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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Brian Strickland seeks Georgia attorney general seat Nov. 3
Republican state Sen. Brian Strickland is running for Georgia attorney general in the Nov. 3 general election against Democrat Tanya F. Miller.
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Tanya Miller seeks Georgia attorney general seat Nov. 3
State Rep. Tanya F. Miller, a Democrat from Atlanta, is running for Georgia attorney general in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Brian Strickland.
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John Albers seeks re-election in Roswell's state Senate district
Republican John Albers, who has represented Georgia State Senate District 56 since 2011, is running for re-election Tuesday, Nov. 3, against Democratic challenger Patrick Thompson in a district that includes Roswell.
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Thompson seeks Georgia Senate District 56 seat Nov. 3
Democrat Patrick Thompson, a renewable energy executive, is running for Georgia State Senate District 56 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican John Albers.
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Teresa Diane Lin seeks District 49 state House seat
Democrat Teresa Diane Lin is running for Georgia House of Representatives District 49 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Charles E. Martin.
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Rick Jackson proposes income-tax cuts and a Georgia-designed Medicaid expansion
Republican Rick Jackson’s Georgia governor platform includes income-tax reductions, a Medicaid waiver, education changes and government audits.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms proposes Medicaid expansion, housing aid and education changes
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is running for Georgia governor with proposals involving Medicaid, housing, teacher taxes and childcare.
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Jon Ossoff seeks reelection to Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat
Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff faces Republican Mike Collins in Georgia’s Nov. 3 election, campaigning on healthcare access, manufacturing jobs, reproductive rights and government reform.
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Mike Collins challenges Jon Ossoff for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins challenges Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s Nov. 3 election, campaigning on deregulation, immigration enforcement and federal spending cuts.
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Roswell libraries record nearly 3,600 early ballots in first two days
Roswell Library, East Roswell Library and the North Fulton Service Center processed more than 5,000 early ballots in the first two days of voting, as Georgia set a midterm record with nearly 189,000 first-day in-person votes statewide.
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Nearly 2,000 ballots cast at Roswell libraries on first day of early voting
Fulton County has accepted 12,808 absentee ballot applications for the Nov. 3 election, more than double the count from early September, as early in-person voting opens Tuesday at two Roswell library locations.
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Joshua Tolbert seeks PSC District 5 seat in Nov. 3 election
Republican Joshua Tolbert, a mechanical engineer and business owner from Smyrna, is running for Georgia Public Service Commission District 5 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, pledging to bring technical expertise to energy decisions affecting ratepayers.
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