There’s not much suspense attached to Tuesday’s Georgia presidential primaries, but the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for those casting election-day votes.
All of the major challengers to Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump have suspended or ended their campaigns, but some of those candidates’ names will still be on the ballot.
Cobb Elections said that advance voting for the primary has been very light, with fewer than 30,000 votes cast.
But the results figure to be heavily watched as a harbinger for the general election to come in November, especially since Georgia is among the key swing states in the nation, and given the results from 2020.
Biden won by less than 12,000 votes after multiple recounts, but Trump and his supporters have claimed those results were rigged.
That ultimately led to indictments of Trump and 18 others by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on charges of racketeering, conspiracy and other charges.
How Tuesday’s voting plays out will be especially watched in metro Atlanta, and in suburbs like Cobb which once were Republican strongholds but have been trending Democratic in recent election cycles.
In the 2020 elections, Biden won the Cobb vote, while voters in East Cobb favored Trump.
The Cobb Board of Elections announced several precinct changes that will be in effect for the presidential primaries, and three of them are in East Cobb:
- Addison: From Legacy Church (1040 Blackwell Road), to Kulture Event Center (2933 Canton Road, Suite 290)
- East Piedmont 01: From Elizabeth Baptist Church (315 Kurtz Road), to Shady Grove Baptist Church (1654 Bells Ferry Road)
- Roswell 01: East Cobb Church of Christ (5240 Roswell Road), to Catholic Church of St. Ann (4905 Roswell Road)
Related:
- Cobb political incumbents facing primary opposition
- Cobb school board Post 5 candidates qualify
- Cobb Elections to use disputed maps in primary qualifying
- Cobb Elections sends out incorrect absentee ballots
- Georgia sample ballots released for 2024 presidential primaries
- Ex-Marietta City Council member running for Cobb Commission
- GOP-back Cobb school board electoral map signed into law
- Ga. Senate approves Republican Cobb school board maps
- More: Visit the East Cobb News Politics & Elections page
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