Though nobody named Trump or Clinton was on the ballot Tuesday, Georgia voters still turned out to decide the fates of several incumbents in primary elections across the state.
Returning to the polls nearly three months after the state held presidential primaries, Georgians voted to give the state's senior U.S. senator a shot at keeping his job in the fall election. Voters also handed victories to three GOP congressmen facing primary opponents.
Two other U.S. House members and one member of the utility-regulating Georgia Public Service Commission were also facing primary challengers.
A look at key primary races in Georgia:
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KEEP ISAKSON OR ROCK THE BOAT?
Sen. Johnny Isakson will get to run for a third term in Washington this fall after overcoming two fellow Republicans standing in his way.
Both of Isakson's GOP challengers, Derrick Grayson and Mary Kay Bacallao, had previously run unsuccessful statewide campaigns in 2014 — and they fared no better Tuesday.
Grayson, an engineer from Redan, tried questioning whether Isakson would complete another six-year term. Isakson announced last summer that he has Parkinson's disease but says he can still do the job.
Bacallao, a college professor from Fayetteville, had criticized Isakson for voting with others to replace the federal education standards known as No Child Left Behind.
Three Democrats were running for the chance to challenge Isakson in November. Investment manager Jim Barksdale of Atlanta, who was backed by top Georgia Democrats and loaned his campaign $1.1 million, was leading early returns. Project manager Cheryl Copeland of Hira and Atlanta businessman John Coyne rounded out the Democratic field.
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WESTMORELAND'S SUCCESSOR
In west Georgia, seven Republicans are competing for the party's nomination to replace GOP Rep. Lynn Westmoreland as he retires from Congress.
The crowded GOP contest could easily go to a runoff July 26. The Republican contenders: state Sen. Mike Crane of Newnan, Air Force veteran Samuel Anders of Newnan, former West Point Mayor Drew Ferguson, Jonesboro business owner Chip Flanegan, Newnan film producer Richard Mix, Peachtree City businessman Jim Pace and Newnan educator Arnall "Rod" Thomas.
Two Democrats — Angela Pendley of Grantville and Newnan pastor Tamarkus Cook — are also seeking Westmoreland's Republican-leaning House seat.
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CROWDED HOUSE
Three of Georgia's Republican congressmen fended off primary challengers Tuesday, while two other GOP House members were fighting to advance to the fall campaign.
Rep. Rick Allen won a 12th District rematch with fellow Augusta Republican Eugene Yu, who sought a comeback after losing to Allen in the 2014 primary.
GOP Rep. Austin Scott of Tifton defeated Macon business owner Angela Hicks in the 8th District. It was Scott's first contested race in a primary or general election since he won the seat in 2010.
In northwest Georgia's 14th District, Rep. Tom Graves of Ranger overcame a pair of Republicans: Rome business owner Allen Levine and electrician Mickey Tuck of Silver Creek.
Reps. Doug Collins of Gainesville and Barry Loudermilk of Cassville were leading crowded fields of four opponents apiece. Collins' challengers in the 9th District included former congressman Paul Broun. Of Loudermilk's opponents in the 11th District, only Kennesaw businessman Daniel Cowan has raised serious cash.
With no Democrat seeking his seat, Graves' victory essentially guarantees he will return to Washington next year.
Scott will face Democrat James Neal Harris of Gray in the November general election. Two Democrats — Joyce Nolin of Evans and Tricia Carpenter McCracken of Augusta — were running to challenge Allen.
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REPUBLICAN REGULATOR
Two fellow Republicans are running to deny Tim Echols a second, six-year term on the state Public Service Commission.
Echols faces Kellie Pollard Austin, a Lawrenceville political consultant, and Warner Robins businesswoman Michelle Miller in the Republican primary.
Pollard has questioned Echols' conservative credentials, while Miller has run on promises to work toward making energy cheaper and more efficient.
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DUI LAWMAKER
One state lawmaker hopes metro Atlanta voters show forgiveness after he was charged with drunken driving last month.
Republican Rep. Tom Taylor of Dunwoody said he made a "serious mistake" after he was arrested April 7 in Rabun County. His GOP primary opponent, Tom Owens of Doraville, ran on the slogan "sober conservative judgment."
A police report said Taylor's blood-alcohol content was nearly three times over the legal limit. He had four teenage passengers.
Meanwhile, GOP House Speaker David Ralston faces a primary rematch with Sam Snider, a retired educator from Ellijay. In 2014, Ralston trounced Snider by winning 65 percent of the vote.
In the Georgia House, 34 Republican and 27 Democratic incumbents face primary opponents. In the Senate, 12 Republicans and three Democrats face contested primaries.
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VOTER TURNOUT
Secretary of State Brian Kemp predicted solid turnout Tuesday based on early voting numbers.
Kemp's office reported about 329,000 people cast or mailed in ballots by Friday, the last day for early voting before Tuesday's primary.
That's a 38 percent increase from early voting totals in the 2012 primary. But it's still far behind the more than 417,000 who set an early voting record in Georgia before the March presidential primaries.