Georgia’s early voting total surpasses two million

Record-breaking statewide in-person early voting turnout continued as Georgia surpassed two million voters on Oct. 27.

As of the posting of this story just before 8 p.m., the early vote tally stood at 2,016,077.

In 2022, 1,640,652 Georgians voted early in person over 15 days, a 22% increase over the same number of days this year. Including absentee ballots, statewide turnout is 28% with seven days remaining until Election Day, matching turnout seven days out from Election Day in 2022.

“Georgia voters deserve the highest praise,” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a press release. “They are shattering in-person turnout records because they trust our election process. Our county election directors are delivering for their communities and bringing a free, fair, and fast election to every corner of our state.”

In addition to in-person voting, 97,382 absentee ballots had been accepted as of 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Early voting continues until this Friday, Oct. 30. To find early voting locations and hours in your county, visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page at https://mvp.sos.ga.gov.

To view the most current turnout reported, view the Secretary of State’s Data Hub at https://sos.ga.gov/page/election-data-hub-unofficial-turnout.

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