Published 8:36 am Wednesday, November 4, 2026 MOULTRIE — Voters in Colquitt County seemed more inclined to take advantage of early voting for this election than they usually do with a 23.3% turn-out. When all was said and done, on Tuesday night, a total of 46.72% of the county’s 26,764 registered voters cast their ballots in this election. Probate Judge Wes Lewis, who assists the Colquitt County Board of Elections, expressed his amazement at the turn-out for this election, along with poll workers who came in with the voting machines from the precincts. In comparison, 16.45% of registered voters participated in last November’s special election to say “yes” to the FLOST. The Presidential election in 2024 brought out 64.45% of 25,872 Colquitt County voters. There still seemed to be some confusion on where to vote, as members of the board of elections said more than 100 people showed up at the Colquitt County Annex to vote instead of going to their precinct, with some not knowing where their precinct was. As of 4:19 a.m., on the State Election Results of the Secretary of State website, though still labeled as unofficial, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms received 54.31% of the votes over Republican Rick Jackson, who received 45.69%. Also as of early this morning, it was also posted that Republican Greg Dolezal was defeated by Democrat Josh McLaurin, for lieutenant governor, with a loss of 44.06% to 55.94% of the state’s votes. For the U.S. Senate, incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff kept…
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