Tuesday night proved to be a good night for the incumbents in local races.
All three county commission incumbents - Isaiah Berry, Ben Hendrix and Billy Parks – will retain their seats as commissioners.
School board incumbents Randall Holland and Dan Cromer easily won their reelection bids while fellow school board members Connie Wehunt and Mark Still were unopposed in the primary.
In the BOE District 4 race, Will Dunn defeated Beverly Kelley to replace Larry Ballard, who didn't run for re-election.
Voters also approved a new ESPLOST by a wide margin.
In the State Senate 47 race, Winder's Shane Coley and Madison County's Frank Ginn are heading for a runoff.
Brittany Gerity and Vic Power begin counting the absentee ballots Tuesday night. Photo by Jessica Brown
Barrow County Election Results
Turnout at Tuesday’s primary was steady, according to Barrow County elections supervisor Katie Ferm.
By the time the polls closed, 6,230 voters had cast ballots.
In addition to those who voted on election day, 1,435 of Barrow’s registered voters took advantage of early voting and 201 cast absentee ballots. Ferm estimates that less than 20 provisional ballots were cast. Those ballots have not yet been counted.
The unofficial vote totals for Barrow County (not including the provisional ballots) are as follows:
State Senate 47 (Barrow Results Only)
Shane Coley - 2,296
Kelley Gary - 953
Doug Bower - 727
Frank Ginn - 2,141
Barrow County Board of Commissioners District 4
Isaiah Berry - 480
Frank Clark - 403
(3 of 3 precincts reporting)
Barrow County Board of Commissioners District 6
Ben Hendrix - 832
Joe Robinson - 597
(3 of 3 precincts reporting)
Barrow County Board of Education District 1
Randall Holland - 741
Jacquelin Twiss - 135
Blake Foster - 411
(4 of 4 precincts reporting)
Barrow County Board of Education District 4
Will Dunn - 502
Beverly Kelley - 320
(3 of 3 precincts reporting)
Barrow County Board of Education District 7
DuWayne Anderson - 1,432
Dan Cromer - 3,305
Dexter Sullivan - 1,050
ESPLOST
Yes - 4,543
No - 3,129
For detailed election coverage, see the July 21 edition of the Barrow Journal or click here to read the full story online when you subscribe to our new e-edition.
By the time the polls closed, 6,230 voters had cast ballots.
In addition to those who voted on election day, 1,435 of Barrow’s registered voters took advantage of early voting and 201 cast absentee ballots. Ferm estimates that less than 20 provisional ballots were cast. Those ballots have not yet been counted.
The unofficial vote totals for Barrow County (not including the provisional ballots) are as follows:
State Senate 47 (Barrow Results Only)
Shane Coley - 2,296
Kelley Gary - 953
Doug Bower - 727
Frank Ginn - 2,141
Barrow County Board of Commissioners District 4
Isaiah Berry - 480
Frank Clark - 403
(3 of 3 precincts reporting)
Barrow County Board of Commissioners District 6
Ben Hendrix - 832
Joe Robinson - 597
(3 of 3 precincts reporting)
Barrow County Board of Education District 1
Randall Holland - 741
Jacquelin Twiss - 135
Blake Foster - 411
(4 of 4 precincts reporting)
Barrow County Board of Education District 4
Will Dunn - 502
Beverly Kelley - 320
(3 of 3 precincts reporting)
Barrow County Board of Education District 7
DuWayne Anderson - 1,432
Dan Cromer - 3,305
Dexter Sullivan - 1,050
ESPLOST
Yes - 4,543
No - 3,129
For detailed election coverage, see the July 21 edition of the Barrow Journal or click here to read the full story online when you subscribe to our new e-edition.
Sincerely,
DuWayne R. Anderson
Winder, GA