- Several major candidates are facing off for the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Georgia.
- Frontrunner Jon Ossoff is mainly competing against Teresa Tomlinson, the former mayor of Columbus, Georgia, and trucking executive Sarah Riggs Amico for the nomination.
- Polls in most of Georgia closed at 7 p.m. in most of the state, but widespread problems with Georgia's administration of in-person voting led to poll closing times to be extended to as late as 10 p.m. in some places.
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The stakes:
Several major candidates are facing off for the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Georgia to face Republican Sen. David Purdue in the fall.
Going into Tuesday's primary, the frontrunner for the Senate race in fundraising and endorsements is Jon Ossoff, a documentary filmmaker and the 2017 Democratic nominee for the special election in Georgia's 6th district, which he ultimately lost.
Ossoff is competing against Teresa Tomlinson, the former mayor of Columbus, Georgia, trucking executive and 2018 lieutenant gubernatorial nominee Sarah Riggs Amico, and civil rights attorney Maya Dillard Smith.
As of the most recent campaign finance reports, Ossoff had $950,000 in cash on hand, far outpacing his opponents in the Democratic primary but significantly behind Purdue, who has $9.37 million in cash on hand.
Ossoff has also secured the endorsement of long-time Georgia Reps. John Lewis and Hank Johnson, in addition to several members of the Georgia legislature. Tomlinson also has a significant number of Georgia legislators backing her, while Riggs Amico has secured endorsements from many Georgia labor unions.
Georgia is a runoff state, meaning that if no one candidate clears the field with over 50% of the vote in Tuesday's primary taking place today, the race will go to a runoff between the top two vote-getters on August 11.
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