2018 Election
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Sonny Perdue Optimistic of Outright Win for Kemp As Voting Closes
Two hours before polls closed in Georgia, U.S. Agriculture Secretary and former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue predicted an Election Day win for Georgia Secretary of State and Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp. “I think it’s going to be a good night, and I think Brian wins without a runoff,” Perdue…
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Kemp Supporters Express Optimism at Election Watch Party in Athens
As polls closed on Tuesday, Georgia’s Republican Party members and Brian Kemp supporters flooded the ballroom of The Classic Center in the gubernatorial candidate’s hometown of Athens. Those assembled included Kemp’s family and friends, senators and congressmen, students, a man carrying a “Latino’s for Kemp sign” and a Santa Claus…
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Voting Runs Smoothly at Winterville Precinct During Midterm Elections
Audrey Buffington, poll manager at the Winterville precinct of Athens-Clarke County, said there were no issues her polling place this year. Jon Crandall is a graduate student studying journalism.
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Policies to Know Before Hitting the Polls on Election Day
Procedures surrounding Election Day can be complicated, so here are some reminders to make voting processes easier for the 2018 midterm election. Grady capstone journalists contributed to this reporting.
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Athens-Clarke, Others Vote on Whether to Move Sunday Alcohol Sales Earlier
Today, 58 municipalities in the state of Georgia are voting on whether people can purchase alcoholic beverages starting at 11 a.m. on Sundays. The current law, which was passed in 2011, permits people to start purchasing alcoholic beverages at 12:30 p.m. Gov. Nathan Deal signed the initial bill earlier this…
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Early Morning Voters Cast Their Ballots at Cedar Shoals
The bright red “Vote Here” signs with arrows directing voters to the polls were difficult to see in the light rainfall before sunrise. But outside the only lit building on Cedar Shoals High School’s campus about a dozen people lined up before voting began at 7 a.m. The line grew…
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Taking the Pulse of Election 2018: UGA Campus Marks Election Day
University of Georgia students cast their votes in the 2018 midterm election on Nov. 6 among posters, signage and the trappings of the midterm races. Around campus, students could be seen wearing the “I’m a Georgia Voter” stickers. One student, Lexi Wright, thought the voter turnout from this election was…
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Political Advertisements Leave Lasting Impact on Athens Voters
Midterm voters in Athens, Georgia, discuss what they thought about candidates’ political advertisements. Morgan Hydrick is a graduate student studying journalism.
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Down the 2018 Georgia Ballot: How Other State Elections Could Affect You
Across the state of Georgia, Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp have become household names, while the names of other candidates running in statewide elections have gone unheard. On Nov. 6, Georgians will vote for nine other officials to serve the state, and one position could be of particular interest to…