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News Articles: Governor's Race

Last year, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses. Advocates and family members marked the tragic toll with cardboard grave markers on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23.

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  • Health

States are getting $50 billion in opioid cash. And it's an issue in governor's races

Some candidates for governor are sparring over bragging rights for their state's share of opioid settlement funds. Some are attorneys general who pursued the lawsuits that produced the payouts.

November 01, 2023
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By:
  • Aneri Pattani
Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia elections official, speaks on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, during a news conference in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, Sterling called on President Donald Trump to condemn supporters who have threatened violence against election officials. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Gabe Sterling talks quicker election results; Hall endorses GOP; Trump teases run

Friday on Political Rewind: Today is the last day of early voting. And as the midterm elections reach a crucial phase @GabrielSterling joins us to talk about Georgia's electoral process. He'll discuss record early voting, potential challenges, and how quickly results will come down on election night.

November 04, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Democratic candidate for Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams poses for a portrait in front of the State Seal of Georgia Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Decatur, Ga.

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  • Politics

Abrams calls on using budget surplus to invest in Georgians

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams says it's time for Georgia to use its budget surplus to invest in its residents.  In a preview of a speech on the economy she's expected to deliver Tuesday, Abrams says Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans have been hurting the state by prioritizing low taxes and low spending.

August 09, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Gov. Brian Kemp easily won the Georgia GOP governor primary against Trump-backed David Perdue.

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  • Elections

Kemp stomps Trump-backed David Perdue in Georgia governor primary

Kemp trounced Trump-backed former Sen. David Perdue in Tuesday's primary. 

May 24, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference, Aug. 26, 2021, in Marietta, Ga. Gov. Kemp and top Republican challenger David Perdue will meet Sunday, April 24, 2022 for the first of three scheduled debates over the next eight days. The debates come as time grows short to persuade the many Georgia voters who will cast ballots ahead of election day May 24.

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  • Elections

Judge halts Kemp's unlimited fundraising in governor's race

A federal judge has ruled that a special campaign committee created by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp cannot raise money unless and until he secures his party's nomination.

April 28, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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

Perdue invokes Trump election lies in Georgia GOP primary

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue is building his campaign around Donald Trump and veering to the right as he tries to unseat Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in a May 24 GOP primary.

April 26, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, shakes hands with former Sen. David Perdue at a Republican gubernatorial debate, Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Atlanta.

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  • Elections

Kemp and Perdue clash over elections in debate

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and top Republican challenger David Perdue are bickering over who was to blame for 2020 and 2021 Republican election losses in their first of three debates Sunday.

April 25, 2022
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  • Associated Press
After narrowly losing the governor's race in 2018, Democrat Stacey Abrams is running again in 2022 under a platform of "One Georgia."

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  • Elections

Judge denies Abrams bid to seek unlimited contributions

A federal judge has ruled that Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams cannot immediately begin raising and spending unlimited campaign contributions under a new state law. That's because she is not yet her party's nominee.

April 15, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Former Sen. David Perdue R-Ga., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. A planned $5 billion electric vehicle plant that has been billed as the largest economic development project in Georgia’s history is drawing opposition from an unusual source: former Republican U.S. senator Perdue. A former corporate executive, Perdue is looking to unseat Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a fellow Republican, in this year’s gubernatorial race.

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  • Elections

Trump PAC gives $500,000 to attack Georgia's Brian Kemp

Former President Donald Trump has given $500,000 to a group that is now running ads attacking Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. The spending appears aimed at boosting former U.S. Sen. David Perdue's Republican primary challenge to Kemp, although it never mentions Perdue by name.

April 14, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams talks to the media after qualifying for the 2022 election on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Atlanta. Abrams has become a millionaire. A disclosure filed in March shows the candidate for governor is worth $3.17 million, thanks mostly to book and speaking income. Abrams was worth $109,000 in 2018 when she first ran for governor.

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  • News

Stacey Abrams reaches millionaire status before 2nd campaign

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams has become a millionaire. A disclosure filed in March shows the candidate for governor is worth $3.17 million, thanks mostly to book and speaking income.

April 05, 2022
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  • Associated Press
A historic number of Georgians have cast their ballots in the early voting period.

What Happens If Ga. Governor's Race Heads To A Runoff?

Nearly 2.1 million Georgians have cast ballots during early voting. The previous early voting turnout record in a midterm election was 945,507,...

November 05, 2018
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Rickey Bevington ,
  • and 1 more
Florida Senator Marco Rubio chats with a patron at the White House restaurant in Buckhead.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio Campaigns With Brian Kemp

Republican candidate for governor Brian Kemp picked up another out-of-state endorsement Monday. This time from Marco Rubio.

October 24, 2018
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
Georgia Republican candidates for governor, from left to right: Casey Cagle, Hunter Hill, Brian Kemp, Clay Tippins and Michael Williams.

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  • Politics

Who, If Anyone, Stood Out In GOP Gubernatorial Debate?

On this edition of "Political Rewind," we discuss the House farm bill's defeat. All Georgia Republicans in the House voted for the bill, including Jody...

May 18, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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