Georgia Voters Cast Record 350k+ Votes on the Last Day of Early Voting

• Georgia voters cast 350,000 ballots on Friday, setting a record for the day in early voting.
• The previous record for early voting was Tuesday, when almost 310,000 voters cast ballots.
• Voters will decide between Raphael Warnock or Herschel Walker in the highly consequential Senate race.

Georgia’s Friday morning record for early voting was broken by more than 350,000 Peach State voters who cast ballots in Friday’s Senate runoff between incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, and Republican candidate Herschel.

Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officers for the Georgia secretary to state’s office, said that at least 353,440 people had been contacted. votedFriday, 9:45 p.m. smashingA previous record was set Tuesday when almost 310,000 Georgians went into the polling stations across the state to cast their ballots.

“Our totals are more than 1.8 million, with a few days for absentees. This will likely increase our total to over 1.9million by Election Day.” he wroteFollow us on Twitter.

Sterling thanked election officials and workers at precincts for their efforts in preparing for early voting. This began in some areas last week. 

“Great job by the county’s election officials and voters.” he saidon the social media platform.

Before Friday, Georgia’s one-day record for early voter registration was set in the 2018 midterm cycles, when 233,000 voters voted on the last day.

As of December 3, Georgia’s turnout was 26.4%, as it heads into Election Day on Tuesday. per the secretary of state’s office. The voter breakdown was 55% black, 32% Black. 9% unknown or another, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Asian.

After winning a runoff against Kelly Loeffler, then-GOP senator, Warnock is seeking a full six year term to replace former Republican Senator Johnny Isakson. He has tried to highlight his bipartisanship, accomplishments in the upper house, including his work to enact an individual $35 insulin cap for Medicare. This was passed through the Inflation Reduction Act. (Warnock pushes for a price limit for individuals with private insurance. This provision was not passed. blocked(Senate Republicans, earlier this year.)

Walker attempted to portray Warnock in a beholden position to President Joe Biden, and Democratic interests. Walker also played up gas prices while arguing for Republican victory in a 50-50 Senate controlled largely by Democrats thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris tiebreaking vote.

If Warnock wins, the Senate would have 51-49 Democratic majority in January. The party won the GOP-controlled Pennsylvania Senate seat with Sen.-elect John Fetterman’s victory. defeatedRepublican Mehmet Oz.