ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia voters officially shattered the state’s all-time midterm record for early in-person voting on Thursday, surpassing the previous benchmark set in 2022.

State election data shows that by Thursday afternoon, in-person turnout crossed the previous record of nearly 2.3 million ballots. The historic milestone comes the day before advance in-person voting concludes statewide.

As of 1:35 p.m. Thursday, 2,294,275 Georgians had voted early, according to the secretary of state’s office. In 2022, a total of 2,289,951 people voted early in-person.

With in-person and mail-in absentee ballots combined, Georgia is also poised to eclipse its record for overall midterm early turnout—a total of 2.5 million votes recorded four years ago.

More than 30% of the state’s 7.5 million active registered voters have already cast their ballots.

Statewide demographic data as of Thursday highlights a significant gender divide among early voters, with women casting 56% of the ballots compared to 44% by men. By race and ethnicity, white voters account for approximately 50% of the early turnout, followed by Black voters at roughly 30%, Hispanic voters at about 3%, and Asian voters at 2%.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger credited local election officials and voter confidence for the historic participation after early voting initially crossed the 2 million threshold earlier this week.

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