ATLANTA (AP) – Results have begun trickling in after Georgia polls closed Tuesday. Georgians steadily visited the polls, shaping whether the state will stay Republican red or go to a Democrat for the first time in more than 20 years.
Republicans in the state remain confident they can keep Georgia’s 16 electoral votes in Donald Trump’s column.
Hillary Clinton’s supporters hope Trump’s unpopularity with minority voters and Republican-leaning women has given her a slim chance in a Southern state. Former president Bill Clinton is the last Democrat to take Georgia. That was in 1992.
Public polling suggests Trump is clinging to a small lead over Democrat Hillary Clinton in Georgia. Georgia has been skipped over in the final push to election day as Trump and Clinton focused on must-win states elsewhere.
Three of Trump’s children visited the state in late October, but the candidate and his running mate Mike Pence haven’t swung through in months. Democrats are leaning on Georgia officials and visiting celebrities at early-voting events targeting minorities, women and LGBT voters. Clinton herself last visited in February, with running mate Tim Kaine and Bill Clinton making brief public stops while in Atlanta for fundraisers.