High-profile races boost GOP turnout, spelling trouble for Democrats in one Georgia Senate seat

By: Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 662

Last Updated: 7 hours, 8 minutes ago

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Democrats worry a wave of early voters in runoffs for the governor’s office and U.S. Senate could flip a Gwinnett County-based state Senate district just as lawmakers prepare to convene for a special session.

Out of over 300,000 ballots cast statewide during early voting as of Thursday, nearly 66% came from Republicans, who are outvoting Democrats by a 2-to-1 margin due to competitive GOP primary runoffs for the U.S. Senate and the governor’s mansion. In …

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