The Canada Brief

Politics · 5 d ago

Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta

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Georgia is a key battleground in next week's US midterms

Trump's 2024 margin in Georgia

2.2 percentage points

Georgia's three most recent Senate races went to runoffs. Donald Trump won the state by 2.2 percentage points in 2024.

Ossoff (D)

52.6%

Collins (R)

42.4%

In the Senate race, Democrat Jon Ossoff leads Republican Mike Collins 52.6 per cent to 42.4 per cent in polling averages.

The governor's race looks like a toss-up between Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson. Bottoms would be the first Black woman elected governor in the US.

Early votes so far

40 million ballots already cast

About 40 million ballots have already been cast across the US, according to the University of Florida's election lab.