
(CNN) -- Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff holds a strong lead in a Democratic primary defined by how difficult it was for voters to participate in their democracy.
In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Ossoff said that there were still hundreds of thousands of outstanding ballots, calling the state's Election Day an "embarrassment," an "outrage" and an "affront to our constitutional principles."
Ossoff said that while there is "blame to go around" among officials for their "comprehensive failure," he was "particularly disgusted" that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger "refused to take any personal responsibility for a debacle that was clear to anybody watching."
"This state's chief elections officer clearly failed the people of Georgia yesterday in his most sacred and essential duty," Ossoff added.