Georgia voters made history this week, electing Keisha Lance Bottoms as the state’s first Democratic senator in more than two decades and the first-ever Black woman governor in the country. The former Atlanta mayor campaigned on lowering costs,

Single-holder executive offices only; excludes courts, commissions and federal offices. Data: Associated Press; Axios analysis; Chart: Andrew Pantazi/Axios Democrats' midterm gains extended deep into the machinery of state government: They swept every statewide executive office on the ballot in Texas, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona. Why it matters: These low-profile victories will shape what millions of Americans pay for electricity,...

For the first time in a decade, election predictions far exceeded public expectations. What pollsters anticipated as a blue wave billowed into a blue tsunami. Wins that held ground for already blue seats eased nerves, and the flips of swing states like Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio energized the blue base. But red-belt-busting wins in Republican strongholds like Texas, South Carolina and Kansas alongside pending races in Alaska and...

Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon said Republicans are feeling waves of emotions after Tuesday, when Democrats achieved historical success in the midterm elections.

Voters made their economic frustration clear as Democrats swept statewide offices and reclaimed the state House.

CBS News Atlanta’s Monique John speaks with Hall County voters about how rising costs shaped their midterm choices. As of Thursday night, the race for Georgia House District 29 remained too close to call.

Georgia Public Service Commission seats flipped to Democratic control Tuesday for the first time in 30 years over rising utility bills and rapid data center growth.

Nobody has a better claim to being the 2026 midterm election’s biggest winner than Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, writes Zach Kessel.