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Keisha Lance Bottoms campaigns for governor

Bottoms looks to put healthcare access at center of governor’s race

Democrats warn Georgia redistricting fight is far from over

With redistricting shelved, Georgia lawmakers focus on a vote-counting mess

After East Palestine crash, a rail safety win but health questions remain

Georgia Republican leaders nix redistricting plans amid pushback

Keisha Lance Bottoms is in for a very different race against Rick Jackson

Runoff campaigning Derek Dooley and Gov. Brian Kemp

Brian Kemp’s political gambles crumble in dual defeats

Politically Georgia

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Surreal Capitol return hints at Georgia’s shifting political landscape

Even before Republican leaders abruptly backed away from redistricting, Wednesday’s special session felt unlike any other.

The Republican runoff for governor features candidates Rick Jackson and Burt Jones

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Following runoffs, early clashes preview heated fall campaign

Top nominees for governor and U.S. Senate are already going negative in their general election campaigns.

Southern Democratic legislators press conference

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia redistricting push falters as GOP divisions grow

Some House Republicans are privately resisting the idea of redrawing political boundaries during the special session that begins Wednesday.

Your Politics Team

Adam Beam

Adam Beam is the deputy politics editor.

Adam Beam

Adam Beam is the deputy politics editor.

Greg Bluestein

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

Greg Bluestein

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

Riley Bunch

Riley Bunch is an enterprise reporter covering the impacts of politics and policy on everday Georgians.

Riley Bunch

Riley Bunch is an enterprise reporter covering the impacts of politics and policy on everday Georgians.

Caleb Groves

Caleb Groves is a general assignment reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's politics team and a Kennesaw State ...

Caleb Groves

Caleb Groves is a general assignment reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's politics team and a Kennesaw State ...

Chris Joyner

Chris Joyner is the politics editor.

Chris Joyner

Chris Joyner is the politics editor.

Shannon McCaffrey

Shannon McCaffrey is the managing editor for politics and business.

Shannon McCaffrey

Shannon McCaffrey is the managing editor for politics and business.

Tia Mitchell

Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the "Politically Georgia" podcast.

Tia Mitchell

Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the "Politically Georgia" podcast.

Patricia Murphy

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist.

Patricia Murphy

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist.

David Wickert

David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues.

David Wickert

David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues.

2026 Georgia Voter Guide

VOTER GUIDE

Check out AJC’s Voter Guide for more on candidates

From candidate profiles to answers for frequently asked questions, we have your guide to this year’s election with Georgia Votes, our 2026 Voter Guide.

Meet the candidates for U.S. Senate in Georgia

Meet the Candidates for Governor in Georgia

4 to compete in runoff to become Georgia’s next lieutenant governor

Opinion and Voices

PATRICIA MURPHY

Gov. Brian Kemp is election night’s biggest loser

The Georgia governor's backed candidates for the state's marquee Republican primaries lost in Tuesday's runoffs.

GUEST COLUMN

In a post-Voting Rights Act world, here’s how Americans can find our voice

The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act and effectively diminished the voting power and representation of Black citizens. The solution: proportional representation.

GUEST COLUMN

Georgia should avoid radical gerrymandering Tennessee imposed upon its people

The U.S. Supreme Court's weaking of the Voting Rights Act is disenfranchising minority communities across the South. Georgia can take a better path.

With redistricting shelved, Georgia lawmakers focus on a vote-counting mess

GUEST COLUMNISTS

Georgians trust their elections. Lawmakers must make sure to keep it that way.

Overview of the House chamber at the Georgia Legislature in Atlanta back in March. Lawmakers adjourned for the year in April. But they are scheduled to return for a special session next week. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

The Georgia special legislative session almost nobody wanted

Former Georgia House Majority Leader Larry Walker dies at 84

Georgia tax refund: What to know about extra state income tax refund

Haven’t received your Georgia special tax refund yet? You might be out of luck.

Lieutenant governor runoffs expose rifts in both parties

More AJC Politics

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Surreal Capitol return hints at Georgia’s shifting political landscape

Even before Republican leaders abruptly backed away from redistricting, Wednesday’s special session felt unlike any other.

With redistricting shelved, Georgia lawmakers focus on a vote-counting mess

Georgia lawmakers seek to keep Georgia's current voting system as lawmakers convene for a special session to address a vote-counting conundrum.

After East Palestine crash, a rail safety win but health questions remain

More than three years after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023, the package of rail safety reforms it sparked has seen new life in Congress.

Democrats warn Georgia redistricting fight is far from over

Republican state legislators announced they would not redraw Georgia's political maps, but Democrats are wary.

Bottoms looks to put healthcare access at center of governor’s race

Democratic nominee for Georgia governor Keisha Lance Bottoms looks to put healthcare access at the center of her statewide campaign.

Georgia Republican leaders nix redistricting plans amid pushback

Senate caucus stands "united" with House Republicans' decision, fearing the redistricting issue would give Democrats an effective issue to campaign on during the midterms.

Athens elects its first Black mayor, who defeats Democratic Socialist

Dexter Fisher to become Athens-Clarke County's first Black mayor, beating Tim Denson in runoff after campaigning as more moderate choice in Democrat-leaning Georgia city.

PATRICIA MURPHY

Gov. Brian Kemp is election night’s biggest loser

The Georgia governor's backed candidates for the state's marquee Republican primaries lost in Tuesday's runoffs.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Following runoffs, early clashes preview heated fall campaign

Top nominees for governor and U.S. Senate are already going negative in their general election campaigns.

Keisha Lance Bottoms is in for a very different race against Rick Jackson

Rick Jackson, a billionaire healthcare executive, can self-fund a statewide campaign on a scale rarely seen in Georgia politics.