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Maryland State Delegate Dan Cox gives a thumbs up as he enters a victory party after winning the Republican primary for Maryland governor, Tuesday evening, July 19, 2022, in Emmitsburg, Md. (Ric Dugan/The Frederick News-Post via AP)

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Trump-backed Cox wins Md. governor primary over Hogan's pick
Attorney Jake Evans (left) and emergency room physician Rich McCormick participate in the Atlanta Press Club debate ahead of the Republican runoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. Screenshot of Georgia Public Broadcasting livestream.

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Runoff 2022: Evans, McCormick debate who is more conservative in Georgia’s 6th
May 25, 2022 Atlanta: Voters at Park Tavern located at 500 10th Street NE, Atlanta. Voters encountered short lines and limited problems as election day got underway in Georgia on Monday, May 25, 2022 making their voices heard in one of the politically competitive states in the nation. But there were initial hiccups in a few voting locations. Some voters arrived at the polls to find their precincts had been moved to different locations. Others had short waits during the initial morning rush. Several voting locations had problems starting voting machines. In Fulton County, voting was running smoothly at almost all of the county's 250 polling sites, in part thanks to the 91,000 voters who cast their ballots during three weeks of early voting, said Interim Elections Director Nadine Williams. Two polling places, Hopewell Middle in Milton and Creel Park in South Fulton, opened 20 to 30 minutes late. Williams didn't provide a reason for the delays, but she said the county is asking a judge to allow the sites to close later so everyone can vote. She said some poll workers were 'no-shows' but they had staff in reserve. Williams encouraged folks to vote during lunch hours. The New Georgia Project, a voting rights group which monitors election issues, reported the polling place at Bethesda Elementary School in Gwinnett County opened about 30 minutes late. At North Decatur Presbyterian Church, two voting touchscreens weren't working because of a problem with their batteries, but poll workers said they had enough functioning touchscreens to avoid delays. About 70 voters cast ballots in the first hour of voting. Another voter, Marcia King, said she needed help from a poll worker to figure out how to print her ballot from the touchscreen. "This was very easy with no problems at all, and people were there to help," King said. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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In effort to flip a congressional seat, Hunt and West head to runoff
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath won her race Tuesday against fellow Democratic U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux in the 7th Congressional District's primary. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Bourdeaux is sole Georgia incumbent to lose congressional primary
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath won her race Tuesday against fellow Democratic U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux in the 7th Congressional District's primary. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Bourdeaux is sole Georgia incumbent to lose congressional primary
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Marty Daniel, the founder and chief executive of gun manufacturer Daniel Defense, testifies remotely during a U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday about the industry's impact on gun violence.

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The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday released photos from a Capitol complex tour led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk the day before the attack.

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Former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, 76, died Dec. 19, 2021, according to his family. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

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From left, Zeneta Everhart, whose son Zaire Goodman, 20, was shot in the neck during the Buffalo Tops supermarket mass shooting and survived, Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician from Uvalde, Texas, Miguel Cerrillo, father of Miah Cerrillo fourth grade student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, and Lucretia Hughes, of DC Project, Women for Gun Rights, are sworn in to testify during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

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During hearing on gun violence, Georgia congressmen stick to partisan stances
Trucking company owner Mike Collins (left) and former state Rep. Vernon Jones participate in the Atlanta Press Club debate ahead of the Republican runoff in Georgia's 10th Congressional District. Screenshot of Georgia Public Broadcasting livestream.

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Runoff 2022: 10th District candidates Collins, Jones trade barbs in debate
Attorney Jake Evans (left) and emergency room physician Rich McCormick participate in the Atlanta Press Club debate ahead of the Republican runoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. Screenshot of Georgia Public Broadcasting livestream.

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Runoff 2022: Evans, McCormick debate who is more conservative in Georgia’s 6th
May 25, 2022 Atlanta: Voters at Park Tavern located at 500 10th Street NE, Atlanta. Voters encountered short lines and limited problems as election day got underway in Georgia on Monday, May 25, 2022 making their voices heard in one of the politically competitive states in the nation. But there were initial hiccups in a few voting locations. Some voters arrived at the polls to find their precincts had been moved to different locations. Others had short waits during the initial morning rush. Several voting locations had problems starting voting machines. In Fulton County, voting was running smoothly at almost all of the county's 250 polling sites, in part thanks to the 91,000 voters who cast their ballots during three weeks of early voting, said Interim Elections Director Nadine Williams. Two polling places, Hopewell Middle in Milton and Creel Park in South Fulton, opened 20 to 30 minutes late. Williams didn't provide a reason for the delays, but she said the county is asking a judge to allow the sites to close later so everyone can vote. She said some poll workers were 'no-shows' but they had staff in reserve. Williams encouraged folks to vote during lunch hours. The New Georgia Project, a voting rights group which monitors election issues, reported the polling place at Bethesda Elementary School in Gwinnett County opened about 30 minutes late. At North Decatur Presbyterian Church, two voting touchscreens weren't working because of a problem with their batteries, but poll workers said they had enough functioning touchscreens to avoid delays. About 70 voters cast ballots in the first hour of voting. Another voter, Marcia King, said she needed help from a poll worker to figure out how to print her ballot from the touchscreen. "This was very easy with no problems at all, and people were there to help," King said. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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In effort to flip a congressional seat, Hunt and West head to runoff
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath won her race Tuesday against fellow Democratic U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux in the 7th Congressional District's primary. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Bourdeaux is sole Georgia incumbent to lose congressional primary
Voters at Snellville United Methodist Church on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Collins, Jones in GOP runoff in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District
Dr. Rich McCormick and attorney Jake Evans are headed to a runoff in the Republican primary in Georgia's 6th Congressional District.

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Evans, McCormick headed to runoff in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District
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