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Podcast: Everything you need to know about Georgia’s 2018 elections

December 5, 2017 Atlanta: Voters headed to the polls at Henry W. Grady High School at 929 Charles Allen Dr NE in Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 to elect one of the two Atlanta mayoral runoff candidates, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood. the two city councilwomens financial disclosures posted ahead of the Tuesday runoff for the citys top job showed that Bottoms had raised $850,000 to Norwoods $480,000. A Channel 2 Action News/Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll before Tuesdays elections showed City Councilwoman Mary Norwood at 51.3 percent and Councilwoman Keisha Lance Bottoms at 45.1 percent. Norwoods lead is larger than the margin of error of 4.3 percent.Only 3.6 percent of respondents polled said they were undecided. The poll, conducted by Landmark Communications last Wednesday and Thursday, suggested unaligned voters have made their choice in recent days. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
Politically Georgia provides a primer for Georgia’s 2018 elections with the first episode of its podcast.
Host Greg Bluestein and AJC Political Insider Jim Galloway discuss the most interesting races, including the contest for governor, talk about what's at stake for both Democrats and Republicans this year, and describe the atmosphere of the Georgia Capitol as candidates signed up to run for office.
James Salzer takes you inside of his legislative glossary with his Phrase of the Week, “For the Children.”
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