Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 6, 2024

Nov. 6, 2024 GPB

Trump clinches a key victory in swing state Georgia

Stephen Fowler reports, former President Donald Trump has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, according to a race call by the Associated Press, striking a blow to Democrats’ chances in the Sun Belt and narrowly flipping a state where he faces criminal charges for trying to overturn his 2020 defeat.

Nov. 6, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!

Political Notes: Ups, Downs and In-betweens

Karen Kirkpatrick reports, State House Speaker Jon Burns wants to review new security measures to detect guns at schools and provide schools with better resources for students who need mental health intervention. He is also backing a statewide mandate for increased access to mental healthcare.

Nov. 6, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Developer to turn empty Atlanta Constitution building into affordable housing

Savannah Sicurella and Zachary Hanson report, the on-again, off-again redevelopment of a downtown Atlanta landmark has been rebooted once more. Wisconsin-based developer Gorman & Co. has been tapped to redevelop the abandoned brick Art Moderne style building at 143 Alabama St. SW that over the years has been home to The Atlanta Constitution newspaper and a Georgia Power facility.

Nov. 6, 2024 Clayton News-Daily

Hartsfield-Jackson To Get $14.3 Million Grant

Staff reports that U.S. Senators the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff recently announced new federal resources to upgrade Georgia’s airports through the bipartisan infrastructure law. As part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Terminal Program, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will get $14.3 million for the rehabilitation, modernization and expansion of public restrooms in the terminal concourses.

Nov. 6, 2024 The Brunswick News

Judge halts use of new Sapelo Island zoning rules

Michael Hall reports that McIntosh County must temporarily halt permitting any new projects in Sapelo Island’s Hog Hammock district that fall under a controversial zoning amendment passed last year that allows larger homes to be built there, a judge ordered this week. Tifton Judicial Circuit Senior Judge Gary McCorvey ruled on Monday in favor of a motion filed by three Hog Hammock, also called Hogg Hummock, residents seeking an injunction to stop the county from using the zoning rules passed Sept. 12, 2023.

Nov. 6, 2024 Athens Banner-Herald

Marjorie Taylor Greene to represent Georgia for two more years after winning re-election

Miguel Legoas reports, while ballot counting is still underway for the presidency, at least one important Georgia race has been decided. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been re-elected for a third term.

Nov. 6, 2024 Georgia Recorder

Bishop returns to Congress, Brian Jack claims victory in Congressional race

Ross Williams reports that Democratic Congressman Sanford Bishop of Albany will return to Washington for a 17th term after defeating Wayne Johnson of Macon, a former Trump administration official, in the 2nd Congressional District in the southwest corner of the state. The Associated Press called the race shortly before 10:30 p.m. on election night.

Nov. 6, 2024 Gainesville Times

Andrew Clyde cruised to victory in U.S. House 9th District race. Here are the numbers

Jeff Gill reports, incumbent U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde defeated Democrat Tambrei Cash to win his third two-year term as 9th District representative, capturing 70% of the vote as of 10:51 p.m. Who is he: Clyde is a gun store owner who was first elected to Congress in 2020.

Nov. 6, 2024 Macon Telegraph

Five state House races on the ballot in Macon on Election Day. Here’s who won each.

Jesse Fraga reports, results are in for Macon-Bibb County races for state House representatives after all precincts reported to the Georgia secretary of state. Ten candidates were in the running across the five seats, including incumbents and new faces. Here are the winning legislators representing Middle Georgia.

Nov. 6, 2024 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Columbus area votes on Georgia Legislature, US Congress seats. See live results here

Mark Rice reports, the 2024 election has several contested races for state and federal legislative seats to represent the Columbus area in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Georgia General Assembly. Here’s a roundup of those election results from ballots in the counties of Muscogee, Harris or Chattahoochee.

Nov. 6, 2024 11 Alive

No, general election voting was not shut down in this South Georgia town

Jonathan Raymond reports, one of the flashpoints to emerge on Election Day in Georgia was in the small city of Camilla. Situated in far south Georgia in Mitchell County, the city of a little more than 5,000 people was conducting its own special elections for city council seats that ran into major administrative problems.

Nov. 6, 2024 WABE

Georgia voters approve two statewide ballot measures, one too close to call

Jasmine Robinson reports that Georgia voters approved two statewide ballot measures on the final day of the 2024 election on Tuesday. A third statewide measure was too close to call as of late Tuesday night.

Nov.  2024 Marietta Daily Journal

Cupid to Lead Cobb for Another Four Years

Annie Mayne reports, hours after the final voters cast their ballots Tuesday night, incumbent Democrat Lisa Cupid led Republican challenger Kay Morgan in the race for Cobb’s top elected position. With 99% of precincts reporting by midnight Tuesday, Cupid had 215,014 or 55.03% of the vote to Morgan’s 175,717 votes.

Nov. 6, 2024 State Affairs

2 young Democrats win Statehouse seats as Republicans hold majority

Tammy Joyner reports that Statehouse incumbents appeared to beat back challengers Tuesday, ensuring their return to the Capitol in January. Republicans retain control of the House and Senate. Two Generation Z candidates will join the 236-member Legislature as new members of the House of Representatives: Democrats Bryce Berry and Gabriel Sanchez.

Nov. 6, 2024 Capitol Beat News

Status quo prevails in Georgia congressional elections

Dave Williams reports, the makeup of Georgia’s congressional delegation likely will remain unchanged, as voters were poised Tuesday night to reelect 13 of the 14 U.S. House lawmakers and choose Republican Brian Jack to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Drew Ferguson. The result would leave Republicans with the same 9-5 majority the GOP won two years ago.

Nov. 6, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution

How Donald Trump won Georgia back for Republicans

Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in Georgia on Tuesday halted years of Democratic gains in the state and proved that Republicans can still win here by focusing almost exclusively on the party’s base. Ahead of the election, we spotlighted four questions that would shape the results.