2018 Georgia Governor Race

Then-Georgia Secretary of State, and Republican nominee for governor, Brian Kemp attends an election night event in Athens, Georgia. As secretary of state, Kemp was charged with overseeing the election logistics for the election he was running in.

Politics & Government

Partisan Election Officials Are 'Inherently Unfair' But Probably Here To Stay

5:00am November 29, 2018

by Miles Parks

It would take a massive overhaul of state laws to make election administration truly nonpartisan. Voters say they want it, and experts are calling for it, but it probably isn't coming any time soon.

Democrat Stacey Abrams isn't backing down from her fight against what she calls voter suppression tactics and election mismanagement after losing the Georgia governor's race.

Stacey Abrams Says She Was Almost Blocked From Voting In Georgia Election

11:32am November 20, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Democrat Stacey Abrams isn't backing down from her fight against what she calls voter suppression tactics and election mismanagement after losing the Georgia governor's race.

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Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp greet each other before a debate last month in Atlanta.

Politics & Government

Georgia's Stacey Abrams Admits Defeat, Says Kemp Used 'Deliberate' Suppression To Win

8:33pm November 16, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Republican Brian Kemp will be the next governor of Georgia, with Democrat Stacey Abrams bowing out Friday afternoon. She promised a "major federal lawsuit" against the state over voting practices.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams addresses supporters at an election watch party on Tuesday. Abrams has not conceded to her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp, contending there are thousands of absentee and provisional ballots yet to be count

Politics & Government

It's Not Over: Days After Election, These Races Are Still Undecided

4:20pm November 08, 2018

by Brian Naylor

While Democrats won control of the House, and Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate, many individual races remain too close to call.

Georgia's Republican secretary of state, Brian Kemp — who is locked in a tight race for governor against Democrat Stacey Abrams — says the Democratic Party tried to hack the state's election system. Kemp says he has asked the FBI to look into "potenti

Georgia's Kemp Accuses Democrats Of Hacking; Opponent Abrams Labels It A Stunt

10:18am November 05, 2018

Two days before facing Stacey Abrams in the race for governor, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp says his office is investigating the state's Democratic Party but offered no proof of wrongdoing.

Voters cast ballots at C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center in Atlanta on Oct. 18 during Georgia's early voting period.

Politics & Government

In Florida And Georgia, Heated Campaigns For Governor Boil Over In Controversies

7:42pm October 23, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Two of the most closely watched races in the country have been roiled over alleged voter suppression, racist ads and newly ignited controversies over the Confederate flag and even Hamilton tickets.