A polling station in downtown Savannah, Georgia. Chatham County, where Savannah is located, saw more than 73,000 residents vote early, according to data from the Secretary of State’s Office. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

The early voting period ends on Friday and with a 45% statewide turnout as of Wednesday morning, there has been a record number of votes cast in Georgia, a crucial battleground state for United States Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz; and former United States President Donald Trump and his running mate Ohio Senator J.D. Vance.

There have been 3.2 million votes cast thus far, according to election data from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has scheduled a press conference on the South Steps of the Georgia Capitol this morning to further explain what has been a record-breaking election season.

As to be expected, the majority of the votes come from metro Atlanta where the majority of the state’s voters reside, but there have also been record-breaking turnouts in smaller and mid-sized counties up and down the state.

CountyEarly Vote Totals
Fulton County341,786
Cobb County239,194
DeKalb County220,752
Gwinnett County240,672
Clayton County64,728
A polling location in Decatur, Georgia. Fulton County saw more than 341,000 votes cast during the early voting period.
Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

Chatham County, where Savannah is the largest and most populated city, saw 73,994 residents vote early, while Cherokee County (94,991), Henry County (81,593), Forsyth (90,309), Coweta (51,525), Richmond (40,837), and Paulding (52,231) also saw record turnouts during the early voting period, according to data from the Secretary of State’s Office.

More than 822,000 Black voters have cast ballots so far, according to the election data.

Election Day 2024 is this coming Tuesday, November 5.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Donnell began his career covering sports and news in Atlanta nearly two decades ago. Since then he has written for Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Southern Cross...