Very Strong Results For Jon Ossoff In Early Vote

Ossoff wins nearly two-thirds of total early vote.

The early vote numbers are in and Jon Ossoff is doing even better than expected. Ossoff received 61% of the early vote, which is better than Hillary Clinton did in November.

Based on the initial numbers, it is possible for Ossoff to reach the 50 percent mark and avoid a runoff.

We will feature live updates throughout the evening:

Updated 9:55 p.m.

It’s looking less and less likely that Jon Ossoff will be able to stay above 50 percent. With 46 percent of the votes counted, Ossoff stands at 51 percent.

Very Strong Results For Jon Ossoff In Early Vote

Source: New York Times

Updated 9:15 p.m. 

With 20% of the votes in, Ossoff has 56.7 percent of the vote. Based on how the election day votes are looking, it is still possible for Ossoff to win but it will likely be very, very close.

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Source: New York Times

Updated 9:00 p.m.

With 4 percent of the votes in, here is where things stand. Ossoff has 60.6 percent of the vote.

LIVE UPDATES: Very Strong Results For Jon Ossoff In Early Vote

Source: New York Times

And here is a county by county breakdown that compares today’s results with how Clinton and Trump did in November. Again, Ossoff is tracking better than Clinton in all three counties.

LIVE UPDATES: Very Strong Results For Jon Ossoff In Early Vote

Source: New York Times

Updated 8:44 p.m.

Fulton County early vote results are in and Ossoff leads. Ossoff has 61 percent in the county. Republicans Handel and Moody are at 16 percent and 9 percent, respectively.

That means that the total early vote numbers from all three counties are in and Ossoff has 62 percent of the vote.