ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats will hold the seat they gained in Atlanta's northern suburbs two years ago, while results remain too soon to call in a second seat where they hope to make further inroads...

ATLANTA (AP) — Karen Handel is looking for Republicans to mobilize in Georgia's 6th District, once an incubator of high-profile Republicans. But Democrat Lucy McBath, who unseated Handel in 2018,...

ATLANTA (AP) — Candidates in two closely contested suburban Atlanta U.S. House districts continued to clash Tuesday over their views on health care, the pandemic response and the size of...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats will choose between seven contenders in a U.S. Senate race to challenge incumbent Republican David Perdue on Tuesday. Ballots also include 16 contested U.S. House...

ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican Georgia state senator is ending his bid to represent a suburban Atlanta congressional district that Democrats narrowly flipped last year.

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic congresswoman Lucy McBath said Thursday that she won't be a candidate in either of Georgia's U.S. Senate contests.

McBath said she would instead focus on winning a...

ATLANTA (AP) — In a campaign ad pierced by the sound of gunfire, Lucy McBath earlier this year laid out the story of her 17-year-old son's shooting death and how his loss propelled her to activism.

The story resonated with voters, who elected her Tuesday to fill a long-red House seat that Georgia Republicans held onto just last year.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on Georgia's pending congressional races (all times local):

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Democratic gun-control activist Lucy McBath has defeated Republican Rep. Karen Handel of Georgia in a suburban congressional district long considered safe for the GOP.

Handel had to seek re-election after winning her seat last year in a close special election race against Democrat Jon Ossoff.

ATLANTA (AP) — Two Republican members of Congress faced a risk of losing their seats Wednesday as election returns showed them in perilously tight races with Democratic challengers in a pair of suburban Atlanta districts long considered safe for the GOP.

The races of GOP Reps. Karen Handel and Rob Woodall remained too close to declare a winner the day after polls closed, and campaigns said absentee ballots were still being counted Wednesday morning.

ATLANTA (AP) — A Democratic gun control activist whose son was shot to death is trying to unseat a Georgia Republican congresswoman backed by the National Rifle Association.

Lucy McBath will challenge Rep. Karen Handel this fall after winning a runoff election in the 6th District of metro Atlanta. McBath defeated fellow Democrat Kevin Abel on Tuesday.

While McBath supports gun control, the NRA has supported Handel, citing her pro-Second Amendment stance.

ATLANTA (AP) — Some of the top Republican primary contests in Georgia - including one deciding who will face a Democrat vying to become the first black female governor in the U.S. - are still undecided after Tuesday's primaries and will go to a July 24 runoff.

No GOP candidate for governor, lieutenant governor or secretary of state was able to secure more than 50 percent of the vote, triggering runoffs between the top two in each race.

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta TV news anchor quit his job to run for Congress next year in hopes of ousting Republican Rep. Karen Handel, who just got there after winning the most expensive House election in U.S. history.

Bobby Kaple told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that he can succeed where fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff fell short in the June special election, which was widely regarded as a referendum on President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican winner of the most expensive House race ever took her seat representing Atlanta's outskirts Monday evening, along with a South Carolina Republican who claimed a narrower-than-expected victory to retain a strongly Republican seat.

The dual swearing-in ceremony returned Republicans to full strength in the chamber at 241 seats after the party won four special elections to replace GOP lawmakers who left the House to join President Donald Trump's Cabinet.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on new House members (all times EDT):

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The winner of the most expensive House race ever as well as a South Carolina Republican who claimed a narrower-than-expected victory are now members of Congress.

Monday evening's swearing-in ceremony for Georgia Republican Karen Handel and Ralph Norman of South Carolina returns the House GOP majority to 241 seats after a string of special elections to replace lawmakers who joined President Donald Trump's Cabinet.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — He railed against the "fake news" media. He urged the Senate to put more "heart" into its health care bill. And he mused about putting solar panels on a Mexican border well.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Democrats and their highest-ranking officeholder, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California (all times local):

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House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she's confident she has the support in her caucus despite finger-pointing and frustration after Democrats lost a Georgia special election.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Struggling to advance his agenda in Washington, President Donald Trump traveled to the Midwest on Wednesday for a raucous rally with his loyal supporters — the kind of event he relished before winning the White House.

Trump touched down Wednesday evening in rainy Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and headed to a local community college, where he got a look at agriculture technology innovations before leading a campaign rally.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on reactions to Tuesday's congressional election in Georgia (all times EDT):

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The White House is suggesting that a Republican win in Georgia's special House election on Tuesday was a personal victory for President Donald Trump.

White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters told reporters aboard Air Force One that Karen Handel's win serves as proof that "the American people are resonating with the president's agenda" and want to see his agenda enacted.

DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Republicans say Karen Handel's victory in Georgia's 6th Congressional District proves the GOP is still the dominant party in Georgia.

Georgia Republican Party Chairman John Watson credited Handel for "crushing liberal dreams."

Democrats say Jon Ossoff's 48 percent showing in a Republican stronghold is proof that they're actually making progress toward making Georgia a genuine battleground.

DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on Georgia's 6th District Congressional race (all times local):

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Republicans say Karen Handel's victory in Georgia's 6th Congressional District proves the GOP is still the dominant party in Georgia.

Democrats say Jon Ossoff's showing means they're actually making progress toward making Georgia a genuine battleground.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Party divisions were on glaring display Wednesday as a special election loss in a wildly expensive Georgia House race left bitter lawmakers turning their anger on their own leaders.

"We as Democrats have to come to terms with the fact that we lost again," said Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass. "Personally I think it's time for a new generation of leadership in the party."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans just got a big argument for sticking with President Donald Trump and pushing forward with dismantling former President Barack Obama's health law. And Democrats are struggling to translate the energy of their core supporters into actual election victories.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. GOP ENJOYING SOME BREATHING ROOM

Karen Handel's victory over Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District means Republicans held all four of their seats that were up for grabs in special elections this year.

DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Republican Karen Handel won a nationally watched congressional election Tuesday in Georgia, and she thanked President Donald Trump after she avoided an upset that would have rocked Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

Returns showed Handel, a former Georgia secretary of state, winning about 52 percent of the vote over Democrat Jon Ossoff, who won nearly 48 percent in Georgia's 6th Congressional District.

ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on Georgia's 6th District Congressional race (all times local):

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Election returns show that Republican Karen Handel won just over 52 percent of the vote to secure a House seat in Georgia.

Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff on Tuesday in Georgia's hotly contested House race in the Atlanta suburbs. Ossoff won nearly 48 percent of the vote.

Her victory comes after Republican special congressional election wins in Montana, Kansas and South Carolina.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

1. GOP WINS HOUSE SEAT IN GEORGIA

Republican Karen Handel captures a nationally watched congressional election in the Atlanta suburbs, avoiding an upset that would have rocked Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) — Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff are making their final arguments in the Georgia 6th Congressional District race that offers a potential preview of the 2018 midterm elections.

Handel used an election-eve rally to urge suburban Atlanta Republicans not to be wowed by the attention — and millions of dollars — showered on this House special election.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on Georgia's 6th Congressional District race (all times local):

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Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff are making their closing arguments in Georgia's nationally watched 6th Congressional District race.