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Prominent national political figures swarmed Georgia in the final days before the Nov. 3 election, solidifying the state as battleground territory where voter turnout is racking up record-breaking numbers.

President Donald Trump landed in Rome, Ga., on Sunday for a rally attended by thousands of people as part of a multi-state blitz meant to shore up Republican support in states with tight races including those for Georgia’s U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, who attended the president’s rally.

Hours before he spoke, Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris headlined a get-out-the-vote rally in the Atlanta area in her second visit to the Peach State in recent weeks, following an appearance by her running mate and presidential nominee Joe Biden last Tuesday.

And former President Barack Obama, in whose administration Biden was vice president, also held a rally in Atlanta on Monday afternoon to further punctuate Georgia’s growing importance for Democratic leaders.

Meanwhile, more than 3.9 million votes had been cast in Georgia as of Saturday through mail-in ballots and during the three-week early voting period, shattering records for early turnout and approaching the 4.1 million votes cast in the 2016 presidential election.

State election officials expect upwards of 2 million more votes could roll in on Election Day.

Interest has spiked among Georgians this election cycle with the presidency, both U.S. Senate seats, congressional seats and control of the state House of Representatives in play.

Polls show tight races up and down the ballot in Georgia, from the contest between Trump and Biden to the two Senate races to a pair of congressional contests in suburban Atlanta where voters have trended more Democratic after years of reliable Republican support.

But Trump, who has journeyed to the state several times in recent months, said he was unfazed by the political fortune-telling in Georgia during a rally late Sunday night in staunchly conservative Northwest Georgia, where he touted his administration’s track record and assailed Biden.

“I shouldn’t even be here,” Trump said. “They say I have Georgia made. But you know what? I said I promised we have to be here.”

Down the road, Harris convened numerous state Democratic leaders including voting-rights advocate and former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock and local officeholders to drum up excitement for Democrats’ chances on Tuesday.

“They know that when we vote, things change,” Harris said. “They know that when we vote, we win.”

Ossoff, Warnock, Abrams and other state Democratic luminaries dropped by for Obama’s rally in downtown Atlanta on Monday, where the former president said Georgia voters could help sway the balance of power in both the Senate and the White House.

“Georgia could be the state,” Obama said. “Georgia could be the place where we put this country back on track.”

Despite the push from Democrats, Georgia Republicans and the Trump campaign have remained confident they will keep a foothold in the state where a majority of voters have not cast ballots for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1992.

“As the final hour of the election draws near, Georgia is once again ready to deliver and re-elect President Trump,” said Trump campaign spokeswoman Savannah Viar.

Polling places in Georgia open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Absentee ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 to be counted.