Nearly a week after the Nov. 6 Georgia general election, the race for governor was still up in the air, and a number of other races on the ballot were likely to be settled by recounts and / or runoff elections.

Runoff elections are required under Georgia law if no candidate wins a majority of the vote. The runoff election for state and local races will be Dec. 4, 2018.

A recount can be ordered for any election race in which the margin of victory was  less than 1 percent.

Among the races still to be settled as of Nov. 12:

EARLY VOTING INFO

The early voting period for the Dec. 4 runoff will be Monday, Nov. 26 through Friday, Nov. 30. Choose a link for more information about early voting in ClaytonCobbDeKalbFultonGwinnett or another county.

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC