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Gov. Brian Kemp, left, greets Derek Dooley at a campaign stop last year. (Jason Getz/AJC)

PATRICIA MURPHY

Can Brian Kemp’s Derek Dooley gamble pay off?

The Georgia governor’s decision not to run for U.S. Senate and instead get behind the former University of Tennessee football coach has peeved some of his fellow Republicans.

The money race: House incumbents lead in Georgia, with one exception

Georgia Democrats take the stage — and play it safe. Here are the takeaways.

The Dalton shift? Georgia Democrats see early signs of a Latino rebound.

EXCLUSIVE

Jon Ossoff posts record $14M haul in high-stakes Georgia Senate race

Most of the cash came from donations of less than $100. Ossoff, a Democrat, is framing the race as a grassroots fight against a flood of Republican outside spending.

Watchdog: Election board members may have broken law with legal filing

A government watchdog group wants answers about a legal brief filed by three State Election Board members in support of the FBI's seizure of Fulton's 2020 election records.

State Election Board meets as Georgia faces an election crisis

Georgia's State Election Board could consider advancing a petition to switch to hand-marked paper ballots amid a looming July deadline to stop counting votes with QR codes.

Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Jon Ossoff argues 2026 contest will test Trump’s power, policies

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pointing to the war with Iran to frame the 2026 race, dubbing it "Donald Trump's war."

PATRICIA MURPHY

The Rick Jackson-Burt Jones slugfest: Half-truths, whoppers and a lot of B.S.

The Jackson and Jones campaigns seem hell-bent on destroying each other, even if it kills them both.

Voters to pick winner in Tuesday’s Cherokee County House runoff

Georgia election officials have no idea how to run elections after July

Election officials who have navigated every overhaul of Georgia's voting system are facing something new — a deadline with no road map and no funding to comply.

Runoff election of the 4th congressional district

Republicans kept MTG’s House seat, so why are Democrats claiming victory?

Clay Fuller won the runoff to finish former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's term in the House, but Democrats are still celebrating.

Clay Fuller wins runoff election, close margin spooks Republicans

Republican Clay Fuller has defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in a special election runoff Tuesday in Georgia's 14th Congressional District to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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The socialists are coming!

Democratic socialist candidates are targeting state House Democrats and local races across Georgia in 2026.

Three state legislative special elections head to runoffs

Two Democrats and a Republican secure seats in the Georgia Legislature

Two Democrats and one Republican secured seats in the Georgia Legislature during the April 7 special runoff election.

Jackson gets new endorsement in bruising GOP race for Georgia governor

Insurance Commissioner John King's endorsement puts added pressure on Lt. Gov. Burt Jones ahead of the May GOP primary.

FBI raids Fulton County election office seeking ballots from Trump’s 2020 loss

Fulton says DOJ may have improperly coordinated efforts to get 2020 records

Fulton has questions about the origin of the FBI's 2020 election ballot seizure, but the U.S. Department of Justice won't budge.

Senator Jon Ossoff qualifies for the ballot for his 2026 re-election campaign

GOP super PAC commits record $44M to oust Ossoff in Georgia

Senate Republicans’ top outside group makes its biggest-ever Georgia investment outside a runoff as the fractured GOP field fights to be the choice to take on the incumbent.

Can Iran war politics move voters in Georgia’s Trumpiest district?

Republican Clay Fuller under pressure in a race to replace MTG

The special election runoff between Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris is being watched by both parties as they consider strategy ahead of the midterms.

Crisis is brewing over how the state will conduct midterm elections

The Georgia Legislature adjourns without a plan to count votes after July. Here's what could happen next.

At state Capitol, affordability was the agenda. Now it’s the campaign battle.

Georgia Republicans prepare to hit the campaign trail after a legislative session aimed at easing costs for working families.