Georgia surpasses 2 million in-person early votes

ShareAdd Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on GoogleATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In-person early voting continues to break records in Georgia.More than 2 million Georgians have now cast their ballots in person during the early voting period, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday evening.As of 4:30 p.m., 2,000,452 Georgians have voted in-person for the midterm election, according to Raffensperger. Along with in-person voting, 97,382 absentee ballots have been accepted as of 4:30 p.m.“Georgia voters deserve the highest praise,” Raffensperger said in a statement. “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 the 2022 midterms, 1,640,652 Georgians voted early in person over 15 days; there was a 22% increase over the same number of days this year, Raffensperger said. Including absentee ballots, statewide turnout is 28% with 7 seven days remaining until Election Day, matching turnout seven days out from Election Day in 2022.Early voting continues through Friday. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.RELATED COVERAGE: Raffensperger on delayed election night results: ‘Those days are done’Georgia surpasses 1M early votes, experts weight in as metro Atlanta drives record turnoutCopyright 2026 WANF. All rights reserved.ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In-person early voting continues to break records in Georgia.More than 2 million Georgians have now cast their ballots in person during the early voting period, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday evening.As of 4:30 p.m., 2,000,452 Georgians have voted in-person for the midterm election, according to Raffensperger. Along with in-person voting, 97,382 absentee ballots have been accepted as of 4:30 p.m.“Georgia voters deserve the highest praise,” Raffensperger said in a statement. “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 the 2022 midterms, 1,640,652 Georgians voted early in person over 15 days; there was a 22% increase over the same number of days this year, Raffensperger said. Including absentee ballots, statewide turnout is 28% with 7 seven days remaining until Election Day, matching turnout seven days out from Election Day in 2022.Early voting continues through Friday. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.RELATED COVERAGE: Raffensperger on delayed election night results: ‘Those days are done’Georgia surpasses 1M early votes, experts weight in as metro Atlanta drives record turnout