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ELLABELL, GEORGIA - MAY 20, 2022: Hyundai Motor Group President and CEO Jae Hoon Chang speaks to during the announcement that the South Korean automotive giant is building an electric vehicle plant in Ellabell, Ga. It is the second major electric vehicle factory announcement in Georgia since December as state economic development officials try to turn the Peach State into an important manufacturing hub for battery-powered automobiles. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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Former Vice President Mike Pence headlines the get-out-the-vote rally with Governor Brian Kemp on the eve of Georgia’s primary at the Cobb County International Airport on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Kennesaw. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) campaigns in Georgia’s Secretary of State Republican primary as Donald Trump looks on, at a rally in Commerce, Ga., March 26, 2022. The midterms may well affect the fate of free and fair elections in the country. Hice has falsely argued that rampant voter fraud marred the 2020 Georgia election and said he would not have certified Joe Biden’s victory there. (Audra Melton/The New York Times)..

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December 5, 2020 Valdosta - President Donald Trump speaks during Republican National Committee's Victory Rally at the Valdosta Flying Services in Valdosta on Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston (left) and Gov. Brian Kemp have put aside their past differences to form a tighter bond. On Thursday, their closer relationship was on full display when Ralston endorsed Kemp's reelection. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Burt Jones, left, will be the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor while two Democrats -- former U.S. Rep. Kwanza Hall, left, and Charlie Bailey -- head to a runoff next month. Submitted photos.

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Jones wins primary for Ga. lieutenant governor, solidifying GOP ticket

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Bee Nguyen, running for Secretary of State of Georgia, talks to supporters before the start of a Stacey Abrams press conference at Israel Baptist Church in Atlanta Tuesday, May 23, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Abrams endorses Nguyen in Democratic Georgia secretary of state runoff

Georgia state school Superintendent Richard Woods speaks with Gov. Brian Kemp, right, on August 27, 2020 in Atlanta. Woods beat former state school Superintendent John Barge in the 2022 Republican primary on May 24. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

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Incumbent Woods to battle Searcy for Georgia school superintendent

Voters at Snellville United Methodist Church on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Several Georgia races head to quick runoffs under voting law

Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods was headed for a win in the Republican primary as he sought reelection on May 24, 2022. (Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Superintendent Woods heads to GOP primary win as Searcy leads Democrats

May 25, 2022 Atlanta: Dancing was in while Dad voted (center) at Park Tavern located at 500 10th Street NE, Atlanta. The Father declined to give his name or the name of his son. Voters encountered short lines and limited problems as election day got underway in Georgia on Monday, May 25, 2022 making their voices heard in one of the politically competitive states in the nation. But there were initial hiccups in a few voting locations. Some voters arrived at the polls to find their precincts had been moved to different locations. Others had short waits during the initial morning rush. Several voting locations had problems starting voting machines. In Fulton County, voting was running smoothly at almost all of the county's 250 polling sites, in part thanks to the 91,000 voters who cast their ballots during three weeks of early voting, said Interim Elections Director Nadine Williams. Two polling places, Hopewell Middle in Milton and Creel Park in South Fulton, opened 20 to 30 minutes late. Williams didn't provide a reason for the delays, but she said the county is asking a judge to allow the sites to close later so everyone can vote. She said some poll workers were 'no-shows' but they had staff in reserve. Williams encouraged folks to vote during lunch hours. The New Georgia Project, a voting rights group which monitors election issues, reported the polling place at Bethesda Elementary School in Gwinnett County opened about 30 minutes late. At North Decatur Presbyterian Church, two voting touchscreens weren't working because of a problem with their batteries, but poll workers said they had enough functioning touchscreens to avoid delays. About 70 voters cast ballots in the first hour of voting. Another voter, Marcia King, said she needed help from a poll worker to figure out how to print her ballot from the touchscreen. 'This was very easy with no problems at all, and people were there to help," King said. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Incumbent Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, and Jen Jordan, a Democrat, advance to the general election. Courtesy photos.

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People fill out their paperwork at the Metropolitan Library in Atlanta on the last Saturday of early voting, May 14, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Jones wins primary for Ga. lieutenant governor, solidifying GOP ticket

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Herschel Walker speaks to members of the media Tuesday after his primary win to gain the GOP nomination to the U.S. Senate. Asked whether there should be new gun laws in the wake of a mass shooting earlier that day at a Texas elementary school, Walker said, “What I like to do is see it and everything and stuff.” (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Abrams endorses Nguyen in Democratic Georgia secretary of state runoff

Aides to U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, left, issued a campaign road map that laid out how the Democrat plans to highlight how Republican Heschel Walker’s “pattern of lies, exaggerations and outright bizarre claims reveal he is not up for the job.” Walker plans to pursue a strategy that frames Warnock as an “inspirational” figure who nonetheless backs reckless federal policies.

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Georgia candidates draw battle lines ahead of November race

Incumbent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks with supporters during an election night party Tuesday evening in Peachtree Corners. Raffensperger won his primary challenge and now waits for Democrats to pick their nominee in a runoff next month. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

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A veteran of local politics and government, Shelia Edwards is vying for a shot to face incumbent Commissioner Fitz Johnson, a a Republican, in the general election for the District 3 Public Service Commission seat.

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052422 Atlanta: Governor Brian Kemp reacts to cheering supporters as he take the stage to deliver his election night party speech at the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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Opinion: Perdue and Hice had better options than Trump

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., talks to supporters at his primary election night watch party in Hendersonville, N.C., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

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Opinion: The voters will only tolerate so much

U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Rome have been leaders in what could be called the creation of an anti-war wing of the nation's Republican Party, partly through their opposition to expanding aid to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

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050322 Atlanta: Dozens of protesters march from Centennial Olympic Park to the Georgia Capitol during a rally to defend the right to abortion on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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