Thread by @cfishman

The critical Senate runoff elections in Georgia aren't 'happening' today, this first Tuesday in 2021.

The voting finishes today, but most of the votes have long-since been cast — 70% or more.

GA votes cast so far in early voting
• 3 million

Votes expected today:
• 1 million

2/ But the turnout of in-person voting today — what we might come to call the 'final day' of voting — is critical.

In Georgia's presidential voting on Nov. 3, Democrats did better in early voting. Donald Trump won 60% of votes cast on election day.

ajc.com/politics/early…

3/ The early voting in the Georgia US Senate runoff is huge.

Previous record turnout for a GA runoff election:
• 2.1 million (2008)

Early voting this time is up 43%.

Early voting in this 2-race runoff reached 77% of the total for the presidential election two months ago.

4/ If you want to know who has already voted in Georgia, by race, geography, age — great data from Univ of Fla vote project.

One fascinating tidbit:

• 3,041,581 early votes
--> 118,601 votes from Georgians who didn't vote in presidential election

electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-202…

5/ The total margin between Biden & Trump in presidential election:

11,780

So the number of people voting early this time, who didn't vote at all Nov. 3 is 10x that margin.

Every vote counts.

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No votes of any kind are counted in GA until polls close at 7 pm.