The more than 353,000 ballots cast signaled enthusiasm in the battleground state, but the significance of the high turnout was unclear.

More than 622,000 Georgia voters have turned in their ballots since early voting started in the swing state two days ago. With less than three weeks left until the election, both the Harris and Trump campaigns are focused on garnering votes from swing states,

At least 252,000 voters had cast ballots at early-voting sites as of 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT), nearly double the 136,000 who participated in the first day of early voting in the 2020 election, said Gabriel Sterling, Georgia's No. 2 election official. "Spectacular turnout," he wrote on social media.