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More than 200,000 Georgians have voted early

February 16, 2016 Decatur - A voter comes in to cast his ballot at an early vote location in DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections Office on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. There have been 44 statewide Democratic primaries in Georgia since 1996 and 60 for Republicans. Among the former, DeKalb County Democrats have voted for the winner 42 times. Among the latter, Dawson County Republicans went for the winner 55 times. It’s clear then: Any presidential candidate who wants to win in Georgia better win in the right place. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
February 16, 2016 Decatur - A voter comes in to cast his ballot at an early vote location in DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections Office on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. There have been 44 statewide Democratic primaries in Georgia since 1996 and 60 for Republicans. Among the former, DeKalb County Democrats have voted for the winner 42 times. Among the latter, Dawson County Republicans went for the winner 55 times. It’s clear then: Any presidential candidate who wants to win in Georgia better win in the right place. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Nancy Badertscher
Feb 24, 2016

More than 200,000 Georgians have settled on their choice for president – and made it official.

As of late Tuesday, 205,437 ballots had been cast for Tuesday’s presidential preference primary — 187,512 by in-person early votes and 17,525 by mail-in absentee.

A majority of the votes were cast for Republicans —- 125,572 or 61 percent.

Five large metro counties have reported the largest votes: Fulton: 19,569; DeKalb: 14,422; Cobb: 12,772; Gwinnett: 10,932; and Forsyth: 7,274

Early in-person voting for Tuesday’s election began Feb. 8 and ends Friday. Considered the top contenders are Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Ben Carson on the Republican ballot and Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side.

Voters can check their early voting or Election Day voting locations and view a sample ballot here.

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