Adam Edelman is a political reporter for NBC News.
Incumbent Justice Andrew Pinson defeated former Democratic Rep. John Barrow Tuesday, NBC News projects, in a Georgia Supreme Court race the challenger attempted to center on abortion rights. With 63% of the vote in, Pinson was ahead of Barrow 56% to 44%. The 37-year-old Pinson, who was appointed to the state’s high court in 2022 by Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp, will now serve a six-year term.
Georgia enacted a so-called “heartbeat” bill in 2019 that bans most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be around six weeks, or before many women even know they are pregnant. The bill snapped into effect after Roe was overturned in 2022. Barrow had accused Pinson, then Georgia’s solicitor general, of supporting the case that led to Roe being struck down.
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