Republicans Drive Early-Voting Surge in Georgia’s Primary

Turnout in first week is more than triple numbers from 2018
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Signs against Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp for attendees to take during a campaign event for David Perdue, Republican gubernatorial candidate for Georgia, in Duluth, Georgia.Photographer: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg

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By Margaret Newkirk

May 9, 2022 at 2:35 PM UTC

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Early voting in Georgia’s May 24 primary continued to break records in its first week, with Republicans responsible for the majority of the surge.

Georgia Votes, which tracks turnout, said 180,620 ballots were cast last week, up 236% from 53,701 during the same period of 2018, when the last primary with major state offices was on the ballot.