Bill Barrow, newsperson, WDC/Atlanta; Russ Bynum, correspondent, Savannah; Jay Reeves, correspondent, Birmingham; Errin Haines Whack, race and ethnicity writer, Philadelphia; Christina Almeida Cassidy, newsperson, state government team, Atlanta; and Atlanta newspersons Jeff Martin and Kate Brumback, for leading the way on coverage of Georgia’s historic gubernatorial election, examining the results and capturing the fight for votes after Nov. 6.