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Georgia's Senate race, Jon Ossoff and Republican campaigning in the battleground state.
2026 Senate race: Jon Ossoff (D) — incumbent vs. Mike Collins (R) (Cook rating: Likely D, Nov. 2). Governor: Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) vs. Rick Jackson (R) (Cook: Toss Up, Oct. 29). Polls close 7 p.m. ET. Georgia 2026 election guide → Ratings: Cook Political Report.
Since Oct. 15, Jamoke News has tracked 51 Georgia Politics stories from 14 outlets. The most widely covered: Representative Chris Pappas Will Become the Senate’s First Openly Gay Male Senator (15 outlets, Nov. 3).
51 stories · Updated Nov 9, 2026, 9:30 AM ET · RSS feed
Most-covered Georgia Politics stories
- Representative Chris Pappas Will Become the Senate’s First Openly Gay Male Senator 15 outlets Nov 3
- Watch live: Trump takes campaign blitz to Georgia 5 outlets Oct 16
- Live updates: Trump, Obama, Vance hit key states in midterm sprint 4 outlets Oct 28
- Georgia: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black, female governor in US 4 outlets Nov 3
- How Keisha Lance Bottoms found out she was elected Georgia's governor 4 outlets Nov 4
Latest Georgia Politics coverage
- Ossoff is my choice as politician of the year 1 outlet Nov 9
- Texas, Iowa, Georgia brace for new education fights under Democratic governors 1 outlet Nov 8
- Georgia Gov.-elect Bottoms reflects on historic victory and the path forward for Democrats 2 outlets Nov 6
- Fear Jon Ossoff 1 outlet Nov 6
- Fake Vogue cover featuring top Democrats goes viral after midterms 1 outlet Nov 4
- The Democratic Wave Swept State Houses Across the Country 1 outlet Nov 4
- How Keisha Lance Bottoms found out she was elected Georgia's governor 4 outlets Nov 4
- How Democrats Won Across the South 2 outlets Nov 4
- Georgia governor's mansion projected to flip blue for first time in nearly 30 years 2 outlets Nov 3
- Georgia: Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes first Black, female governor in US 4 outlets Nov 3
- Cowan clinches Georgia House seat held by retiring Loudermilk 1 outlet Nov 3
- Representative Chris Pappas Will Become the Senate’s First Openly Gay Male Senator 15 outlets Nov 3
- Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff cruises to re-election in Georgia 2 outlets Nov 3
- 'A brighter future' - why Americans came out to vote 1 outlet Nov 3
- Clark wins Georgia House race to replace late David Scott 1 outlet Nov 3
- Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant charged with threatening to assassinate DC federal judges 1 outlet Nov 3
- When it comes to election pressure, this year's Georgia or Michigan could be anywhere 1 outlet Nov 2
- Miami, Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame would be top-four seeds in a CFP bracket based on AP Top 25 poll 1 outlet Nov 1
- Trump's election probes find an opening in Georgia 1 outlet Nov 1
- Georgia Republican Donor Gets 15 Years in $76 Million Ponzi Scheme 1 outlet Oct 29
- How big midterm wins could vault Jon Ossoff and Josh Shapiro into 2028 1 outlet Oct 29
- ‘They mobilized a whole government response to that joke’: Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff 1 outlet Oct 28
- Atlanta’s Mayor Walked Away After Covid Chaos. Will Voters Make Her Georgia’s Governor? 1 outlet Oct 28
- Live updates: Trump, Obama, Vance hit key states in midterm sprint 4 outlets Oct 28
- In a comeback attempt, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is seeking to become the first Black woman governor in U.S. history and the first Democrat elected governor in Georgia in decades 3 outlets Oct 28
- Mike Collins drops Election Day gas price prediction in heated Georgia Senate race 1 outlet Oct 28
- Live updates: Trump, Obama campaign in midterm sprint; Murkowski backs Dem in Alaska governor's race 2 outlets Oct 27
- Inside Georgia's push to rebuild trust in elections after Trump's false claims 1 outlet Oct 27
- Prominent Georgia Republican gets 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in Ponzi scheme 1 outlet Oct 27
- Trump supporters confront Iran, affordability concerns with a message for critics: 'Give him time' 1 outlet Oct 27
- Trump praises 'proud, resilient' Libyan people after labeling country 'terror-infested' 1 outlet Oct 26
- Claude reportedly bypassed paywall to access Georgia voter data 2 outlets Oct 25
- MAPPED: The states Trump and top Democrats are targeting before Election Day 1 outlet Oct 25
- Foster children's autism therapy at risk as Georgia lawmakers step into funding fight 1 outlet Oct 25
- He Took Big Risks to Make Billions. He Wants Georgia Voters to Bet on Him. 1 outlet Oct 25
- Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says 3 outlets Oct 24
- Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues 1 outlet Oct 24
- Trump casts his midterm ballot early in Florida 3 outlets Oct 24
- Republican billionaire Rick Jackson is walking a Trump tightrope in his quest to lead Georgia 2 outlets Oct 24
- Live Updates: Obama, Harris to campaign for Democrats in 3 battleground states; Trump travels to Georgia 1 outlet Oct 24
- President Trump, first lady vote early in person in Florida 1 outlet Oct 23
- Obama to campaign in Georgia with Ossoff, Bottoms 1 outlet Oct 21
- Thune makes bold prediction about Republicans' Senate chances as GOP pulls millions from key races 1 outlet Oct 21
- Jackson says he's ‘concerned’ about Georgia rural voter turnout 2 outlets Oct 21
- Inside the quiet money pullback — for both parties — in Georgia’s Senate race 1 outlet Oct 19
- From ‘Third Reich’ to ‘not that informed’: Senate debates deliver fireworks before midterms 1 outlet Oct 17
- Trump Returns to Dalton for a Rescue Mission in Georgia 1 outlet Oct 16
- Kansas Becomes Key Battleground Ahead of Midterms 2 outlets Oct 16
- Cook Political Report moves 11 House races towards Democrats as Trump continues campaigning 2 outlets Oct 16
- Watch live: Trump takes campaign blitz to Georgia 5 outlets Oct 16
- Trump in Georgia falsely claims election of Jon Ossoff was illegitimate 3 outlets Oct 15
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