Politics

Georgia Election Results 2026

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Democrats won Georgia's governor's race, retained a U.S. Senate seat and captured every statewide execut...

Nov. 4, 2026

Politics

Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Georgia Governor's Race and Carries Muscogee County

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia's governor's race Tuesday, Nov. 3, becoming the first Black wo...

Nov. 4, 2026

Politics

What Polls and Forecasters Say About Georgia's Nov. 3 Races and 3 Amendments

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia's Nov. 3, 2026, election features an open governor's race, a U.S. Senate contest, three other st...

Nov. 2, 2026

Government

Columbus Asks State for 3 Things in 2027

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus leaders are asking Georgia lawmakers to consider three priorities in 2027: state funding for el...

Nov. 1, 2026

Politics

Phenix City and Russell County Voters See School Taxes Again Nov. 3

PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Two school property tax renewals will return to the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, after failing to r...

Nov. 1, 2026

Politics

Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rep. Sanford Bishop Set Columbus Stop for Saturday

Columbus, Ga. - Democratic nominee for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms and U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop will hold a meet and g...

Oct. 30, 2026

Politics

Columbus Early Voting Ends Friday

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Friday, Oct. 30, is the final day of advance voting in Muscogee County for the Nov. 3 general election,...

Oct. 30, 2026

Politics

Georgia Voter ID on Nov. 3

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia voters who cast a ballot in person on Tuesday, Nov. 3, must show a photo ID, and the Georgia Sec...

Oct. 29, 2026

Politics

29,497 Muscogee Voters Have Cast Early Ballots

COLUMBUS, Ga. - A total of 29,497 Muscogee County voters have cast early ballots in Georgia's 2026 general election, put...

Oct. 28, 2026

Politics

25,626 Muscogee Voters Have Cast Early Ballots

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Muscogee County has recorded 25,626 early votes ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, putting turnout ab...

Oct. 26, 2026

Politics

How Columbus Has Voted: Muscogee County's Results in 19 Presidential Races Since 1952

Columbus, Ga., has voted Democratic for president in nine consecutive elections since 1992, after voting Republican as r...

Oct. 21, 2026

Politics

Who's on Your Ballot?

Columbus voters heading to the polls November 3 will help decide who represents the region in the Georgia General Assemb...

Oct. 17, 2026

Politics

3,466 Columbus Voters Cast Ballots on Day One

3,466 people in Columbus had already voted in the Nov. 3 general election after the first day of early voting, Tuesday,...

Oct. 14, 2026

Politics

Georgia Election Forecast 2026

Georgia voters are preparing to decide a series of elections that will shape the state's political leadership and could...

Oct. 13, 2026

Politics

Georgia's 3 Amendments: Which Will Pass, Who's Against Them, and What Happens If…

Early voting starts Tuesday, and every Georgia ballot ends with three proposed changes to the state constitution: a bigg...

Oct. 12, 2026

Politics

550,000 Georgians Dropped Marketplace Coverage This Year

A group of Georgia doctors on Friday sided with Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff on health care, a day after he and Repub...

Oct. 10, 2026

Community

What's Open and Closed in Columbus on Columbus Day

Monday, Oct. 12, is Columbus Day, a federal and state holiday. Many offices in Columbus will be closed, trash pickup is...

Oct. 9, 2026

Politics

Which of Georgia's 3 Amendments Is Most Likely to Pass?

Georgia voters will decide three changes to the state constitution on Nov. 3: a bigger property tax break for large farm...

Oct. 7, 2026

Politics

Georgia Governor's Race: Bottoms vs.

For the first time since 2018, Georgia voters will choose a new governor. Gov. Brian Kemp can't run again because of ter...

Oct. 7, 2026

Politics

Your Georgia Power Bill Is on the Ballot

Near the bottom of your Nov. 3 ballot, below the races for governor and U.S. Senate, are two contests most Georgians hav...

Oct. 6, 2026

Politics

Early Voting in Columbus Starts Oct. 13

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Columbus. Muscogee County voters can cast a bal...

Oct. 5, 2026

Politics

From Baker Village to City Hall

Isaiah Hugley likes to describe where he started: a public housing apartment in Baker Village, a family on welfare, trip...

Oct. 5, 2026

Politics

Georgia's 3 Constitutional Amendments on the Nov. 3 Ballot

When Columbus voters head to the polls this fall, they'll find three proposed changes to the Georgia Constitution near t...

Oct. 5, 2026