Elections
Latest reporting from the Elections desk.
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Panitch and Abel win legislative seats covering parts of Roswell
Esther Panitch won a third term in House District 51 and Kevin Abel won Senate District 14. Both districts include portions of Roswell, and the returns remain unofficial.
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Cleveland defeats Hilton in Georgia House District 48
Democrat Adam Cleveland defeated Republican incumbent Scott Hilton by less than two percentage points in Georgia House District 48, a North Fulton seat that includes parts of Roswell. The win contributes to Democrats claiming a majority in the Georgia House for the first time since 2004.
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Reynolds wins Georgia secretary of state race
Democrat Penny Brown Reynolds defeated Republican Tim Fleming on Nov. 3 to become the first woman of color to hold the office of Georgia secretary of state, taking charge of elections for all Georgia voters.
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Former DeKalb teacher Powell wins Georgia superintendent race
Lydia Powell, who taught in DeKalb County schools, defeated incumbent Richard Woods to become Georgia's first Democratic state school superintendent in more than 30 years, according to the Georgia Recorder. Democrats also appear poised to flip the Georgia House.
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McCormick wins Georgia 7th District with 56.2%
Republican Rep. Rich McCormick defeated Democrat Tony Kozycki with 191,539 votes to 149,323 in the Georgia 7th Congressional District race, a margin of 12.4 percentage points, according to unofficial results from Georgia Secretary of State.
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McLaurin wins Georgia lieutenant governor race
Democrat Josh McLaurin won the Georgia lieutenant governor race over Republican Greg Dolezal with 55.9% of the vote, according to unofficial results from Georgia Secretary of State with all 159 reporting units counted.
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Miller defeats Strickland in Georgia attorney general race
Democrat Tanya Miller defeated Republican Brian Strickland in the Georgia attorney general race, winning 55.5% to 44.5% with all 159 reporting units counted, according to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State.
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Roswell's Tatum trails Ivory in Fulton County chair race
Roswell attorney Eric Tatum trailed Democrat Mo Ivory by a wide margin in the Fulton County Commission chair race on election night, with partial results showing Ivory at 75% as of early Nov. 4.
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Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race as Democrats take Congress
The Associated Press called the Georgia U.S. Senate race for Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff at 7:55 p.m. on Nov. 3, as he defeated Republican Rep. Mike Collins. Closer to home, state Sen. Josh McLaurin, whose district includes parts of Roswell, won the lieutenant governor's race.
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Bottoms wins Georgia governor's race, flipping office to Democrats
The Associated Press declared Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms the winner of the Georgia governor's race on Nov. 3, with unofficial results showing her at 54.3% to Republican Rick Jackson's 45.7%. State Sen. Josh McLaurin, whose district includes Roswell, won the lieutenant governor's race.
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Historic Democratic blue wave reshapes Washington and the states
Democrats break Republican strongholds in Senate and governor races. Dems likely to control both chambers of Congress.
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DOJ sends election monitors to Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton counties
Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton are among six Georgia counties listed for federal election monitoring as the DOJ announces approximately 1,000 monitors and observers across all 50 states.
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Roswell Election Day voters must use assigned precincts
With early voting closed, Roswell residents heading to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 3, must cast ballots at their assigned precinct. Voters can confirm their polling place on the Georgia Secretary of State's My Voter Page.
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Keisha Waites seeks Georgia insurance commissioner post
Democrat Keisha Waites proposes stronger review of insurance rate increases and a consumer fraud task force. Her campaign does not specify implementation costs or a timetable.
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