oz has the momentum. i was on the ground with him last night in montgomery county. i feel good. it s going to be a very tight race. it is. ronna mcdaniel, we appreciate your time. the battleground state of georgia, home to two of tonight s biggest races for the senate and for the state house, lawrence jones is in central the epicenter in alpharetta, georgia. i want to say morning. good evening. i ve been up since the morning. we have been doing these focus groups across the country. we were here for the primary. as you know, brian kemp was able to go against president trump. when you talk with the people, the reason why they went with kemp is because they say they know the guy. they believe that he fought for them during covid. he s good on the economy. gave them a deduction when it comes to the gas tax. there s people here, right here
headquarters, you ve got to keep what you expect to keep. the challenge is as we get into the next hour, we bring up these competitive races. virginia closes at the top of the hour. just in the commonwealth of virginia you have these democratic incumbents in the northern virginia suburbs it s jennifer wexton. central part of the state, still suburban, abigail spanberger. considered the most vulnerable of these three, elaine luria. what happens in virginia as we start to count those house races? did democrats keep all three? that s going to tell us a lot about republicans need a net gain of five, polls close in virginia, that is a big early clue. all right, john, thanks so much. we are just moments away from the first big round of poll closings, and the first actual results from the critical battleground state of georgia. the senate race there among a handful of contests that will decide which party controls the chamber. and we are ready to make our
power in washington specifically how it s going to settle in the senate will actually shape their vote. more than half say it is the single most important thing that they are considering when casting a ballot. now, among that particular group, folks are splitting their votes between the two candidates. so no advantage there. but georgia the only state where people are on the lookout for that senate seat hoping to make a turnover and get rid of the incumbent. at least republicans there. now in north carolina there is a competitive race for the seat that is about to be vablegd by retiring g.o.p. senator richard burr. democrat sherri beasley is centralling another trump-backed candidate republican ted budd nearly six in ten in the tarheel state they have a negative opinion of president biden. president trump fairs better there, will that be enough to help budd? keep in mind nearly six in 10 give roy cooper on a job he is doing will that help beazley. all filters in. martha, back to you.
district you start to guess what is happening. couple things happening. check back in purple map in. you mentioned georgia. just closed. not quite sure what is happening down here. key race in the southwestern part of the state. watch that to see whether or not that can flip from blue to red. big task down there here in the bible belt in southwestern, georgia. let s check in right now on the governor s race. this is going to be okay. got a couple numbers in. estimated number is 1%. by the way if you are watching at home and seeing that number, that s the estimated vote that s in. that s what we believe the turnout will be for this race. if this thing starts pushing 90 or 95 and you see it freeze and it starts to backtrack a little bit. that shows you that turnout was greater than expected. however, it bunts up against 99 or 100, all votes are tab glatted. abrams lost to kemp four years ago by a point and a half. four years ago she has said she should be the governor in
desantis and his running mates in florida that would sharpen that competition a bit and give mr. trump something to think about. bret: we are going to focus on 2022. we have a long time. it s out there. martha: brit has a twin in his eye right there. bret: lawrence jones is in georgia talking to voters what matters most to them. martha: jesse watters joins us next as election 2022 election night rolls on. we ll be right back.