By Jill Nolin | Editor
“(Republicans) don’t have the same numerical advantages that they had 20 years ago, but the fundamentals still privilege Republicans. And even where you can see greater Democratic engagement and where you can infer greater Democratic excitement, that sometimes means that Democratic candidates lose by smaller margins. It doesn’t guarantee them victory. They still have to campaign and prepare like they are underdogs.” - Andra Gillespie, Emory University political science professor
Voters line up outside Shiloh Hills Baptist Church in Kennesaw, Georgia on Election Day, May 19, 2026. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
2026 ELECTION
By Ross Williams
Last week’s primary election didn’t feature any races with both a Democrat and a Republican on the ballot, but Georgia Democrats still feel like they won.
If you are one of the more than 2 million Georgians who cast a ballot, you will likely recall the poll worker asking you to choose a Democratic, Republican or nonpartisan ballot.
In all, Democrats pulled more than 1 million ballots to Republicans’ nearly 940,000, or about 52.6% to 45.4%.
A protest sign pictured after DeKalb County residents gathered before a county commission meeting on Nov. 20, 2025, to protest a data center proposal in Ellenwood. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder
DATA CENTERS
By David Lightman
IHigher electric rates? Massive data centers looming over neighborhoods? Ugly political fights over what to do about them?
The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation’s capital.
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