed outside the Ole Tymer BBQ restaurant in Rome, Ga., on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Georgia's 14th congressional district. Georgia will hold its Republican primary on May 24.

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  • Politics

Taylor Greene faces GOP challengers in changing Georgia district

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene prides herself on outlandish antics, conspiracy theories and unwavering support for Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election. As she seeks a second term promising more of the same, a small group of GOP challengers is trying to upset her in a district that has become slightly more moderate.

February 07, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, math teacher Doug Walters sits among empty desks as he takes part in a video conference with other teachers to prepare for at-home learning at Twentynine Palms Junior High School in Twentynine Palms, Calif. California.

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  • Education

Georgia racial teaching bills focus on 'divisive concepts'

Conservative efforts to regulate what Georgia schools can teach about race are focusing on an executive order by former President Donald Trump that bans the teaching of "divisive comments." Many Democrats and teacher groups say mandating what gets taught insults teachers and risks a whitewashed version of history.

February 04, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Lawmakers host Donna Lowry (left) and Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan talk during a February 2022 interview.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Day 11: Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan talks bipartisan solutions for Georgia’s foster kids

In a one-on-one interview with GPB Lawmakers host Donna Lowry, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan provided an update on the progression of his top legislative priorities.

February 03, 2022
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By:
  • Patrice Little
Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican candidate Herschel Walker were among the top fundraisers in the country during the final months of 2021.

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  • Politics

Warnock and Walker top all fundraisers as 2021 leaves Georgia campaigns flush with cash

With several nationally watched races in 2022, Georgia candidates for U.S. Senate, House and other top offices are raising (and spending) serious money.

February 03, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) speaks on the first day of the 2022 legislative session.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Looking at likely legislative plans in Georgia's election year session

On this week's episode, we dive into what to expect in Georgia's 2022 legislative session, from bold budget proposals to election-year hijinks.

January 26, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks to reporters about voting rights legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. Warnock's campaign said Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, that he raised a hefty $9.8 million in the last quarter of 2021, nearly double the fundraising haul reported by the leading Republican contender for his seat, former football star Herschel Walker.

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  • Politics

Sen. Warnock reports $9.8M raised to Herschel Walker's $5.4M

Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia reports raising a hefty $9.8 million in the last quarter of 2021, nearly twice the fundraising haul touted by Herschel Walker, the leading Republican contender for the seat. Walker's campaign released a statement Wednesday saying the former football star had raised $5.4 million in the three-month period ending Dec. 31.

January 26, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Gov. Brian Kemp

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  • Politics

Top Georgia GOP candidates woo party faithful with culture war visions

Republican candidates for Georgia’s highest offices made their cases in front of some of the party’s most dedicated voters Monday at the Georgia Faith and Freedom Legislative Luncheon in Atlanta.

January 25, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis photographed in her office on Jan. 4, 2022. A request by the Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden’s presidential election victory has been approved. Willis last week sent a letter to county superior court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher asking him to impanel a special grand jury. Brasher issued an order Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 saying the request was

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  • News

Judges approve special grand jury in Trump election probe

A request for a special grand jury by the Georgia prosecutor who's investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden's presidential election victory has been approved.

January 24, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
In this Dec. 14, 2020, file photo, a voter fills out paperwork before casting a ballot the first day of early voting for the Senate runoff election in Atlanta.

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  • Law

Texas man faces federal charges for allegedly threatening Georgia election officials

He allegedly wrote a graphic Craigslist post about killing three officials and harming law enforcement families. The case is the first brought by the Justice Department's election threats task force.

January 21, 2022
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas and
  • Carrie Johnson
Stacey Abrams

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  • News

With voting rights legislation nearly doomed, Stacey Abrams calls for its passage

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, had her first in-person campaign event in Atlanta where she earned a major endorsement from the Georgia AFL-CIO and its affiliated labor unions.

January 19, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
President Joe Biden speaks to the media after meeting privately with Senate Democrats, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • News

WATCH: Biden highlights progress, ask for patience over setbacks in wide ranging news conference

President Joe Biden held a rare and wide ranging news conference at the one-year mark in his presidency to try to talk anxious Americans through the challenges of delivering on his lengthy to-do list.

January 19, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
Voters on line in College Park in 2020

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  • Elections

Seven states to watch in the 2022 push to restrict voting rights

Republican state lawmakers across the country are ramping up their drive to enact voting and election-related laws in time for crucial 2022 midterm elections.

January 17, 2022
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By:
  • Kira Lerner
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