More Than 1M Early Votes Cast in Georgia, Setting Record [Video]

Over 1 million voters have cast a ballot in Georgia just days after the critical swing state opened up its early voting polls.

The milestone sets a new turnout record for early voting in the Peach State during a general election, the Georgia Secretary of State (SOS) office confirmed with Newsweek over email Friday. State officials celebrated the record over social media, including Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who posted to his X (formerly Twitter) account, “Great job, Georgia!”

“1 Million voters have cast their ballots early,” Raffensperger wrote. “Election directors across Georgia have been working tirelessly to make this possible.”

The first day of early voting received a record-breaking turnout in Georgia, with over 310,000 votes cast in person on Tuesday. That number significantly surpasses the 136,000 voters that showed up on the first day of early voting in 2020, when President Joe Biden beat former President Donald Trumpby just …