3,466 people in Columbus had already voted in the Nov. 3 general election after the first day of early voting, Tuesday, Oct. 13. That’s 3,203 people who voted in person plus 263 mail ballots already accepted, according to the Secretary of State’s early voting files as compiled by Georgia Votes.
Statewide, it was a record. More than 188,600 Georgians voted in person on the first day, the most ever for a midterm election and 40% more than the first day in 2022, the Secretary of State’s office said…