Take two: These Democratic, Republican statewide races are headed to June runoffs

Tuesday’s election has come and gone, but the race isn’t over yet for many candidates seeking statewide office.

Under Georgia law, candidates must secure a majority of votes, not just a plurality, in order to be elected. And while a number of candidates claimed decisive victories this week, many others failed to clear the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff.

The runoffs will be held June 16, with at least one week of early voting. Voters who selected one party’s ballot in the May primary election will have to stick with that party for the runoff, but anyone who did not vote in the primary can pick the runoff ballot of their choice. Voters who selected a nonpartisan ballot in the primary can also choose which runoff they would like to vote in......

On the Democratic side, the top races are already settled after former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the nomination for governor outright, but several crowded down-ballot contests have not yet been decided.



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