Early turnout for the Georgia primary has set a record, as the race for the state Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Mullis in Northwest Georgia remains hotly contested, and Republican voters statewide will decide their secretary of state candidate and who’ll face Democrat Stacey Abrams in the general election for governor.
Georgians had three weeks of early voting and can vote Tuesday in person at their polling place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. According to the secretary of state’s website, those in line by 7 p.m. will still be allowed to vote. Voters must have a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot.
Assigned polling places can be found on the secretary of state’s My Voter Page or by calling county election offices.
A statement from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office reported more than 850,000 primary voters cast an early ballot or returned an absentee ballot. That’s a 168% increase over the 2018 primary, the last gubernatorial race, and a 212% increase above 2020, a presidential primary year.
Heavy turnout is also a trend in Northwest Georgia.