Georgia shattered its own early voting record Tuesday as just over 300,000 voters cast their ballots in the hotly-contested race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The previous record, set in 2020, was 136,000, while 134,000 voted on the first day of early voting in 2022.
Capitol Beat reported earlier in the day:
As of 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, about 234,000 Georgians had cast their ballots on the first day of the early voting period, far surpassing the 136,000 who voted on the first day of early voting ahead of the last presidential election four years ago and more than any day of early voting in 2022.
“It looks like it’s going to be a record breaker for the first day of early voting,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.
Raffensperger said his office shipped out absentee ballots last week as scheduled, despite disruptions in South Georgia and the Augusta region caused by Hurricane Helene. Just more than 250,000 Georgia voters have requested absentee ballots, he said.
Blake Evans, director of elections for the secretary of state’s office, said Georgia has 350 early voting locations statewide. Voters can click on MyVoterPage.com for information on early voting locations in their county.
Both parties have pumped massive amounts of cash and manpower into the race in the Peach State, whose 16 electoral votes once again will be pivotal in deciding the ultimate winner of the election. James Online will continue to keep an eye on which areas of the state see the heaviest early voting to get an early glance at which candidate might have an edge going into election day.
Early voting in Georgia continues through Nov. 1, four days before Election Day.
