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News Articles: Elections

In this 2020 file photo, an election poll worker stands among voting machines in Houston. Texas state Republican leaders are accusing officials in Houston's Harris County of "election improprieties" that marred Election Day last month.

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  • Elections

An election probe heightens the tension between Texas leaders and the Houston area

After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted.

December 08, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, walks after the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022. File photo by REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Brittney Griner released; Is GA purple?; Looking ahead to the 2023 legislature

Thursday on Political Rewind: The midterms are over. Today our panel gives final thoughts on what they mean for Georgia's political future. Plus, the legislature starts its 2023 session a month from tomorrow. We discuss what you can expect to see on the docket. But first, we dive into the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner.

December 08, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
GPB  NPR

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  • Elections

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock wins re-election in Georgia's runoff election

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock won re-election in Georgia's runoff election against Republican football player Herschel Walker, who was backed by former President Donald Trump.

December 07, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
GPB  NPR

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  • Elections

What Georgia's runoff election results mean for political parties

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Republican strategist Janelle King and Democratic strategist Fred Hicks about what the results of Georgia's runoff election mean for the parties moving forward.

December 07, 2022
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By:
  • Michael Levitt,
  • Gabe O'Connor,
  • and 2 more
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, a Republican, speaks Wednesday to reporters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. State Republicans want the court to overturn a decision by the state Supreme Court that ruled that the Republican legislature, in drawing new congressional district lines after the 2020 Census, had violated the state constitution with an extreme partisan gerrymander.

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  • Law

Supreme Court weighs controversial election-law case

If adopted the so-called independent state legislature theory would give state legislatures the power to put in place all manner of election laws and rules, without any review by the state courts.

December 07, 2022
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: Warnock wins, Delta reaches deal with pilots, football championship week

On the Wednesday Dec. 7 edition of Georgia Today: Raphael Warnock defeats Herschel Walker, Delta reaches a deal with pilots, and it is championship week for high school football in Georgia 

December 07, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., waves to supporters as he arrives at a campaign rally Monday at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

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  • Elections

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff

After a long campaign cycle that stretched into December with a runoff election, Georgia elected Sen. Raphael Warnock to a full term.

December 07, 2022
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas

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  • Elections

Here are the results in Georgia's Senate runoff election

Polls have now closed in Georgia, where a runoff election for U.S. Senate pits incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock against his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker.

December 07, 2022
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By:
  • NPR Staff and
  • Sam Gringlas (WABE)
GPB  NPR

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  • Elections

Raphael Warnock beats Herschel Walker to end the last Senate race of 2022

Georgia's runoff election captured national attention but with votes being tallied in the last U.S. Senate race of 2022 is finally over.

December 07, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Are the justices of the U.S Supreme Court ready to overturn the power of state courts to oversee congressional elections in the states?

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  • Law

Supreme Court to hear controversial election-law case

The "independent state legislature theory" could give state legislatures independent power to put in place all manner of election rules, without any available review by state courts.

December 07, 2022
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 19, 2021.

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  • Law

State judge places a hold on Oregon's gun law and the state says it will appeal

A ruling by a county judge threw the implementation of Oregon's new voter-approved gun law into limbo and the state's attorney general said her office will appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.

December 06, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock waves to supporters after defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Dec. 6, 2022, runoff election.

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  • Elections

Warnock defeats Walker in U.S. Senate runoff

Incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has defeated his Republican opponent Herschel Walker.

December 06, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Riley Bunch
GPB  NPR

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  • Elections

Georgia voters head back to the polls for the state's U.S. Senate runoff election

Voters in Georgia head to the polls again for the second time in less than a month to make a final decision in the state's U.S. Senate runoff election.

December 06, 2022
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
Voting shortly after the 7am opening of the Glorious Hope Baptist Church polling station in Macon.

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  • Elections

Raphael Warnock has won the runoff election in Georgia's U.S. Senate race

Georgia's runoff election for U.S. senator is today and voters are speaking out. We have reactions and updates. You can also go to gpb.org/elections for more information. 

December 06, 2022
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock as election day approaches in Georgia. Photos provided by Getty Images

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: Runoff election day; health care and affordable housing, new name for Savannah square

LISTEN: Today is runoff election day in Georgia, health care systems are investing in affordable housing, and a new name may be coming to a public square in Savannah.

December 06, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
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