Fresh off his double-digits runoff win, Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss says his party must return to its conservative roots.

The U.S. Senate race may have grabbed much of the headlines, but voters also quietly decided contests to fill open seats on the Court of Appeals and the Public Service Commission.

GOP’s Chambliss Wins US Senate Runoff In Georgia

Voting is underway in Tuesday’s Senate runoff in Georgia. The race between Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democrat challenger Jim Martin could decide whether Democrats get a 60-vote super majority in the U.S. Senate. Neither candidate got the required 50% plus one in last month’s election. But, what kind of interest has the runoff generated? Election officials say voter turnout was expected to be light. WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford was out and about to gauge the turnout.

Tuesday is the day Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democrat challenger Jim Martin have been campaigning for the past month since the November 4th General Election. Check back here for the results from the runoff as the numbers come in from the polls.

Tuesday is the day Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democrat challenger Jim Martin have been campaigning for the past month since the November 4th General Election.

The U.S. Senate runoff is set for Tuesday, pitting imcumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss against challenger, Democrat Jim Martin. Both made stops in Augusta on Monday.

Advance voting ends for next Tuesday’s runoff, in Georgia. A big U.S. Senate race is on the ballot, and that’s bring out thousands of voters, but not the numbers we saw, four weeks ago. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

President-elect Barack Obama has weighed in on Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff, cutting a radio ad supporting Democrat Jim Martin.  In the spot, Obama thanks Georgians who voted for him Nov. 4. He adds, “The elections aren’t over” and urges voters to return to the polls Dec. 2 and cast ballots for Martin.

Early voting is under way in most counties in Georgia. Voters will cast ballots beginning Monday in the runoff for the U.S. Senate race between Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democratic challenger Jim Martin.

Campaigning kicked into high gear in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff. Sen. Saxby Chambliss swept through several rallies in north Georgia. Democrat Jim Martin campaigned in and around Savannah.

State Rep. Wallace Scarborough is challenging the loss of his Charleston-area House seat in last week’s election. The Republican lawmaker lost to Democrat Anne Peterson Hutto by 211 votes.

Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss, of Georgia, is rallying the GOP to save his seat. The incumbent is scheduled to faceoff with Democrat Jim Martin in a runoff vote on December 2nd. Lori Geary has more in a WJBF News Channel 6 Vote 08 report.

They didn’t win, but they did have their supporters. While the famous candidates got millions of votes, what about those who were not on the ballot? Some voters didn’t like their choices, so they offered up their own. Let’s write in, out there…somewhere, with WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola.

They didn’t win, but they did have their supporters. While the famous candidates got millions of votes, what about those who were not on the ballot? Some voters didn’t like their choices, so they offered up their own. Let’s write in, out there…somewhere, with WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola.