Forsyth County voters await results as Georgia primary winds down
Forsyth voters watched a ballot with 15 contested offices and a secretary of state race that could help decide how Georgia elections are run.
Forsyth County voters spent election night watching a ballot that stretched from two federal contests to county races that could be settled outright or pushed into a June 16 runoff. The May 19 primary carried extra weight here because county officials said the ballot included 10 statewide contests, two state-level contests, one countywide contest and county-level races in certain districts.
The stakes were especially clear in the Georgia secretary of state race, where nine candidates were competing for an office that oversees elections and certifies state results. That made the primary about more than nominees alone: Forsyth voters were also helping shape who would manage the rules and administration of future elections in Georgia.
Forsyth County’s election office had already steered voters to its official hub for polling places, sample ballots, district and precinct information and results pages. The county said registered voters had three ways to cast a ballot: advance in-person voting, absentee by mail and Election Day voting. Advance voting ran from Monday, April 27, through Friday, May 15, excluding Sunday, May 10.
The final week of advance voting was concentrated at the Voter Registrations & Elections Office on Sawnee Drive, Hampton Park Library, Midway Park Community Building and Sharon Springs Park Community Building, with hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Absentee ballot applications were accepted through Friday, May 8, and voted absentee ballots had to arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day to count.
Election Day voting ran from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at all 30 Forsyth County polling places. The county also warned voters that some precinct boundaries and polling places had changed for 2026, including a new polling place at Matt Schoolhouse Community Building for some voters previously assigned to First Baptist Church or Hope Fellowship, plus reassignments from Sharon Forks Library to Sharon Springs Park Community Building and from Atlanta Cricket Fields to Bennett Park Community Building.
That meant the final hours of voting in Forsyth were not just about waiting on returns. They were about whether voters had found the right precinct, whether their ballots reflected the right district contests and whether any of the county’s races would be decided before the June runoff calendar came into view.
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