Besides Keisha Lance Bottoms as Governor, The Citizen is calling Lieutenant Governor for Democrat Josh McLaurin, Penny Brown Reynolds for Secretary of State, and Tanya Miller for Attorney General. All Democrats, they all have over 55% of the vote and have made it impossible for a Republican to overtake them in their state numbers, according to information from the Fayette County Election Board. The Fayette County Election Board and The Citizen are calling the County Commission Race for James Clifton. Also we are calling the Senate Race for Incumbent Jon Ossoff, and the Governor’s Race for Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms. Nearly half of Fayette County’s registered voters cast ballots before Election Day, and their early votes favored Democrats in every statewide race. Neighboring Coweta County reported a sharply different result Tuesday night, with Republicans leading every statewide contest. As of 8 p.m., Fayette County had recorded 46,091 ballots from its 93,294 registered voters, representing 49.40% turnout before Election Day votes were counted. The figures were provided directly to The Citizen by the Fayette County Board of Elections. They include 44,117 advance in-person votes and 1,974 absentee mail ballots. Coweta County’s early voting turnout was approximately 35%. By 9:10 p.m., Coweta had posted results that included some Election Day ballots, along with advance and absentee voting. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection to a second term, according to a race…
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