November 3, 2026 | Election results as of 8 p.m. Nearly half of Fayette County’s registered voters cast ballots before Election Day, with Democrats leading every statewide race in the county’s early voting results on November 3. As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, 46,091 of Fayette County’s 93,294 registered voters had voted, representing 49.40% turnout before Election Day ballots 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. Election Day votes were not yet included in the report. In neighboring Coweta County, early voter turnout was approximately 35%, significantly below Fayette County’s rate. Coweta had not yet posted its election results as of 8 p.m. In Fayette County, incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff received 27,556 early votes, compared with 18,197 for Republican challenger Mike Collins. Several major national news outlets have called the statewide race for Ossoff, who will serve a second term in the U.S. Senate. In the governor’s race, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms received 25,528 early votes in Fayette County, compared with 20,238 for Republican Rick Jackson. Democrats also led every other statewide contest in Fayette County, including lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, agriculture commissioner, insurance commissioner, state school superintendent, labor commissioner, and both Public Service Commission seats. Across…
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