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Clinton wins Cobb by 6,800 votes in loss of Georgia

Voters wait to cast their votes at the Life Church Smyrna Assembly of God in Smyrna on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

Credit: BOB ANDRES / AJC

Credit: BOB ANDRES / AJC

Voters wait to cast their votes at the Life Church Smyrna Assembly of God in Smyrna on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.
By Ben Brasch
Nov 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton won over Cobb County's voters in her loss to Donald Trump in the state of Georgia.

The fourth-most populated county in the state voted soundly Republican last election.

This time, Clinton won Cobb by 6,814 voters, according to the county elections website with all precincts reporting at 11:58 p.m.

Smooth Election Day in Cobb, with 40 percent of ballots in beforehand

In all, 326,424 people voted in Cobb. With 161,112 of those votes coming during early voting, Libertarian Gary Johnson earned 14,406 votes.

Opportunity School District amendment trailing

Clinton supporters throughout Election Day were confident she'd win not on the state but the whole election.

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