
Georgia polls open statewide on Election Day
By Derek Jones
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ATLANTA, Ga. (WTOC) - Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, said Tuesday her campaign tour addressed nonpartisan issues as her supporters await election results in Atlanta.Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor, said the biggest challenge is voter turnout. She said it feels like she is running through the finish line.Record as mayorA number of attack ads against Bottoms have targeted her time as mayor of Atlanta.Bottoms said she provided raises for law enforcement but did not raise property taxes. She said she believes she can point to her record as a positive.Tight racePolling is considered tight on Election Day. Her opponent, Rick Jackson, says Georgia is no longer a red state.Bottoms said she has been talking about issues that matter to people across party lines.“I think that’s actually probably the one thing we do agree on, that Georgia can go either way so I’ve been talking about issues that I know matter to people that transcend party lines. We’ve been tal