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Georgia was considered to be a crucial swing state in 2024. [3] Republican Donald Trump flipped Georgia back into the Republican column, winning with a majority and a margin of 2.2% over Kamala Harris, which was only slightly greater than his national margin of victory (in contrast to being about 7 points to the right of the nation in 2016).
Primary runoffs took place on June 18, 2024, if no candidate reaches under 50% threshold. In addition, several general elections for judicial offices and certain consolidated city-county governments were held on May 21, 2024, concurrent with the partisan primaries for non-presidential offices.
The GOP suffered another loss in Georgia the following year, when Trump-endorsed Senate candidate and former football star Herschel Walker lost the Georgia runoff election to Warnock in December 2022.
See live updates of Georgia election results from the 2024 election, including Senate and House races, state elections and ballot initiatives.
A southwest Georgia Republican who served a brief federal prison sentence for his actions inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is among those running on Tuesday for a chance to serve in ...
2024 Georgia Senate election, 21st District Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Brandon Beach (Incumbent) 81,481 : 70.35 : Democratic: Lillia Michelle Lionel 34,349 29.65 Total votes 115,830 : 100.0 : Republican hold
In August 2024, the Georgia State Elections Board enacted two new rules that could deputize local election officials more discretion on whether they certify the election, contrary to state and national precedent. The Democratic party has filed a lawsuit to stop the new rules from taking effect, [28] [29] and it was blocked by a judge on October ...
This runoff election, however, will be different from the last two, as the time has been shortened from nine weeks to four with the passing of the wide-ranging and controversial S.B. 202 election law.