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

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.

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.

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,

"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.

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

ATLANTA — Georgia's 159 counties on Wednesday completed their hand counts of many votes as a risk-limiting audit on the state's 2024 election results.

A hand-count audit of the presidential election confirmed Donald Trump's victory, with tiny differences from the machine count.