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Republican nominee for U.S Senate Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign rally Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 in Canton, Ga.. Walker is in a runoff with incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff
By JEFF AMY - Associated Press
Sun,11/13/22-10:06AM , 66 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock's first runoff in 2021 was a titanic nine-week clash to control the Senate that included three weeks of early in-person voting and lots of mail ballots.
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Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Gov. Brian Kemp, delivers his acceptance speech at his election night party after defeating Stacey Abrams Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Akili-Casundria Ramsess)

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defeats Stacey Abrams in rematch
By JEFF AMY - Associated Press
Mon,11/07/22-11:55AM , 63 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp turned back a second electoral challenge from Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams, maintaining GOP control in the South’s most politically competitive state and dealing another defeat to the national Democratic star.
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Erika Hardwick, left, a paid canvasser with the New Georgia Project Action Fund, shared literature with Patricia Lee urging Lee to vote on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 in Dawson, Ga. Candidates, parties and outside groups are increasing their emphasis on door-to-door outreach as Georgia grows more politically competitive. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

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In Georgia, campaigns look to drive turnout with a knock
By JEFF AMY - Associated Press
Thu,11/03/22-12:12PM , 188 Reads
DAWSON, Ga. (AP) — Someone like Erika Hardwick has come to the door of millions of Georgia voters.
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Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert, Ga., shown here on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, closed two years ago. Local officials are trying to reopen the hospital even as health care has become a prominent issue in Georgia elections. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

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Dems push Medicaid expansion for left-behind rural Georgia
By JEFF AMY - Associated Press
Sat,10/22/22-7:58AM , 89 Reads
ARLINGTON, Ga. (AP) — Nine years after the hospital closed in the southwest Georgia town of Arlington, the worry about health care lurks. Health insurance premiums are high, many residents report poor health and there's no guarantee Calhoun County's sole ambulance will arrive promptly if it's taking a patient to a distant hospital.
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