Voters in Georgia House District 34 have today left to cast their ballots. It’s the official election day in the runoff to decide between Democrat Priscilla Smith and Republican Devan Seabaugh.

The results of the runoff will determine who will fill the Kennesaw-area seat left vacant by the resignation of Republican Bert Reeves, who resigned to take a job at his alma mater, Georgia Tech.

As of the election last fall, when Smith challenged then-incumbent Reeves, the long-time Republican majority held, with Reeves netting a commanding 56 percent of the vote.

But like every district in Cobb, the Democratic share of the vote has been steadily increasing. In 2014 there was no Democratic challenger, and in 2016 Reeves defeated Democrat Justin Holsomback with just under 64 percent of the vote.

CUMULATIVE Daily Totals of Advance Voting

Date	Total
Monday June 28, 2021	85
Tuesday June 29, 2021	200
Wednesday June 30, 2021	274
Thursday July 1, 2021	239
Friday July 2, 2021	263
Monday July 5, 2021	Holiday- Closed
Tuesday July 6, 2021	598
Wednesday July 7, 2021	530
Thursday July 8, 2021	491
Friday July 9, 2021	675
TOTAL	3,355

MAIN Office: Cobb Elections & Registration

Date	Votes
Monday June 28, 2021	85
Tuesday June 29, 2021	200
Wednesday June 30, 2021	274
Thursday July 1, 2021	239
Friday July 2, 2021	263
Monday July 5, 2021	Holiday- Closed
Tuesday July 6, 2021	296
Wednesday July 7, 2021	264
Thursday July 8, 2021	238
Friday July 9, 2021	361
TOTAL	2,220

NORTH Cobb Regional Library

Date	Votes
Monday July 5, 2021	Holiday- Closed
Tuesday July 6, 2021	302
Wednesday July 7, 2021	266
Thursday July 8, 2021	253
Friday July 9, 2021	314
TOTAL	1,135

ABSENTEE Ballots

Ballots	Total
Issued	205
Returned	156
Rejected Applications	61
Rejected Ballots	1
Ballots Cured	0

PROVISIONAL Ballots

Ballots	Total
Provisional Ballots	1

Recent election history of HD-34

Albert T. “Bert” Reeves entered the Georgia House of Representatives as a Republican after defeating another Republican, incumbent Charles Gregory, in the 2014 GOP primary. Gregory himself came into the office after beating a Republican incumbent in the 2012 election. Neither Reeves nor Gregory had Democratic opposition in their first general election races.

Reeves is an attorney and was a former Assistant District Attorney (ADA).

He resigned the HD-34 seat to take a job as Vice President for Institute Relations at his alma mater, Georgia Tech.