( NewsNation) — A million voters have turned out in Georgia as of 11:50 a.m. on Friday, the fourth day of early voting in the critical battleground state. Georgia Secretary of State Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Sterling announced the milestone on X, celebrating record turnout in the state.

Both major parties are contesting all 14 of Georgia’s congressional districts, where Republicans currently hold a 9-5 majority

"He belittles their sorrow," the vice president said of Trump, slamming his "cruel" comment on an abortion case as she rallied Georgia voters.

The Foxes have joined the ranks of over a million Georgians who have chosen to vote before Election Day. Data from the Secretary of State’s Office showed turnout has remained strong for this year’s election. More than 313,000 people cast ballots on Tuesday’s early voting kickoff.

Early voting polling places at Atlanta were full of enthusiastic voters on the first two days of early voting.

More than 1 million votes have been cast in the critical battleground state of Georgia just days after early voting opened in the state. Georgia shattered records with more than 300,000 ballots cast on the first day of early voting this Tuesday,

Georgia’s election office reported 587,210 ballots were accepted as of Wednesday. Out of the 35,741 mail-in ballots that have returned, all but 265 were accepted. Gabriel Sterling, chief operations officer of Georgia’s Office of Secretary of State, expressed his awe at the turnout so far.

Georgia Secretary of State’s Office Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Sterling said the state reached the 1 million mark shortly before noon on Friday.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger discusses record early voting turnout in the Peach State and how ballots will be counted in the 2024 election.