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Polls open for primary election

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May 21, 2024

Polls have opened for primary election day in Georgia, when voters will decide on candidates from Congress to the courthouse, including the political future of Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis and Scott McAfee, the Fulton judge overseeing the election interference case against former President Donald Trump.

All registered voters are eligible to participate today in either the Democratic or Republican primary, or they can choose a nonpartisan ballot that only includes candidates seeking to become judges. We have your Voter Guide here on the candidates and issues.

Please return to ajc.com throughout the day for updates and results. Polls close at 7 p.m. and incoming results will posted and updated as soon as they arrive.

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Mark Niesse covers Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

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