Georgia, Alabama voters to decide statewide races Tuesday

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Voters in Georgia and Alabama will decide races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state on Tuesday. Election officials in Muscogee County, Georgia, and Russell County, Alabama, said they are preparing for a busy day at the polls.What is on the ballotGeorgia voters will also choose a U.S. senator.One voter said what matters most is “the candidate that I select to operate on the platform that they campaign.”Early voting and absentee numbersMuscogee County Elections Director Nancy Boren said early voting set a midterm election record in the county. A total of 39,997 voters cast ballots early. Early voting in Georgia ended last week.“In 2022 we voted just over 34,000,” Boren said.In Alabama, Russell County Probate Judge Belinda Strickland said the county has received close to 800 absentee ballots. She said she expects a higher turnout than in the three previous elections this year.“It’s still going to be a lot busier than the previo