Still way too early, but these figures point to the challenge of avoiding a runoff with so many candidates on the ballot each pulling a few percentage points. #gasen
(Very) early results for Gwinnett and Cobb have @ossoff over the 50% mark in those key counties. #gasen#gapol
@ossoff We're still in a holding pattern in the #gasen race, with @ossoff near the 50-mark and most of metro ATL -- his base -- still outstanding. As expected, Gurtler and Greene jump to early leads in 9th and 14th Districtd races. #gapol
@ossoff Most operatives/analysts I'm hearing from think Ossoff will get a majority of the vote and avoid a runoff as metro Atlanta precincts begin reporting, but it's early & this larger electorate is still hard to predict. #gasen
Story idea: Trip to Miller County to delve into the #gasen results there.
@ossoff In Georgia's swing 7th District, Republican Rich McCormick and Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux are hovering around the 50-mark. Most precincts still outstanding. Both were expected to land in runoffs, but ... who knows. #gapol#ga07
@ossoff Jon @ossoff has now hit 48% of the vote, with most of Fulton and no DeKalb results in. He's increasingly looking likely to avoid a runoff. #gasen
House Minority Leader Bob Trammell is facing an unexpectedly tough primary challenge in his rural district, one of the few held by a Democrat that Trump carried in 2016. #gapol
The race for Georgia Supreme Court Justice Charlie Bethel’s seat is unexpectedly close. He leads Beth Beskin, a former Atlanta legislator, but the margin could tighten w/ more ATL results. No sitting justice in the history of the 175-year court has ever lost an election. #gapol
@ossoff The #ga07 race is still tight, with Republican Rich McCormick and Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux both around 50% mark. Neither have declared victory with the precincts still outstanding. #gapol
@ossoff This is one of the surprises of the night, as @RichforGA was expected to land in a runoff against state Sen. Renee Unterman, a veteran lawmaker who sponsored Georgia's anti-abortion law. Instead, he won the GOP nod for the swing district outright. #gapol
Says McCormick: “Tonight’s election results prove that our community wants new, conservative leadership. With faith, hard work and trust in the electorate, our campaign exceeded all expectations.” #gapol#ga07
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I’m at the site of a Fulton County elections office where FBI officials confirmed they are conducting “court authorized activity” but declined further comment for now. Trump has repeatedly threatened to open an investigation into his 2020 defeat in Georgia. #gapol
Fulton County Clerk Che Alexander and Fulton County Commission Chair Robb Pitts just entered the building, saying they will comment after they get a briefing.
Georgia House Democrats walk out of the chamber en masse in protest of a Republican-backed bill to block taxpayer funds from being used to pay for gender-affirming care for state prison inmates. #gapol
“Take a walk!” House Democrats chant after bolting from the chamber in defiance of the GOP bill. When I asked House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley whether she worried this could push Republicans further to the right, she said: “There’s not much left” to go. #gapol
Plays into this: Georgia Democrats are channeling their fury and frustration inward as liberal voters and grassroots organizers demand a more aggressive, confrontational response to President Donald Trump’s return to power. #gapol
The town hall crowd peppers Rep. Rich McCormick with boos and catcalls as he struggles to answer a pointed question from a resident who says she’s a descendant of Patrick Henry who pressed him on whether Trump was moving toward “tyranny.” #gapol
Republican state Sen. Colton Moore was just arrested by state Troopers after he tried to defy a House order that banned him from the chambers. He was knocked to the floor after a scuffle, and was led away after telling authorities they were denying his rights. #gapol
Backstory from yesterday here: A far-right Republican state senator said he plans to ignore his banishment from the state House and attend Thursday’s State of the State address by Gov. Brian Kemp. #gapol
Fulton County is now starting to report its totals. Georgia’s most populous county, Biden won 73% of Fulton’s vote in 2020. Harris is on a similar track with half the county’s precincts reporting. #gapol
Keep an eye on Forsyth County, an exurban GOP stronghold. In 2020, Trump captured Forsyth with nearly two-thirds of the vote. Democrats are working to shave his margins there - winning by losing less - particularly targeting independent women there. #gapol
Clayton County might be the spot that has most spooked Democrats, because of lagging early voting turnout. So far, Clayton is about on pace where it was in 2020. #gapol