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The races for two of the five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission are seen as a bellwether for the midterms. Read full article

Jim McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey, is hoping to become the mayor of Jersey City. No candidate won 50 percent of the vote, so the race is headed to a runoff. Read full article

Seven people were dead after the cargo plane crashed soon after takeoff. The authorities canceled flights from the airport in Louisville, Ky., and local residents were ordered to remain indoors. Read full article

Michael Gates, a Justice Department official who questioned Orange County’s voting procedures, was selected to monitor voting there. Read full article

In picking Eileen Higgins, a county commissioner, and rejecting three candidates with relatives in politics, voters made clear their desire to break from family dynasties. Read full article

The authorities, who were investigating the fire as a possible arson, said on Tuesday that it was “not a targeted act of violence.” Read full article

Voters chose to keep three Democratic justices for 10 more years, a critical victory for Democrats in the biggest swing state in the country. Read full article

The law is set to take effect in January, allowing families to directly seek a judge’s order removing weapons from a relative shown to be dangerous. Read full article

The wide-ranging measure, backed by conservatives, would have eliminated two days of early absentee voting, required photo identification and limited drop boxes to one per town. Read full article

Jones, a Democrat, overcame revelations that he had sent violent texts suggesting that a Republican official deserved to be killed. Read full article