Georgia Early Voting Breaks Record Amid Obama, Trump and Harris' Final Push
Summary
Georgia recorded more than 2.29 million in-person early votes by Thursday, surpassing the 2,289,951 recorded by the same point in 2022, according to the secretary of state's office. The high turnout came as Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris campaigned in the state for candidates in the governor's and Senate races.Key Facts
- The secretary of state's office reported 2,294,275 in-person early votes by Thursday afternoon.
- A later update to the state's election data hub showed 2,359,330 in-person early votes accepted by 4:35 p.m. ET.
- The state had accepted 108,251 absentee ballots by 1:35 p.m. ET on Thursday.
- Fulton County had the most accepted ballots, with 285,482; Cobb and DeKalb counties followed.
- Barack Obama and Kamala Harris campaigned for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms and incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff.
- Donald Trump rallied for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson and U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins.
- Early voting continued Friday, and Election Day polling locations were scheduled to be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 3.
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