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Brad Bondi, the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi, overwhelmingly lost his bid to lead the D.C. Bar Association in a race with record turnout, the organization announced Monday.

Bondi, who is global co-chair of the law firm Paul Hastings's investigations and white-collar defense practice, earned just 3,490 votes, or 9.1 percent, in the D.C. Bar's presidential election. His opponent, employment lawyer Diane Seltzer, won 34,982 votes, or 90.9 percent.

SAVANNAH, Ga | GOP’s Raffensperger wins runoff for Georgia elections chief

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Republican Brad Raffensperger won a runoff election Tuesday to become Georgia’s next secretary of state, taking over the office at the center of a debate over voter access and election security in the Southern state.

Raffensperger, a state lawmaker from suburban Atlanta, defeated former Democratic congressman John Barrow to become Georgia’s top elections official, the office…

SAVANNAH, Ga | Georgia voters choosing _ again _ who will run elections

SAVANNAH, Ga. — It’s Election Day in Georgia — again — as voters get one more chance to choose who oversees changes to the state’s elections infrastructure.

Tuesday’s runoff will decide whether a Republican or a Democrat will run future elections after the contentious gubernatorial contest between Gov.-elect Brian Kemp and challenger Stacey Abrams.

Kemp remained secretary of state until after his…

NEW YORK | Democratic coalition won back House, fell short elsewhere

NEW YORK— For much of the country, the 2018 midterm season is over. But unresolved races for governor in Georgia and Florida are raising major strategic questions for Democrats as they turn their attention to the upcoming battle for the White House.

As in other states, Democrats in Florida and Georgia drew record turnout in last week’s election. The coalition of suburban women, young people and…