Georgia Election Results Certified
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On Friday, president-elect Joe Biden was officially certified the winner of Georgia’s 16 electoral votes after a statewide recount ended this week. While left-leaning articles highlight that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said he would follow state law, right-leaning articles highlight that Georgia’s results showed Biden with a 0.25% lead over Trump, which is about 12,670 votes.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said he would follow state law, which requires him to accept the election results that would affirm Biden’s lead over Trump. The Trump campaign said it plans to file a lawsuit in Georgia that would challenge its administration of the 2020 election.
A centrist article by NPR reports that Governor Brian Kemp said he would formalize the certification but criticized the state's election process as he said it was “unacceptable” that additional ballots were found in the hand audit. Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger faced calls to resign, in addition to death threats over the 2.5 weeks of post-election counting.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Georgia’s results showed Biden with a 0.25% lead over Trump, which is about 12,670 votes. In the 2016 election, Trump defeated Clinton by a margin of 5% in Georgia.
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