White voters casting ballots for former President Donald Trump helped Georgia set a new turnout record this year, eclipsing the mark set four years ago and helping him seal his reelection. Meanwhile,

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger officially certified the results of the 2024 Presidential Election on Friday following two post-election audits.

President-elect Donald Trump's victory in Georgia is complete after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified the results Friday.

The state’s attorney general, Chris Carr, a Republican, is the first person in either major party to declare his candidacy for statewide office in Georgia.

"This morning @GaSecofState Raffensperger certified the results of GA’s 2024 General Election. Our office is proud of the work of our elections division & counties for running a great, fair, & accurate election. The presidential certification will now be transmitted to @GovKemp ," Sterling wrote.

Georgia’s parliament set Dec. 14 as the date for selecting a new president, as lawmakers continue to meet despite an opposition boycott over the results of last month’s elections.

Official certification of Trump’s win over Harris came after county election officials completed a hand count of more than 700,000 ballots statewide.

According to results released Wednesday from a statewide audit, Georgia's county election officials conducted a secure, accurate election, Raffensperger said

Text-recognition technology read all 5.3 million ballots cast in Georgia's election to check results of voting machines. The results were nearly identical.

Georgia's Republican attorney general, Chris Carr, said Thursday that he's running for governor in 2026, becoming the first major candidate from either party to announce a bid.