Early voting wraps in Georgia with record 2.8M+ ballots | What happens next

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — As early voting wraps up in the Peach State, more than 2.8 million ballots have been cast in Georgia’s nationally watched 2026 midterm elections.As of 8:21 p.m. Friday, a total of 2,691,841 million early, in-person ballots had been cast, setting a new record. On Thursday, Georgia broke the previous record for early in-person voting set in the 2022 midterm elections, which was nearly 2.3 million votes.Overall early turnout, including 118,329 absentee ballots, was 2,810,170, eclipsing the state’s previous record for overall midterm early turnout—a total of 2.5 million votes recorded four years ago.Now that early voting locations have closed Friday evening, voters who haven’t cast a ballot must wait until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when voting is restricted to assigned neighborhood precincts.Rules for Georgia polling placesWhat to bring: Photo ID requirementsGeorgia law requires voters to present a valid government-issued photo ID at check-in. Acc