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Supporters mingle as they monitor poll results during an election night party for Georgia gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones at The Rivers Ranch on Tuesday in Jackson. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
Today’s newsletter highlights:
An ex-GOP U.S. House candidate, and convicted Jan. 6 defendant, wins a state Senate nomination.
With the help of an outgoing Republican, Senate Democrats advanced a resolution to curb Iran strikes.
The state Supreme Court vacates a more than $3.7 million order against some of Rick Jackson’s companies.
Primary takeaways
Campaign signs line the road outside of the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operation Center on Tuesday. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
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Things to know
Attendees wait outside U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins' primary election watch party at The Carmichael House in Jackson on Tuesday. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Catch up on all of the primary news by reading through our live updates from Tuesday.
U.S. Supreme Court candidates Sarah Hawkins Warren and Charlie Bethel held onto their seats on Tuesday after defeating a pair of Democratic-backed challengers, the AJC’s Rosie Mainins reports.
Former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress rather than face the wrath of Trump in a GOP primary. Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie’s loss on Tuesday shows what she was trying to avoid.
Jan. 6 candidate
Chuck Hand ran for Congress in 2024, where he stormed off the stage minutes into a televised Atlanta Press Club debate with opponent Wayne Johnson. (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
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Court winner
Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson greets supporters at his election night party on Tuesday. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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AI voter
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Listen up
Zach Burden, with his daughter Parker, monitors poll results during an election night party for Georgia gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones at The Rivers Ranch on Tuesday in Jackson. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Voting rights fallout
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, left, is seen at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., last month. (Nathan Posner for the AJC)
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Today in Washington
President Donald Trump will deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
The House will hold votes around lunchtime, including possible reconsideration of a war powers resolution limiting strikes in Iran.
The Senate will vote on more Trump nominations.
War powers resolution
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears before the Senate Finance Committee in September 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
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Shoutouts
Former state Rep. Barry Fleming, who is now a Columbia County Superior Court judge. (Alyssa Pointer/AJC)
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Columbia County Superior Court Judge Barry Fleming, a former state representative.
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Before you go
People wait in line to vote at Buckhead Library on election day in Atlanta on Tuesday. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)
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