The primary election results for Fulton County in Georgia are set to be delayed after a disruption in the process amid accusations of a man firing shots. Polls in Georgia have now closed, but Fulton County is keeping the polling locations open till 11pm.
One polling station in Sandy Springs has extended voting to 11pm after the site was temporarily closed due to police activity nearby. Meanwhile, a few locations in Cobb County were kept past 7pm due to technical difficulties.
Fulton County has noted that it will release results for other polling stations only once all of them close. Hence, the delayed time is now set for 11pm.
A shooting incident near a polling station in Sandy Springs prompted massive action from local police and SWAT teams. Authorities closed the entrance road to Overlook Park in Sandy Springs amid the accusations of shots being fired.
The elections this time in Fulton County, and by extension, Georgia, serve as a referendum on the Trump administration and also gives Democrats a chance to pick up seats and swing the momentum in their favor.
Currently, Georgia House District 12 race is headed for a runoff. Ceretta Smith got 32.61 percent of the votes and Traci George got 27.24 percent, prompting House Democrats to have to vote again, when they appear on next month's runoff ballot.
