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Record number of Georgia voters cast ballots on first day of early voting

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Covered by 6 outlets, mostly right-leaning (83%).

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Georgia recorded a midterm record for first-day early voting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with more than 188,000 ballots cast, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. The Hill reports the total is over 50,000 more than the number who voted early on day one in 2022. The Epoch Times reports the count was more than 53,000 above the state’s previous first-day record. The Washington Times and The Center Square report the record as well. The Center Square quotes Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger saying the turnout indicates voters have confidence in elections. The Senate and governor races are among the contests on the ballot this cycle.

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  1. Georgia set a midterm first-day early voting record on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with more than 188,000 ballots cast.

    Reported byCenter1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office said the day-one total was more than 50,000 above the 2022 first-day figure.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the record turnout indicates that voters have confidence in elections.

    One outletThe Center Square· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Georgia set a record for first-day early voting in the 2026 midterms, with more than 188,000 ballots cast. The main difference is emphasis: the center headline stays with the record itself, while right-side coverage highlights crowd size and voter enthusiasm.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill’s headline is a plain report of the record, naming the state and the midterm milestone without added commentary.

    Georgia shatters its day-one early voting record for a midterm
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    5 outlets

    Right-side headlines report the turnout record as a fact, with The Epoch Times’s headline using ‘droves’ and ‘show up’ to stress the crowd size.

    On First Day of Early Voting in Georgia, Residents Show Up in Droves, Setting Record Turnout
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

0 outlets

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • record first-day turnout
  • midterm milestone
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  • The HillCenter

    Georgia shatters its day-one early voting record for a midterm

    Georgia set a midterm election record on its first day of early voting Tuesday, with more than 188,000 ballots cast. That is over 50,000 more than the number who voted early on day one in 2022, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. …

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From the right

5 outlets

Leads with

  • record turnout
  • voter enthusiasm
  • Senate and governor races
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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    2 hr 41 min later

    Its first report, Oct 14, 12:31 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Center Square, Oct 14, 9:50 AM EDT

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  1. The Center SquareRightOct 14, 9:50 AM EDT
  2. The HillCenterOct 14, 12:31 PM EDT
  3. The Washington TimesRightOct 14, 6:05 PM EDT
  4. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 14, 9:44 PM EDT
  5. Fox NewsFar RightOct 15, 7:19 AM EDT

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