Jan 05 Fewer than half of Georgia precincts done counting By News Desk A top Georgia elections official says the largest share of outstanding votes looks to be ballots cast early in DeKalb County, a Democratic stronghold. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 5:54 Polls close in Georgia’s runoff elections with control of the U.S. Senate on the line All eyes are on Georgia, where polls closed in two runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate. Stephen Fowler, a political reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting and host of the Battleground: Ballot Box podcast, joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 05 WATCH: Congress resumes electoral vote count after protesters storm U.S. Capitol By Lisa Desjardins Watch PBS NewsHour special coverage of the joint session of Congress starting at 12:30 p.m. ET. Continue reading
Jan 05 FBI probed bomb threat for Georgia polling site By News Desk The elections director for Georgia's most populous county says a bomb threat targeting an Election Day polling place in Georgia’s most populous county was investigated last week by the FBI. Continue reading
Jan 05 Most populous county sees more votes than Nov. 3 By News Desk Fulton County elections director Rick Barron gave reporters a rough estimate of more than 70,000 votes cast in person on Tuesday, versus about 60,000 in-person votes on Nov. 3. Continue reading
Jan 05 Evangelical voters strongly support Perdue, Loeffler By News Desk Early votercast data from the Associated Press indicates Evangelicals strongly favored the Republican candidates, Lisa Desjardins reports. VERY BIG DIVIDE. Religion. AP Votecast Evangelical/born again: 85% Perdue/Loeffler15% Ossoff/Warnock. All others:… Continue reading
Jan 05 Georgia counting votes in runoffs that decide Senate control By Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Democrats need to win both races to seize the Senate majority and, with it, control of the new Congress when Biden takes office in two weeks. Continue reading
Jan 05 40% of the expected vote is in By News Desk Georgia officials have made some changes from November in an effort to expedite the ballot counting process. Continue reading
Jan 05 Democratic Senate candidates outperformed Republicans in Georgia suburbs, per AP By News Desk Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock narrowly won the all-important suburban vote in Georgia's runoffs, according to AP VoteCast survey data. Continue reading
Jan 05 Republican voters in Georgia’s Senate runoffs believe Biden was not legitimately elected By News Desk About three-quarters of voters who backed Republican candidates in Georgia’s Senate runoffs say President-elect Joe Biden was not legitimately elected in November. Continue reading