NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Keisha Lance Bottoms, the governor-elect of Georgia, about how she hopes to execute her campaign agenda.

Texas Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson discusses Democrats’ statewide sweep, his plans for the office and potential changes to abortion law enforcement and legal challenges. There were new development learned in the tight race for Florida’s 26th Congressional District which has still not been called.

The history-making victories of Florida and Georgia's newly elected governors hit home for Florida A&M University.

In one of the closest races in the state, Republican Jim Kingston came out on top to represent Georgia’s 1st Congressional District, though Democrat Amanda Hollowell has yet to concede.

Georgia Democrats are preparing for a shift in state leadership after winning control of the Georgia House of Representatives for the first time in more than 20 years.

Georgia Democratic candidates posted record vote totals in the 2026 midterms, but the results also showed signs of ticket-splitting in the state's two top-of-ballot races. Driving the news: Political observers watched to see whether Tuesday's election results showed any signs of split-ticket voting,

A historic election outcome has reshaped Georgia's political map, placing Democrats in control of the executive branch and setting up a divided legislature ahead of the new term.

President Trump won historic levels of support from Black men in 2024. Two years later, those gains appeared to evaporate as Republicans suffered their worst midterm defeat in 50 years. Why it matters: Democrats feared the Supreme Court's decision weakening the Voting Rights Act would threaten their political future in the South. Instead, Black voters helped deliver historic Democratic victories in Texas and Georgia, with a potential upset...