Runoff Election

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

DALTON, Ga. (AP) –  President Donald Trump says he will “fight like hell” to hold on to the presidency. And he’s appealing to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote. He held a rally Monday night where he spoke about his disagreement with his loss. His…

Hall Wins Runoff to Briefly Fill Seat of Late Rep John Lewis

ATLANTA (AP) – Former Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall has won a runoff election to briefly fill the seat in Congress of the late civil rights legend John Lewis. The 49-year-old Hall defeated former Morehouse College President Robert Franklin in Tuesday’s special election. Hall will serve in Congress until Jan. 3 from the Atlanta area district. Both Democrats led a…

GOP Runoff for Attorney General

Election is on Tuesday

AP-AL–Attorney General’s Race Marshall returns to campaign in heated AG race with King MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and former Attorney General Troy King are making their final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s Republican runoff. Marshall returned to the campaign trail Saturday for the first time following the suicide of his wife last month. Marshall…

Secretary of State on Runoff Election Preparations

We are now less than a week away from the runoff elections, and Secretary of State John Merrill is predicting voter turnout will be between 17-18%, which is higher than in past years. Some of the statewide offices moving to runoffs include Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor.  There are also many local runoffs including races for congress, state senate and…