Published: Nov. 12, 2024 at 6:22 AM EST |Updated: 7 hours ago ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - All Georgia counties have certified the results for the 2024 general election. On Tuesday evening, Georgia Secretary of State Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Sterling said on X, formerly Twitter, that his office “received confirmation from all 159 counties that they have certified their county results for the 2024 General Election here in Georgia.” Tuesday was the deadline for Georgia’s counties to certify their votes. Georgia has until Nov. 23 to certify the state’s results. “Today, counties across Georgia will reconfirm the will of Georgia voters with county certifications,” said Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Tuesday morning. The Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections met to certify their results Tuesday morning. More than 540,000 people voted in the county. In Cobb County, more than 405,000 people voted. Nearly 5.3 million people voted in the Peach State and President-elect Donald Trump won the battleground swing state. “Looks like we had a great election cycle. Free, fair and fast. Can’t beat that,” Raffensperger said Tuesday morning. >> WATCH THE FULL PRESS CONFERENCE: Election leaders say polling sites across the state performed at a level they had hoped for, despite some mail ballot issues in Cobb County and more than 60 hoax bomb threats from Russia. “People still voted. We will not be cowards. You will not sow discord and strife. It didn’t work,” Raffensperger said. “It was Russia, but next time it could be someone else. You know, there are lots of people who don’t like America, so that’s really why federal officials have to get involved. And really, that’s why we built relationships with our federal partners because they can look over the horizon to let it give us an inkling, is this American-based or is this foreign-based? So we call it out.” Another key date is Dec. 17, when all state electors hand in their votes for the presidential election. Congress must count and certify the election on Jan. 6. As president of the Senate, Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the counting. The last time the losing presidential candidate had to fulfill this role was Al Gore in 2001. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Jan. 20. Copyright 2024 WANF. All rights reserved. Most Read