Cobb voters are out at the polls on an expected rainy Election Day

A handful of voters waited outside the polls at Nickajack Elementary School, not three miles from the Hooch.

Matt Goodson was among the first who under an overcast sky shuffled in the school to cast their ballot on Election Day.

The 30-year-old said the gubernatorial race is what brought him out early ahead of the expected rain.

Showers could come “anywhere and at any time,” said Channel 2 meteorologist Karen Minton.

Goodson didn't want to say who he voted for in that race, but mentioned he did vote for Tracy Jordan in the state insurance commissioner race.

Goodson, who works at a bank, said his friends had had good experiences with her in the past.

As of Friday, just under 13,000 Cobbers had voted early and about 1,700 by mail, according to the Cobb elections office.

Georgia's voters cast 320,443 ballots during the three-week advance voting period this year, compared to 329,043 in 2016, the reported on Monday

From to the #MeToo movement to President Donald Trump, experts say there are lots of reasons for a record number of female candidates running this year.

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But that's just one of the many forces affecting this election.

There are all levels of government in play in Cobb, from special elections in Smyrna and Kennesaw and challenges to incumbent county commissioners Bob Weatherford and JoAnn Birrell. And, of course, there's the gubernatorial race.

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