B.J. Williams

Most counties in the region have local issues and offices on the ballot in today's primary. The following results are running totals and are not certified results.

The crowded Republican and Democratic primaries for state schools superintendent are headed for runoffs.

Republican Public Service Commissioner Lauren "Bubba" McDonald successfully fought off two primary challengers Tuesday, including an elected official from Hall County.

Georgia's Republican Senate primary runoff pits a multimillionaire businessman who's never held public office against a congressman who's spent more than two decades on Capitol Hill.

Hall County Elections Director Charlotte Sosebee said it may be Friday before she knows if there will be a runoff necessary in the Hall County Board of Education District 2 race.

The race was a tight one, but in the end Chestnut Mountain businesswoman Kathy Cooper emerged the winner in the race for Hall County Commission Post, District 1.

Georgia's newest congressman has defeated a Republican primary challenger in his first re-election bid.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal easily beat two challengers to win the Republican nomination, allowing him to run for re-election against former President Jimmy Carter's grandson.

The Georgia Secretary of State's office is reporting a mostly smooth primary voting process thus far.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has defeated millionaire businessman Matt Bevin in an expensive and bruising primary election in Kentucky. He'll face Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes in the fall as he pursues his sixth term.