The most closely contested congressional races in Georgia this year are being fought out in those suburbs, too. Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in Georgia by less than 12,000 votes out of nearly five million cast in 2020. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won two heavily populated counties - Cobb and Gwinnett - that were long known as Republican strongholds. Metro-area Atlanta, particularly the suburbs, is a crucial battleground for both candidates. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for not backing the former presidents false claims about a rigged election. On the GOP side, voters have strong feelings about former President Donald Trump and his assault on Gov. The race has been among the country’s most expensive and vitriolic, and it is a test of whether sophisticated efforts to attract and mobilize new voters can help Democrats win in a fast-changing Georgia. Georgians elect state constitutional officers during the midterm cycle, and the 2022 primary is a reflection of the 2020 election results. Brian Kemp, the Republican nominee and the secretary of state, wants to keep his party in power in the Capitol. Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee, is hoping to become the first African-American woman to be elected governor anywhere in the United States. The Georgia losses become the latest examples of a primary setback for Trump’s preferred candidates, who have lost governor’s races in Idaho and Nebraska. This year’s race might offer a nail-biter - but not necessarily a surprise. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who refused to support the former president’s direct calls to overturn the 2020 election, defeated Trump’s choice, Rep. Most of Georgia was stunned when a Republican won the Governor’s Mansion in 2002, ending well over a century of Democratic control in Atlanta.

Georgia midterm election results