In Georgia, Latinos shatter runoff turnout record as groups make last push for voters

Even before polls opened Tuesday for the Senate runoffs in Georgia, Latinos had shattered their best turnout numbers for previous runoff elections.

But with control of the Senate at stake in the tight races, groups focused on Hispanic voters worked at full speed to get more people to the polls on Tuesday.

"We have 38 billboards from Middle Georgia to South Georgia in Spanish — reminding people to vote," said Gigi Pedraza, executive director of the Latino Community Fund, a nonprofit group. The group has been emphasizing a message that...