Update 9:48 PM
🗳️ BREAKING: CHATTOOGA COUNTY VOTERS APPROVE ALL FOUR LOCAL REFERENDUMS
All four local ballot referendums in Chattooga County are projected to pass following Tuesday’s general election.
According to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State, every precinct has reported, and all four measures received strong voter approval.
✅ EDUCATION SALES TAX RENEWAL
YES: 4,490 (65.21%)
NO: 2,395 (34.79%)
✅ COUNTY SENIOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
YES: 6,216 (90.34%)
NO: 665 (9.66%)
✅ SCHOOL SENIOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
YES: 5,068 (79.49%)
NO: 1,308 (20.51%)
✅ TRION GENERAL OBLIGATION SCHOOL BOND
YES: 336 (71.79%)
NO: 132 (28.21%)
The county senior homestead exemption received the strongest support, with more than 90 percent voting in favor.
All five county precincts have reported, along with the single precinct reporting for the Trion school bond question.
Results remain unofficial until certified.
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Update 9:42 PM
🗳️ THOMAS AND LUMSDEN PROJECTED TO WIN REELECTION
Republican State Senator Lanny Thomas and Republican State Representative Eddie Lumsden are projected to win reelection following Tuesday’s general election.
Both candidates hold substantial leads in unofficial election returns.
🔴 STATE SENATE DISTRICT 53
Lanny Thomas (R) — 48,735 votes (79%)
Jack Zibluk (D) — 13,046 votes (21%)
34 of 39 precincts reporting.
🔴 STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 12
Eddie Lumsden (R) — 14,259 votes (82%)
Holly Chaney (D) — 3,069 votes (18%)
13 of 16 precincts reporting.
Thomas and Lumsden both represent portions of Northwest Georgia, including Chattooga County.
These projections are based on their substantial leads in the available unofficial returns. The results have not yet been certified.
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UPDATE – 9:39 PM
🗳️ BREAKING: AP DECLARES KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS WINNER OF GEORGIA GOVERNOR’S RACE
The Associated Press has declared Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms the winner of Georgia’s gubernatorial election, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson.
Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, makes history as the first Black woman elected governor in the United States.
She is also the first Democrat elected governor of Georgia since 1998.
Bottoms will succeed Republican Governor Brian Kemp, who was unable to seek another term because of term limits.
The AP has now called two of Georgia’s biggest races for Democrats, with incumbent U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff also winning reelection over Republican Mike Collins.
Election results remain unofficial until certified.
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UPDATE — 9:15 PM
Election returns continue to come in across Georgia, with one major statewide race already called by the Associated Press.
🇺🇸 U.S. SENATE — AP PROJECTED WINNER
Jon Ossoff (D) — 1,591,039 votes (56%)
Mike Collins (R) — 1,259,240 votes (44%)
The Associated Press has declared Ossoff the winner of Georgia’s U.S. Senate race. He will serve a second six-year term.
🏛️ GOVERNOR — NOT YET CALLED
Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) — 1,503,296 votes (53%)
Rick Jackson (R) — 1,346,340 votes (47%)
Bottoms leads in the available returns, with approximately 66% of estimated votes counted.
🇺🇸 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Clay Fuller (R) — 145,362 votes (58%)
Shawn Harris (D) — 102,583 votes (41%)
113 of 140 precincts reporting.
📍 53RD STATE SENATE DISTRICT
Lanny Thomas (R) — 48,735 votes (79%)
John Zibluk (D) — 13,046 votes (21%)
34 of 39 precincts reporting.
📍 12TH STATE HOUSE DISTRICT
Eddie Lumsden (R) — 14,259 votes (82%)
Holly Chaney (D) — 3,069 votes (18%)
13 of 16 precincts reporting.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: These are unofficial, partial election returns from available reporting snapshots. The figures have not all been independently confirmed as the exact 9:15 PM totals. Only the U.S. Senate race is identified here as having been called by the Associated Press.
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Update 8:41 PM:
Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has won reelection to a second term, defeating Republican Congressman Mike Collins in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race.
The Associated Press called the race for Ossoff at 7:55 Tuesday evening, November 3.
Ossoff, who was first elected to the Senate in a January 2021 runoff, successfully defended his seat in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate contests.
Collins, a two-term Republican congressman endorsed by President Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination earlier this year after defeating Derek Dooley in a June runoff.
Ossoff was the only incumbent Democratic senator seeking reelection in a state carried by Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
His victory keeps Georgia’s Senate seat in Democratic hands and strengthens the party’s efforts to gain control of the U.S. Senate.
While the Associated Press has declared Ossoff the winner, election results remain unofficial until certified.
Update 8:24 PM –
Unofficial returns from Tuesday’s general election continue to be reported across Georgia. Here are the figures from the latest reporting snapshot available to WZQZ.
🇺🇸 U.S. SENATE
Jon Ossoff (D) — 1,521,727 votes (64%)
Mike Collins (R) — 838,011 votes (36%)
53% of estimated votes counted.
🏛️ GOVERNOR
Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) — 1,214,844 votes (57%)
Rick Jackson (R) — 906,613 votes (43%)
47% of estimated votes counted.
🏛️ LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Josh McLaurin (D) — 1,260,529 votes (59%)
Greg Dolezal (R) — 892,419 votes (41%)
🏛️ SECRETARY OF STATE
Penny Brown Reynolds (D) — 1,257,054 votes (58%)
Tim Fleming (R) — 899,341 votes (42%)
🏛️ ATTORNEY GENERAL
Tanya Miller (D) — 1,256,045 votes (58%)
Brian Strickland (R) — 903,919 votes (42%)
🏛️ AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER
Katherine Juhan-Arnold (D) — 1,183,487 votes (56%)
Tyler Harper (R) — 928,203 votes (44%)
🏛️ STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Lydia Powell (D) — 1,200,171 votes (57%)
Richard Woods (R) — 913,652 votes (43%)
🏛️ LABOR COMMISSIONER
Nikki Porcher (D) — 1,198,026 votes (57%)
Bárbara Rivera Holmes (R) — 910,143 votes (43%)
🏛️ PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION — DISTRICT 3
Peter Hubbard (D) — 1,231,295 votes (59%)
Fitz Johnson (R) — 873,158 votes (41%)
🏛️ PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION — DISTRICT 5
Shelia Edwards (D) — 1,212,234 votes (58%)
Josh Tolbert (R) — 895,424 votes (42%)
🇺🇸 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Clay Fuller (R) — 100,749 votes (55%)
Shawn Harris (D) — 82,022 votes (45%)
61% of estimated votes counted.
📍 53RD STATE SENATE DISTRICT
Lanny Thomas (R) — 48,735 votes (79%)
John Zibluk (D) — 13,046 votes (21%)
34 of 39 precincts reporting in the available district snapshot.
📍 12TH GEORGIA HOUSE DISTRICT
Eddie Lumsden (R) — 14,259 votes (82%)
Holly Chaney (D) — 3,069 votes (18%)
13 of 16 precincts reporting in the available district snapshot.
⚠️ These figures are unofficial partial returns from available reporting snapshots, which may reflect different stages of counting. They should not be interpreted as final or certified results.
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