“Incumbent Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren is projected to defeat Jen Jordan by 18.6 percentage points with more than 95% of votes counted.”
Attributed to The Federalist (citing The New York Times)
Article cites preliminary/unofficial results reported by The New York Times showing Warren leading Jordan by 18.6 points with over 95% of votes counted in the Georgia Supreme Court race.
What the proof shows
The Federalist attributed preliminary New York Times numbers showing Sarah Hawkins Warren ahead of Jen Jordan by ~18.6 percentage points with >95% of votes counted. Independent contemporaneous reporting and unofficial/state results corroborate that Warren led by about 18–19 points (roughly 59% to 41%) once most precincts were reporting. Georgia Secretary of State pages and county summary reports show widespread precinct reporting (many counties at or near 100%) and unofficial statewide tallies consistent with the margin reported; subsequent media reports treated the race as a decisive Warren victory. Therefore the Federalist’s claim about the preliminary projection and reporting level is accurate in substance (it correctly attributed the snapshot to the Times and matched state/unofficial numbers).
Corrected version
Preliminary/unofficial results (as reported by The New York Times) showed Sarah Hawkins Warren leading Jen Jordan by about 18.6 percentage points with more than 95% of votes reported; state/unofficial tallies and later media reports confirmed Warren won by roughly the same margin.
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Conservative Candidates Sweep Georgia Supreme Court Elections ↗
The FederalistPer the Times, preliminary results show Warren beating Jordan by a whopping 18.6 points, with more than 95 percent of votes counted as of publication.
Bethel, Warren hang on to Georgia Supreme Court seats ↗
Georgia RecorderPresiding Justice Sarah Warren received nearly 60% of the vote in the race for her seat, according to unofficial results from the secretary of state’s office.
Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren wins reelection ↗
WABE (NPR Atlanta)Justices Sarah Hawkins Warren (left) and Charlie Bethel (right) were up for re-election on Tuesday... Justice Charlie Bethel and Sarah Hawkins Warren won re-election.
GOP-Backed Justices Prevail in Georgia in Unusually Spirited Supreme Court Elections ↗
Bolts (public-interest legal reporting)One of Tuesday’s two supreme court races was a rout: Justice Sarah Warren led former Democratic state Senator Jen Jordan by about 19 percentage points early Wednesday.
Election Results ↗
Georgia Secretary of StateMay 19, 2026 - General Primary ... OFFICIAL RESULTS (state public results page for the May 19, 2026 primary election).
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