Current Fulton County Commission Chairman Rob Pitts and challenger Mo Ivory debated in southwest Atlanta ahead of their June 16 Democratic runoff election, with a proposed forensic budget audit emerging as a key point of contention between the candidates.
Penny Brown Reynolds and Dana Barrett will face each other in a runoff election for the Democratic nomination for Georgia Secretary of State. The race comes as incumbent Republican Brad Raffensperger launched an unsuccessful bid for the GOP nomination.
CBS News projects that McLaurin and Parkes will face each other in a runoff election for the Georgia Democratic lieutenant governor nomination after neither candidate secured a majority in the May 2026 primary.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic primary for Georgia governor on Tuesday, avoiding a runoff and defeating a crowded field including former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. She will face the Republican nominee in November's general election.
