Voters headed to the polls yesterday to decide several key statewide and local races.
Republicans swept every major statewide office and retained control of the General Assembly.
Gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal avoided a runoff winning 53 percent of the vote.
In Congressional District 7, Rob Woodall defeated Democratic challenger Doug Heckman. Republican incumbent senator Johnny Isakson retained his seat easily defeating Democrat Mike Thurmond and Libertarian Chuck Donovan.
In the race for the State Senate 47 seat, Republican candidate Frank Ginn defeated Democrat Tim Riley by a sizeable margin with 71 percent of the vote. State Representatives Terry England (R-108) and Tommy Benton (R-31) retained their seats.
For complete election coverage, see the Nov. 3 edition of the Barrow Journal.
Barrow County Results with 16/16 precincts reporting:
•Barrow County Board of Commissioners District 4:
Isaiah Berry (R) 98%
•Barrow County Board of Commissioners District 5:
Billy Parks (R) 99%
•Barrow County Board of Commissioners District 6:
Ben Hendrix (R) 99%
•Barrow County Board of Education District 1:
Randall Holland (R) 99%
•Barrow County Board of Education District 3:
Connie Wehunt (R) 98%
•Barrow County Board of Education District 4:
Will Dunn (R) 99%
•Barrow County Board of Education District 7 at-large:
Dan Cromer (R) 99%
•Barrow County Board of Education District 9:
Mark Still (R) 80%
Rushia Cooper (D) 20%
•U.S. Representative, District 7:
Rob Woodall (R) 79%
Doug Heckman (D) 21%
•State Senator, District 47:
Frank Ginn (R) 79%
Tim Riley (D) 21%
•State Representative, District 108:
Terry England (R) 99%
•State Representative, District 31:
Tommy Benton (R) 99%
•United States Senator:
Johnny Isakson (R) 78%
Mike Thurmond (D) 19%
Chuck Donovan (L) 3%
•Governor:
Nathan Deal (R) 74%
Roy Barnes (D) 21%
John Monds (L) 5%
•Lt. Governor:
Casey Cagle (R) 75%
Carol Porter (D) 21%
Dan Barber (L) 4%
•Secretary of State:
Brian Kemp (R) 76%
Georganna Sinkfield (D) 19%
David Chastain (L) 5%
•Attorney general:
Sam Olens (R) 73%
Ken Hodges (D) 23%
Don Smart (L) 4%
•State school superintendent:
John Barge (R) 73%
Joe Martin (D) 21%
Kira Griffiths Willis (L) 6%
•Insurance commissioner:
Ralph Hudgens (R) 72%
Mary Squires (D) 23%
Shane Bruce (L) 5%
•Agriculture commissioner:
Gary Black (R) 76%
J.B. Powell (D) 19%
Kevin Cherry (L) 5%
•Labor commissioner:
Mark Butler (R) 75%
Darryl Hicks (D) 20%
Will Costa (L) 5%
•Public Service Commissioner, District 2:
Tim Echols (R) 75%
Keith Moffitt (D) 20%
Jim Sendelbach (L) 5%
•Supreme Court Justice:
Tammy Lynn Adkins 41%
David Nahmias 43%
Matt Wilson 16%
•Court of Appeals Judge:
A. Harris Adams 99%
•Court of Appeals Judge:
Anne Elizabeth Barnes 99%
•Appeals court Judge:
James Babalola 13%
Toni Davis 16%
Stan Gunter 18%
Adrienne Hunter-Strothers 10%
Chris McFadden 23%
David Schaeffer 20%
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Amendment 1: Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to make Georgia more economically competitive by authorizing legislation to uphold reasonable competitive agreements?
YES 65%
NO 35%
Amendment 2: Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to impose an annual $10 trauma charge on certain passenger motor vehicles in this state for the purpose of funding trauma care?
YES 47%
NO 53%
Amendment 3: Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to allow the Georgia Department of Transportation to enter into multi-year construction agreements without requiring appropriations in the current fiscal year for the total amount of payments that would be due under the entire agreement so as to reduce long term construction costs paid by the state?
YES 45%
NO 55%
Amendment 4: Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for guaranteed cost savings for the state by authorizing a state entity to enter into multi-year contracts which obligate state funds for energy efficiency or conservation improvement projects?”
YES 56%
NO 44%
Amendment 5: Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to allow the owners of real property located in industrial areas to remove the property from the industrial area?”
YES 67%
NO 33%
STATEWIDE REFERENDUM
Shall the Act be approved which grants an exemption from state ad valorem taxation for inventory of a business?
YES 57%
NO 43%
;-)
DuWayne
Let's not give the Obama monster any more new ideas to ruin our country and Constitution anymore than he already has................. ;-()
DuWayne
I did hear a Rep say last night that in week one they would pass the Balanced Budget Bill and the second week pass Repeal of ObamaCare. They also know they would be vetoed by Obama. But now the Dem's can no longer call the Rep's the party of NO because they just became that party themselves. And that the Rep's would save these two issues and bring them back out in 2012.
It is a good day in america!!
neo-con U.S. senator (Johnny Isakson) and took control of the Georgia General Assembly. WOW! What a farce, (a one party system) we will now have more "hope" for "change" than barack obama and the democrats can possibly shake a stick at. Every republican who was elected has, in their past, supported some or all of the changes that Bill Clinton, GWHB and even Abraham Lincoln (via Karl Marx socio-Communism) wanted. According to Nathan Deal he has a comprehensive education plan that will make things better for our children than ever before. But wait, isn't that what all gubbernatorial candidates have promised in the
past that brought us to the bottom of the heap in education? Yes it is and will continue to be until We the People who are parents,
grandparents, etc. decide to control government from the local level and educate our own children without the high taxes that are fraudulently imposed upon us by corrupt-career politicians. But what the hell, if you voted your conscience (not principle) what more can you expect? Anyhow, it is now a proven fact: We have but one political party in America and it aint the people's party. Thank you for your time and may God have mercy on us all. Thank you for your time.
Edwin Gravitt
Former Chairman of the
Barrow and Franklin County Republican Paries.
As always, I expect when the kool-aid drinking Obamacrats have to suffer through a major set back like they experienced on Tuesday Nov. 2nd, they will immediately start whining,crying,and boo-hooing until their hankies are soak and wet! Of course, as we all have been told, Obamacrats can do NO WRONG, and anyone who disagrees with that, is either a racist or worse. Actually, their attitude is pretty predictable most of the time, so it should be no surprise to anyone.
Sincerely,
DuWayne R. Anderson
Winder, GA
Member, Republican Party,
Barrow County, GA
Hahaha.