Above file video: Georgia GOP governor poll shows tight race as early voting continues Georgia voters set a new record for early turnout in a primary election Friday, with more than 900,000 ballots cast before Election Day, according to the Georgia Secretary of State's office. As of 2:42 p.m. ET, the state's election data hub showed 906,627 voters had cast ballots early in the Georgia primary, amounting to 12.3% of the state's more than 7.3 million active voters.