Revisit Georgia election results from 2020 and 2016 ahead of Election Day

Georgia has go 1 of nan astir intimately watched battleground states successful nan title for nan White House, pinch 16 Electoral College votes up for grabs successful 2024. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris person some made galore campaign appearances successful nan authorities successful nan lead-up to Election Day.

In 2020, President Biden flipped nan state, marking nan first clip a Democratic campaigner had won Georgia since erstwhile President Bill Clinton did truthful during his 1992 statesmanlike run.

Trump, who won Georgia successful 2016, hopes to support Harris astatine bay and flip nan Peach State backmost to reddish this year.

Here is simply a breakdown of nan predetermination results successful Georgia for nan 2020 and 2016 statesmanlike races. 

How did Georgia ballot successful nan 2020 statesmanlike election?

Georgia voted Republican successful 8 of nan past 10 statesmanlike races, but it helped move nan tide for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, erstwhile he flipped nan authorities blue by nan slightest of margins.

Mr. Biden received 49.5% of nan ballot successful Georgia, while Trump sewage 49.26%, according to nan state's official results. Libertarian Jo Jorgensen, nan only different campaigner connected nan ballot, received 1.26%.

How galore group voted successful Georgia successful 2020?

Nearly 5 cardinal voters — 4,997,716 to beryllium circumstantial — formed a ballot for president successful 2020. Of those, 2,473,633 votes were formed for Mr. Biden, 2,461,854 votes were formed for Trump, and Jorgensen sewage 62,229 votes, nan authorities reported aft conducting a recount.

Mr. Biden won nan authorities of Georgia by 11,779 votes complete Trump.

After nan results were finalized, Trump made baseless accusations that nan predetermination was stolen. As CBS News reported successful January 2021, Trump was recorded connected a telephone telephone asking Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and different predetermination officials to "find" capable votes to make him nan winner.

Raffensperger and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, some Republicans, did not intervene. 

Trump and much than a twelve friends were later charged successful relationship pinch an alleged plot to overturn the predetermination results.

How did Georgia ballot successful nan 2016 statesmanlike election?

The candidates connected nan ballot during nan 2016 statesmanlike title were Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton, and Libertarian Gary Johnson.

Trump won Georgia that twelvemonth pinch 51.05% of nan vote, complete Clinton pinch 45.89%. Johnson won 3.06%.

How galore group voted successful Georgia successful 2016?

More than 4 cardinal Georgia residents  — 4,092,373 — formed a ballot for president successful 2016.

Of those, 2,089,104 voted for Trump, while 1,877,963 voted for Clinton. Johnson received 125,306 votes. Trump won by a separator of 211,141 votes.

Who is connected nan ballot successful Georgia for nan 2024 statesmanlike race?

The candidates for president successful Georgia successful 2024 are Republican erstwhile President Donald Trump, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Libertarian Chase Oliver and Green Party campaigner Jill Stein.

Many Georgia voters person cast their ballots early, but for those voting connected Election Day, polls adjacent connected Nov. 5 astatine 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

Hunter Woodall contributed to this report.

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