Election 2022
Georgia's runoff election will take place on Dec. 6, with voters set to vote on a U.S. Senate race between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican nominee Herschel Walker, as well as other races in some counties.
Georgia poll finds party affiliation best predictor of feelings about Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
When Danny Randle graduated from Clark Atlanta University five years ago, he had big dreams for his future, but he quickly learned that would not be as easy as he planned. Randle started a graphic design company, but with $80,000 of student loan debt, goals like growing his business and buying his first home seem […]
New poll finds nearly two-thirds of Georgia voters object to state’s new abortion restrictions
A new poll released Wednesday shows that a majority of Georgians – particularly Black voters – continue to oppose the state’s new restrictive abortion law. Nearly 62% objected overall, with about 54% saying they strongly opposed it. Black respondents were the most adamantly against it, with 86.4% of them saying they firmly disapprove of the […]
Warnock gains momentum as Walker turmoil prompts some Republicans to split ticket
Despite political headwinds favoring Republicans, freshman Sen. Raphael Warnock has outshined his Democratic ticket-mates and remained neck-and-neck with Republican candidate Herschel Walker. A new statewide poll of likely voters paid for by the Georgia News Collaborative and conducted by the University of Georgia finds Warnock with a slight lead and picking up steam with key […]
Republican leaders present united front at west Georgia rally for Herschel Walker’s Senate bid
CARROLLTON – Herschel Walker received a mostly warm welcome Tuesday as his campaign bus swung by west Georgia with a pair of powerful conservative allies on board. Florida Senator and National Republican Senate Committee Chairman Rick Scott and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton joined Walker to promote his bid to replace Democrat Raphael Warnock as Georgia’s […]
Election officials largely reject voter eligibility challenges under Georgia’s new election law
The eligibility of tens of thousands of Georgia voters is being challenged ahead of the midterm election on Nov. 8, with Cobb County and Chatham County election boards the latest to reject attempts to remove people from the registrar’s rolls. On Monday, the election boards in the Atlanta suburbs and Savannah community rejected more than […]
Millions flow to top Georgia campaigns and candidates down the ballot as midterms near
Candidates for statewide office just reported their latest fundraising haul as they enter the homestretch of Georgia’s midterm election. Here’s a quick-and-dirty rundown on the size of these candidates’ war chests in Georgia’s marquee races. Early voting starts next Monday. In the tumultuous Senate contest, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is winning the money race. Warnock […]
The battle for control of Congress: Abortion, inflation, crime and Biden
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are fanning out to every district in the country, leaving the wonky floor debates on Capitol Hill behind for the campaign trail in advance of the crucial Nov. 8 midterm elections. Democrats are fighting to hold their razor-thin majorities in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, citing two years of […]
Warnock, Walker ride eye-popping fundraising totals into Georgia’s Senate election homestretch
Running for the U.S. Senate is expensive — especially when your victory or defeat could determine the balance of power in the chamber for the next two years, and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker are entering the final stretch of their race with millions of dollars in their war chests. “It […]
Georgia registration deadline looms as voters prepare to give new election rules first big test
Georgians have until Tuesday to register to vote in time for the Nov. 8 midterm election where they’ll decide who emerges from the rematch between Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams, whether Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock will be unseated by former University of Georgia football star Herschel Walker, along with electing […]
Bookman: How much is too much for Herschel Walker’s ‘family-values’ voters?
You can tell Herschel Walker was raised right. After all, only a gentleman would think to send a “Get well” card – hand-signed, from #34! — to the girlfriend whose abortion he had just financed. That’s classy, or as close to classy as you’re going to find in this mess. It is not classy to […]
Women could claim the most governors’ seats in U.S. history in November
WASHINGTON — Women running in governors’ races throughout the country are potentially set to break records if elected this November. In total there are 25 women governor candidates nominated by the two major political parties this election cycle, sharply up from 16 in 2018. Democrats hold 16 of those nominations, with nine GOP women candidates […]
Election 2022
Georgia's runoff election will take place on Dec. 6, with voters set to vote on a U.S. Senate race between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican nominee Herschel Walker, as well as other races in some counties.
Deadlines
November 28
Early voting begins for runoff election; last day to request an absentee ballot for runoff election
December 2
Last day for early voting in runoff election
December 6
Runoff election day