ATLANTA — All of Georgia's counties certified the results of last week’s election on Tuesday as part of state law. The Secretary of State's Office said all 159 counties complied.
Secretary of State COO Gabriel Sterling confirmed in a post on social media after the 5 p.m. deadline that every Georgia county had certified results of the 2024 General Election.
The Cobb County election board met on Tuesday afternoon to get this county’s vote certified. Cobb went for 57-42 percent for Democrat Kamala Harris; Georgia counties were also certifying votes up and down the ballot.
At the Capitol on Tuesday, state House Republicans got reacquainted after most of them easily won re-election. But some sweated the November vote – among them was Deborah Silcox of Sandy Springs, who faced a well-funded Democratic challenger.
"The election was my most stressful election I’ve ever had. It really was. It was a very hard-fought race," Silcox said.
She may have sweated the election, but Silcox said she was not sweating the accuracy of the results.
"The election process itself was not part of my stress. My opponent was part of my stress for sure," Silcox said.
On Tuesday, Fulton County Board of Election members heard from some voters and candidates who wanted them to stall Fulton’s certification of the election.
"I think we should delay certification until the data is reconciled," one person told the board during a public comment period.
However, state law requires certification on Tuesday, though recounts and audits will still take place afterward.
"I think what we've shown the equipment has been through, been through elections -- same equipment (as previous elections), and these are the results," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.
Raffensperger predicted that despite some questions raised in places like Fulton – the election boards for all 159 counties would give the certifications the election results required.
"So 5 p.m. that's the requirement, and they intend to meet it, and I'm grateful for that. Well, thank you all. Looks like we had a great election cycle: free, fair and fast. Can't beat that," he said earlier on Tuesday.
Next up are recounts for super close races and audits of random races to ensure the state’s electronic voting system performs the way it should.