Georgia is considered a battleground state successful nan 2024 statesmanlike race between erstwhile President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Georgia voted for President Biden successful 2020 — nan first clip nan authorities had gone for a Democratic campaigner since 1992.
Georgia has 16 electoral votes.
Major issues successful Georgia
Trump criminal case: Georgia is astatine nan bosom of erstwhile President Donald Trump's effort to overthrow nan 2020 election. On Jan. 2, 2021, Trump called Raffensperger and different predetermination officials, asking them to "find" 11,780 votes — aliases "one much ballot than we have." Fulton County, Georgia, territory lawyer Fani Willis charged Trump and 18 others pinch predetermination interference, though nan lawsuit is presently halted. Trump has denied wrongdoing.
Abortion: Georgia has a six-week abortion prohibition that went into effect aft nan 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v Wade. Since then, nan state's Supreme Court has upheld nan measure, contempt efforts by pro-abortion authorities groups. Vice President Kamala Harris has campaigned connected nan rumor successful nan state, particularly aft nan deaths of 2 women. An investigation recovered that nan women's deaths were preventable but were hindered by nan state's abortion ban.
Major races successful Georgia
There aren't immoderate big-ticket races successful Georgia this year. Firebrand Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who represents a territory successful northbound Georgia, is successful a safe reddish district.
Both of Georgia's Senate seats flipped Democratic successful a typical runoff predetermination connected Jan. 5, 2021, which Trump had campaigned extensively up of clip to support successful GOP hands. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock was elected to decorativeness a term, and he was reelected successful 2022. The different Democrat, Sen. Jon Ossoff, will beryllium up for reelection successful 2026.
Trump tried to support superior challengers to Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger successful 2022, but they yet prevailed.
Polling successful Georgia
A CBS News poll conducted successful precocious September had Trump pinch a 2-point lead complete Harris successful Georgia, 51% to 49%.
Updated 25m agoWhat clip do polls adjacent successful Georgia?
Polls closed successful Georgia astatine 7 p.m. ET. More than 4 cardinal group successful Georgia voted early arsenic of Friday, nan past time of early voting, shattering records, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.
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Graham Kates
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