Overview
- Georgia, which closed in-person voting Tuesday, logged over 1 million early ballots — about 14% of active voters — with Democrats ahead roughly 580,000 to 430,000.
- State law requires more than 50% to win, so crowded Georgia contests are expected to move to June 16 runoffs, with Alabama also using runoffs under similar rules.
- Republicans are choosing a challenger to Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is unopposed, in a race featuring Mike Collins, Buddy Carter and Derek Dooley that is widely expected to continue into a runoff.
- The open governor’s race in Georgia has drawn a large Republican field, with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and businessman Rick Jackson leading recent polling after a hard-fought campaign.
- In Pennsylvania, closed primaries are setting up House matchups in battleground districts that could decide control of the chamber in November.