LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — Georgia voters have broken the state’s midterm record for in-person early voting, according to state data. More than 2.29 million Georgians had cast ballots in-person as of Thursday, Oct. 29, surpassing the previous midterm record set in 2022. At that time, there was another full day of early voting still to go. In Lowndes County, voters interviewed at the polls gave reasons such as property taxes, the economy, and civic duty for casting early ballots. As of 11:35 a.m. ET Friday, Oct. 30, 2,595,894 ballots had been cast statewide, or 31.6% of registered voters, according to unofficial Georgia Secretary of State data. Georgia has 8,226,389 registered voters. Another 42,491 absentee ballots were outstanding. Turnout was 34.5% of active voters. Georgia recorded 3,953,408 total votes in the 2022 general election. The 2,595,894 ballots cast so far this year equal 65.7% of that total. About 3.76 million Georgians voted early in-person during the 2024 presidential election. This year’s early in-person total is still short of that number. The pool of eligible voters is about 5% larger this year than in 2022. Georgia had 7.8 million registered voters in 2022, compared with 8.2 million this year. Turnout in seven counties ranged from 20.8% to 26.7% of registered voters as of 11:35 a.m. ET Friday, according to Secretary of State data. Statewide turnout was 31.6% of registered voters. Tift County had the highest share of registered voters who cast ballots…
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