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Early voting in Georgia tops 2010 totals

Early voting wraps up for 2014 election
By Kristina Torres
Oct 31, 2014

It’s official: There are more early voters in Georgia this year than in the last midterm election of 2010. And the number will only go up, since it does not include a final tally from Friday — which is early voting deadline before the Nov. 4 election. Without further ado:

General Statewide Turnout

Number of ballots cast: 798,309

Number of ballots voted in person: 714,219

Number of mail-in ballots returned: 84,090

Number of mail-in ballots outstanding: 39,641

Top 5 Counties With Highest Turnout

Fulton: 79,065

DeKalb: 67,735

Cobb: 58,132

Gwinnett: 46,768

Henry: 26,466

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