Mail In Ballots Contribute To Higher Georgia Democratic Party Voter Turnout, Primary Data Shows

A person stretches as they wait in a line to vote in the Georgia’s primary election at Park Tavern on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Atlanta.

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Voting totals from Georgia’s June 9 presidential and state primary elections show Democrats making gains, especially in the suburbs.

“This was a big, big turnout and one thing that is really striking here is Democratic turnout, exceeded the Republican turnout,” Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz said.

The primary set a record in Georgia with more than 2.1 million votes cast, and Democrats exceeded Republicans by more than 182,000 votes, according to the Secretary of State’s office.