It’s primary day in Georgia. Today’s vote follows three weeks of early voting across the state.
According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Georgia posted a 7.9% early voter turnout. Nearly 558,000 of the state’s 7 million registered voters cast in-person and absentee ballots between April 29 and May 17.
The regional voter turnout for Northeast Georgia is 11.3%, with just under 55,000 votes cast by the region’s 482,000 active registered voters.
Data from the Georgia Election Data Hub shows Rabun and Towns counties had the highest early turnout, at just over 23%. That was followed by Union (20.5%) and Stephens County (17.7%).
Habersham County posted a 12% early voter turnout, as 3,546 of the county’s 29,640 active registered voters cast ballots ahead of Tuesday’s primary.
Local primary day races to watch include the school board and county commission races in Habersham. Also, the sheriff’s races in Stephens and Rabun counties.
