Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) and Republican Rick Jackson spent an hour fielding questions from Georgia voters on issues ranging from affordability to healthcare to data centers during a town hall style-debate at Assembly Studios on Tuesday. (Atlanta News First/WANF)

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