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No candidate in the open election on November 3 received the 50% required by Georgia law to avoid a runoff, a type of election colloquially known as a "jungle primary" [1] —Warnock received just 32.9% of the vote—and so a runoff election between Warnock and Loeffler was held on January 5, 2021, which Warnock won with 51% of the vote.
Kemp won his first term by a narrow 55,000-vote margin (1.4%) in 2018, which was Georgia's closest gubernatorial election since 1966. In 2022, however, pre-election forecasting showed a solid lead for Kemp throughout and he ultimately won re-election by nearly 300,000 votes (7.5%) - the largest raw vote victory for a Georgia governor since 2006 .
Georgia is one of seven states that require a run-off election if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in a primary election and one of only two states (the other being Mississippi) that require a run-off election for state and congressional offices if no candidate wins a majority of the vote in a general election; Louisiana has a ...
It's Election Day in Georgia with the governor and Senate races highlighting the ballots. Follow along for latest updates and results
Palumbo’s top three legislative wins in his first term highlight a few city initiatives passed by the current city council. First, is the 100% clean energy pledge made in March 2020.
He previously ran two unsuccessful bids for office in District 10 and 46—the 2020 Democratic primary for U.S. Congress and the general election for state Senate in 2022.
Raffensperger emerged as a major national figure in early January, 2021 when he faced significant pressure from then-President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Trump had been taped in a phone call asking Raffensperger to "find 11,780 votes," the exact number needed for Trump to carry the state. [ 1 ]
Seven candidates are running for Savannah's At-Large Post 1 position and feature a range of experiences and backgrounds in the race.