Political Rewind: How quickly will we know results?; Targeting Black voters; 2nd District race

Caption

Voters make their voices heard in Warner Robins, Ga., on Election Day 2022.

Credit: Grant Blankenship / GPB News

The panel

Chuck Williams, @chuckwilliams, reporter, WRBL-TV Columbus

Donna Lowry, @donnalowrynews, host, GPB-TV’s Lawmakers

Leroy Chapman, @AJCLeroyChapman, managing editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Riley Bunch, @ribunchreports, GPB News public policy reporter

The breakdown

1. Longest lines in Georgia run about a few minutes long on election day. 

• Deputy Secretary of State Gabe Sterling says the longest wait is about 13 minutes.  
  • Sterling visited with Political Rewind on Friday, during which he talked about when he expects to get election results completed. 
• In Fulton County, a mother-daughter duo were fired as poll workers after questionable social media practices. 

2. Black voters and young voters are key demographics for candidates across the state. 

• Black voters make up 29.2% of the electorate according to Georgiavotes.com. 
  • Meanwhile, younger voters continued to underperform. 

3. The 2nd Congressional District remains in play on Election Day. 

• Longtime incumbent Rep. Sanford Bishop (D) faces challenger Chris West (R).

Wednesday on Political Rewind: We will have live 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. broadcasts to give you a recap on the results. You can keep up with the latest election news on our blog here.