7 things to watch in Georgia’s primary election on Tuesday

A vote here sign sits outside an elementary school in cobb county georgia on primary election day
Voting in the primary election takes place at Teasley Elementary School in Cobb County on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

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It’s Election Day in Georgia, the final day of voting in one of the more uncertain primary seasons in recent memory.

There are consequential races up and down the ballot this year, including for U.S. Senate, governor and other statewide offices, all 14 U.S. House seats, every seat in the state legislature, and many local seats.

But the sheer volume of candidates and lack of clear frontrunners means that, in many races, Tuesday could be just a dress rehearsal for June 16 runoffs. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff.