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Left to right - Reed Pitre, Joe Trahan and Kenji Robinson cast their votes at the polling place at the Park Tavern located at 500 10th Street NE in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.Election officials reported solid turnout but few lines in Georgia’s primary Tuesday, when voters decided on candidates from Congress to the courthouse, including the political future of Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis and the judge overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (John Spink/AJC)

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Left to right - Reed Pitre, Joe Trahan and Kenji Robinson cast their votes at the polling place at the Park Tavern located at 500 10th Street NE in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.Election officials reported solid turnout but few lines in Georgia’s primary Tuesday, when voters decided on candidates from Congress to the courthouse, including the political future of Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis and the judge overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (John Spink/AJC)
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May 21, 2024

It’s decision day for two of the biggest figures in Fulton County’s election-interference trial against former President Donald Trump and his allies. District Attorney Fani Willis and Judge Scott McAfee both face the voters.

But there are plenty of other reasons to pay close attention to Tuesday’s outcome. Catch up on all the top races in the latest edition of the Politically Georgia podcast:

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