Georgia voters exceeded the 4 Million mark on Friday, concluding the last day of Early Voting. To date, 4,004,588 voters have cast ballots either by voting early or absentee by mail. With 55.3% turnout, Georgians cast 3,761,968 ballots during Early Voting, and 242,620 ballots by mail.
As of Saturday morning, 92 Georgia counties have exceeded 50% turnout. This is unprecedented in Georgia history.
During Early Voting in 2018, there were 1,890,364 voters who cast ballots. 2,697,822 cast ballots in 2020, and 2,289,933 cast ballots in 2022.
“This was the most successful Early Voting period in Georgia history because voters trust the process,” said Secretary Raffensperger. “Four years of progress brought us here. We’re battle-tested and ready, regardless of what the critics say. And we’re going to hold those who interfere in our elections accountable.”
Early Voting is protected by state and local election officials constantly monitoring returns for acts of interference, reinforcing the protections put in place by Secretary Raffensperger to safeguard Georgia voters. These safeguards have allowed Secretary Raffensperger to identify 4 individuals who may have violated state law and potentially used various tactics in order to attempt to cast multiple ballots during the Early Voting period. If the investigation shows violations of the law, the office will refer the individuals to local District Attorneys.
Statewide, reports of long lines were minimal, though there were some reports of voters waiting in line for more than 30 minutes from a few popular voting locations in metro areas. Early Voting has ended. Voters who have not yet cast their ballot should confirm their polling location on My Voter Page and cast a ballot on Tuesday, 11/5.
Turnout Numbers Through 11/2/2024 at 10am:
Total Turnout: 4,004,588
Early In-Person: 3,761,968
Absentee: 242,620
Please note that the period to request an absentee ballot has closed. Voters who have not requested an absentee ballot must vote on election day.
More information can be found on the Secretary of State’s Data Hub: Election Data Hub – Turnout | Georgia Secretary of State (ga.gov)
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Georgia is recognized as a national leader in elections. It was the first state in the country to implement the trifecta of automatic voter registration, at least 17 days of early voting (which has been called the “gold standard”), and no-excuse absentee voting. Georgia continues to set records for voter turnout and election participation, seeing the largest increase in average turnout of any other state in the 2018 midterm election and record turnout in 2020, and 2022. 2022 achieved the largest single day of in-person early voting turnout in Georgia midterm history utilizing Georgia’s secure, paper ballot voting system. Most recently, Georgia ranked #2 for Election Integrity by the Heritage Foundation, a top ranking for Voter Accessibility by the Center for Election Innovation & Research and tied for number one in Election Administration by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
