Georgia Trend Daily – May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026 GPB
GOP’s Jones, Jackson in runoff to face former Atlanta mayor Bottoms for governor
Sarah Kallis reports that former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic primary for Georgia governor and will face the winner of a Republican runoff for the post, according to race calls by the Associated Press. Bottoms served as mayor of Atlanta for one term from 2017 to 2021.
May 20, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Unofficial Guide Issue 5.19: Eat, Visit, Do, and Shop
Jana Lawrence reports, “What should we do this weekend?” Easy question, but often the answer is hard to figure out, especially now that kids are out of school and the heat is nearly in full force. We decided to share some of our favorite things about Georgia – places to eat, sights to visit, things to do, stores to shop.
May 20, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hurry up and deepen? Study funded to ‘fast track’ dredging at Savannah port.
Adam Van Brimmer reports, to deepen Georgia’s robust world trade route, the Savannah River, the state Ports Authority will dig deep into its own coffers. The operator of the third-busiest cargo port in the United States has agreed to invest $8 million or more for a feasibility study into deepening and widening the 33-mile-long shipping channel.
May 20, 2026 Savannah Morning News
Port of Savannah volumes dip in April, but officials expected it
Evan Lasseter reports, the Port of Savannah saw in April a 14% decrease in container volumes compared to the same month last year, which was a record April for the Georgia Ports Authority, GPA officials announced Tuesday at the authority’s May board meeting. The year-over-year decrease in April’s container traffic is primarily due to GPA chasing the high volumes of last year when shippers frontloaded cargo ahead of planned tariffs.
May 20, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com
Battery Storage Factory Involving Major Chinese Energy Player Planned for Jackson County
Trevor Williams reports, a joint venture to make battery energy storage systems for industrial facilities is set to begin production in Jackson County this summer. NeoVolta, a California-based firm that previously focused solely on home BESS systems, is branching into the commercial space with a new entity in Pendergrass, Ga., that will involve, in a roundabout way, one of China’s largest solar panel manufacturers.
May 20, 2026 Saporta Report
Atlanta cracks top 20 in national ParkScore – but the city may cut park funding
Delaney Tarr reports, it’s official: Atlanta has the 18th ranked park system in the nation, according to the Trust for Public Land’s annual ParkScore rating. But the announcement comes amid possible funding cuts for the city’s sprawling park system.
May 20, 2026 The Current
Georgia election results: May 19, 2026, primary, nonpartisan races
Maggie Lee reports the results from U.S. Congressional races, statewide Georgia races and Georgia legislature races.
May 20, 2026 Marietta Daily Journal
State election Results
Staff provides a link to all election results.
May 20, 2026 Fox 5 Atlanta
Georgia Lt. Gov. election: Both parties head to June 16 primary runoffs
Staff reports, the Georgia Lieutenant Governor runoff election matchups began taking shape Tuesday night as primary election results forced both major political parties into a second round of voting. Candidates from both sides are pivoting to a June 16 runoff election.
May 20, 2026 WABE
Georgia Supreme Court Justices Bethel, Warren win reelection
Rahul Bali reports that Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren beat former state Sen. Jen Jordan, and Justice Charlie Bethel beat attorney Miracle Rankin in two races for the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday. Justice Benjamin Land ran unopposed in the third state Supreme Court race on the ballot.
May 20, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus 2026 election results for mayor, council, school board. Complete totals
Mark Rice reports, the polls have closed in Muscogee County, and the complete results are in from Tuesday’s election day. Whether they voted early at advance locations or through the mail, or whether they voted Tuesday during election day at 25 precincts around the county, Columbus residents made their choices for the nonpartisan public offices of mayor, city council and school board.
May 20, 2026 Athens Banner-Herald
Georgia primary election vote totals for Clarke, Oconee counties
Staff reports, below are race results and hyperlinks to keep track of how candidates for those races and other key races are performing. The embedded results show the status of the top-performing candidates.
May 20, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Georgia U.S. Senate race continues on with Collins, Dooley runoff on GOP side
Ross Williams reports, Georgia’s U.S. Senate primary race is headed to a runoff on the Republican side between Congressman Mike Collins and former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley. The Associated Press called the race for Collins, who finished first, and Dooley after he battled it out with Congressman Buddy Carter for second place.
May 20, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Keisha Lance Bottoms stuns rivals with outright Democratic primary win for governor
Greg Bluestein reports, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic nomination for governor on Tuesday, stunning the field by avoiding the runoff her rivals had hoped would expose lingering doubts about her ability to win in November. The win gives Bottoms a head start in the race to unify Democrats for November while Republicans remain locked in their own costly brawl.
