ATLANTA—Georgia residents flocked to the polls in record numbers for early voting, which includes two hotly contested races—one of which could determine whether President Donald Trump has a cooperative Senate and if voters are inclined to choose a political outsider or career politician to govern their state.
The Peach State has had solely Democratic representation in the upper chamber of Congress since 2021. Meanwhile, Republicans have retained governorship of Georgia for 23 years.
Healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson, a Republican, seeks to extend that gubernatorial streak against former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms, who also served as a senior adviser for public engagement under the Biden administration….