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• Decision ’18: Federal judge stops Georgia from certifying election results

  Democrat Stacey Abrams faces daunting math in quest for runoff in governor’s race;  7th District U.S. House race still too close to call ATLANTA (CFP)…

• Decision ’18: Machine recounts ordered in Florida U.S. Senate and governor’s races

  Elections officials will send ballots through machines a second time and retabulate before Thursday ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor TALLAHASSEE (CFP) — Elections officials in…

• Lawsuits fly as Florida readies to recount three close statewide races

  Recounts expected in contests for U.S. Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com TALLAHASSEE (CFP) — Eighteen years after the nation was transfixed…

• Republican U.S. Rep. Karen Handel’s hard-won stay in Congress comes to a swift end

  After winning her seat in 2017 in the most expensive U.S. House race in history, Georgia Republican concedes to political newcomer Lucy McBath By Rich…

• RACE CALLED: U.S. Rep. Karen Handel (R) concedes in GA CD6 to Democrat Lucy McBath; DEM GAIN; Dems up +10 in South

• RACE CALLED: Joe Cunningham (D) defeats Katie Arrington (R) in South Carolina CD 1; DEM GAIN; Dems +9 in South

• Decision ’18: Democrats fail to make major breakthrough in the South

  Republicans sweep U.S. Senate and governor’s races; Democrats make a net gain of at least 9 seats in the U.S. House ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com…

• RACE CALLED: U.S. Rep. John Carter (R) wins re-election in Texas CD31; REP HOLD; Dems +9 in the South