As journalists, political pundits and social media influencers analyzed election returns from Tuesday evening’s primary election the clearest message is the foundation of all political activity – turnout is key and the candidates who have the most effective GOTV operation WIN their races.
Further, the phrase which has been a thread throughout Georgia WIN List activities for the past 26 years is also true: “When Women Vote, Women WIN!”
In Georgia, Republicans hold a trifecta of power at the state level even though the margins of Republican Control in the Georgia General Assembly have slipped in recent years. However, Democrats hold two United States Senate seats and Democrats won two statewide votes for Public Service Commission seats in 2025.
Georgia is now a “purple” state hoping for a blue wave in November!
The numbers from Tuesday’s primary offer several hopeful signs:
- Democrats voted in greater numbers than Republicans – 1,088,329 Democrats to 935,028 Republicans. Non-partisan ballots were requested by 41,606 voters. This was a 48 percent turnout increase for Democrats.
- Women voted in greater numbers by a margin of 57% to 43%.
- Among key groups, 72% of Hispanic voters chose a Democratic ballot in the 2026 primary as compared to 47% in 2022. Asian voters choosing a Democratic ballot increased to 63% from 44 percent and 25 percent of white voters asked for Democratic ballots, up from 14 percent in 2022.
- In 2022, 32 percent of white adult Georgia voters cast ballots, but only 22 percent of Black Georgians voted. This year, 27 percent of registered Black voters voted in the primary while the number for white voters was 28 percent.
- Regrettably, the total May 19 voter turnout was just over two million of 7.35 million active voters or 28.1 percent of active voters. While turnout was lower then preferred, this also means a strong ground game between now and November could be highly effective. Tuesday’s numbers give Democrats a roadmap for the work which must be done and where efforts will be most effective.
Journalists, Political Pundits and candidates have had interesting reactions to Tuesday’s Primary turnout and results. We’ve selected some of the best commentary from traditional journalism and social media sources for your holiday weekend reading pleasure.
Here are a few you might find interesting:
