The race has narrowed down to two, and now early voting has begun in the runoff to represent Georgia's 14th Congressional District.

The next Florida vs. Georgia matchup on the football field may still be more than six months away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t see how the states stack up when it comes to how they conduct their primaries in an election year.

A Republican and a Democrat are now headed to a springtime runoff for a Congressional seat in Georgia's northwest corner after a special election on Tuesday, March 10. Whoever wins the April runoff will fill the seat vacated by Greene, who left Congress in January following months of contention with President Donald Trump.

The qualifying stage is over, and now candidates in Georgia's governor and U.S. Senate races have begun the two-month sprint to the May 19 primaries.

The final day of the session also came during an election year, making it the swan song for a number of lawmakers who are leaving to run for higher office. Many others are retiring. Now legislators can resume fundraising and campaigning with primary races less than two months away.

Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris advanced to the runoff as the top two vote getters out of a crowded field. Early voting will run from March 30 to April 2.

Critics—especially from metro Atlanta—call the bill unfair and question its motives, while supporters argue it's about public safety.

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed a bill to end data center tax breaks in 2024, but the issue took on fresh urgency as their value has ballooned into the billions. The House, though, never took up Senate proposals to curtail tax breaks.