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News Articles: runoff election

Sheree Ralston is the executive director of the Fannin County Development Authority. On Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 she filed paperwork to run for her late husband and Georgia House Speaker David Ralston' s 7th District House seat.

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Runoff to decide late state House Speaker David Ralston’s seat

The widow of the late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is headed into a runoff in a special election for Ralston’s Northwest Georgia House seat.

January 04, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
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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  • Elections

Who voted (and didn't) in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff

More registered Georgia voters stayed home than voted in the Dec. 6 runoff, but the state still set midterm voting records this year.

December 21, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
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Georgia Today: Raffensperger wants changes, Augusta arena reopening, USPS honors John Lewis

On the Wednesday Dec. 14 edition of Georgia Today podcast: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wants election changes, James Brown Arena in Augusta is reopening, and the USPS is honoring John Lewis.

December 14, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced an investigation into 1,000 cases of alleged double-voting in Georgia's primary.

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  • Elections

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger pushes for end of general election runoffs

Ahead of the January 2023 legislative session, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked the General Assembly to consider ending general election runoffs in a statement released Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.

December 14, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
 Hercules the donkey visits with a Georgia State University student Nov. 29. Warnock supporters made big moves to secure the 18-24 vote, including bringing farm animals to major college campuses for students to pet. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Youth must be served: Warnock schooled Walker in winning young voter turnout

Warnock’s campaign and the subsequent four-week runoff were characterized by stops at college campuses across the state — an effort that seems to have paid off in support from the youngest voting bloc.

December 13, 2022
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  • Ross Williams

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  • Elections

Georgia’s young voters turned out for the U.S. Senate runoff. Here are their thoughts on the results

In a hard-fought race that concluded with Georgia's runoff election on Dec. 6, 2022, Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate for a full six-year term. The demographic that helped push Warnock ahead of Walker in the runoff were young voters between the ages of 18 to 24 years old.

December 09, 2022
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  • Ambria Burton
U.S. Postal Service bins are lined up to hold vote-by-mail ballots for scanning during the midterm election at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Nov. 8, 2022, in Miami. Republicans are re-evaluating their antipathy to mail voting. After former President Donald Trump condemned that method of casting ballots in 2020, conservatives shied away from it. That's given Democrats a multiweek jump on voting during elections.

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  • Elections

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots

After disappointing results in this year's elections, Republicans are reevaluating their antipathy to mail voting.

December 09, 2022
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  • Associated Press
 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, talk to reporters at the U.S. Capitol the morning after Sen. Raphael Warnock won the Georgia Senate runoff. Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom

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‘Worth the wait’: U.S. Senate Democrats celebrate a 51-seat majority with Georgia win

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer jubilantly announced Wednesday that the Georgia runoff election victory will next year end an evenly divided U.S. Senate, giving Democrats more subpoena power in committees and a quicker turnaround in approving federal and judicial appointments.

December 07, 2022
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  • Ariana Figueroa
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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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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  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Riley Bunch
Voting shortly after the 7am opening of the Glorious Hope Baptist Church polling station in Macon.

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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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  • GPB News Staff
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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Warnock or Walker? Georgia runoff to settle last Senate seat

Georgia voters are deciding the final Senate contest in the country. They're choosing whether to reelect Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock or opt for Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Tuesday's contest concludes a four-week runoff blitz that's drawn a flood of outside spending to an increasingly personal fight.

December 06, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Stevie Wonder's Virtual Concert for Senator Warnock

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Georgia Today: Stevie Wonder concert for Warnock, pandemic mental toll, checks stolen from the mail

LISTEN: On the Monday, Dec. 5 edition of Georgia Today: Stevie Wonder's concert for Warnock, the pandemic's mental health toll, and checks disappearing from the mail.

December 05, 2022
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
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

Political Rewind: With less than 24 hours until the runoff, Warnock and Walker make final pitches

Monday on Political Rewind: With less than 24 hours before polls open one last time, Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock are making their final appeals to Georgians — though nearly 2 million have already voted. Our panelists offer their insights on how we got here and what we can expect this week.

December 05, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
It was about a 40 minute wait for early voting at 11am on Thursday at the Bibb County Board of Elections.

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Early voting ended Friday. Here are the numbers — and what voters said ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff

Voters were passionate and willing to wait in line during the final days of early voting in the U.S. Senate runoff between Sen. Raphael Warnock and challenger Herschel Walker.

December 03, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship ,
  • Benjamin Payne ,
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Georgia Today: Obama stumps for Warnock, mental health gets a boost, and SEC Championship in ATL

On the Friday Dec. 2 edition of the Georgia Today podcast: Barack Obama joins Sen. Raphael Warnock at a rally in Atlanta, a new program aims to boost access to mental health care, and Georgia will be the center of the college football universe this weekend.

December 02, 2022
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
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