6th District Race: Early Voting Tops 30,000

EAST COBB, GA -- In a sign of the race's importance, early voting in the pivotal April 18 election for Georgia's 6th congressional district has brought tens of thousands of people to the polls, Patch has learned.

More than 32,000 people have voted early in the special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Tom Price, who vacated the seat to serve as the nation's health secretary.

The race even has the attention of the Republican Party's upper echelon, evidenced by the fact that none other than President Trump Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is paying close attention as Patch previously reported.

The 6th District, which covers swaths of Cobb, Fulton and DeKalb counties, is normally a Republican stronghold but Donald Trump's 1 percentage point win against Hillary Clinton in November has given the Democrats hope that they can "flip the Sixth" and turn the tide against the GOP.

Eighteen candidates -- a collage of Democrats, Republicans and Independents -- are in the race.

Early voting began on March 27 and will end on Friday in observance of Easter. Voting will then resume on Tuesday, election day.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which cites numbers Wednesday from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, here is the breakdown of the voting so far:

• Number of ballots cast: 32,363
• Number of ballots voted in person: 28,498
• Number of mail-in ballots returned: 3,865
• Number of mail-in ballots outstanding: 5,306

Early voting began on March 27and will end on Friday in observance of Easter. Voting will then resume on Tuesday, election day.

Below are some voting locations in Fulton and Cobb:

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• East Roswell Branch Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA 30076
• North Fulton Service Center, 7741 Rowell road, Room 232, Sandy Springs, GA 30350
• Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton, GA 30009
• Robert F. Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005
• Roswell Library, 115 Norcross Street,Roswell, GA 30075 (April 10-14, 2017 Only)
• Early Voting for 6th Congressional/32nd Senate will also take place at:
  • South Fulton Service Center, 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park, GA 30349 (April 10-14, 2017 Only)
  • Wolf Creek Library, 3100 Enon Road, Atlanta, GA 30031 (April 10-14, 2017 Only)

In Cobb County, the Board of Elections and Registration will open its main office at 736 Whitlock Ave. in Marietta 30064-4663 for early voting in the U.S. Congressional District 6 and Georgia State Senate District 32. Here are the details:

• March 27 - April 7 at location:

1. MAIN OFFICE 736 Whitlock Ave. Marietta 30064-4663 Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

• Sat, April 8 at these two (2) locations:

1. MAIN OFFICE 736 Whitlock Ave. Marietta 30064-4663 9am-4pm
2. East Cobb Government Service Center (EAST) 4400 Lower Roswell Rd. Marietta, GA 30068-4233 9a.m. -4 p.m.

• April 10 - April 13 at these two (2) locations:

1. MAIN OFFICE 736 Whitlock Ave. Marietta 30064-4663 Mon-Fri 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
2. East Cobb Government Service Center (EAST) 4400 Lower Roswell Rd. Marietta, GA 30068-4233 Mon-Fri 9 a.m. -5 p.m.

In DeKalb County, early voting for the District 6 election will be follows: Early Voting Period: March 27 through April 14 including Saturday, April 8 Monday through Friday - 8 AM to 5 PM Saturday (April 8), 9 AM - 4 PM

Memorial Drive location

If a runoff is necessary in the 6th District election, it will take place on June 20.

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