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Gingrich carries Barrow; Statham approves Sunday sales

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Mike Buffington

in County Government Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News

Wednesday, March 7. 2012

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As Georgia went, so went Barrow County. Barrow County joined fellow Republican Presidential Primary voters across the state Tuesday in giving former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich a victory in his home state. Gingrich easily carried Barrow County with 4,058 votes with 99 percents of the precincts reporting Wednesday morning.

There was a closer race for second as Rick Santorum compiled 1,332 votes in Barrow County with Mitt Romney taking third locally with 1, 286. Ron Paul was fourth with 513 votes in Barrow County.

In a local vote in Statham, city voters approved a referendum to allow Sunday sales of alcohol in stores by a 73-56 count, Statham clerk Susan Gabriel said. Approximately 10 percent of Statham voters participated in the Sunday sales referendum even though they had to vote in a different location from the presidential primary.

In the presidential primary statewide, Gingrich compiled approximately 47 percent, according to Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Romney, while third in Barrow County, was second across Georgia with 26 percent followed by Santorum with 20 percent. Paul compiled approximately seven percent in Georgia.

Georgia was the lone state Gingrich won Super Tuesday as he now expects to make a stand in Alabama and Mississippi next week.

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#1 Anonymous on 03/07/12 at 12:45 PM [Reply]

way to go georgia voters , you just made the whole state look like a bunch or ignorant, stupid rednecks.....well... uh

#1.1 You must be new on 03/07/12 at 11:08 PM [Reply]

when asked what could be done to improve the abysmal conditions in Georgia prisons, Maddox replied that what was really needed was a better class of prisoner - Georgia Governor Lester Maddox 1967–1971

I don't think the quality of the prisoners has changed... So, why would the expect more from those that put them there

#2 Question on 03/07/12 at 01:28 PM [Reply]

How was the turnout in Barrow?

#3 Anonymous on 03/08/12 at 01:44 PM [Reply]

What kind of moron votes for Michele Bachmann? Oh well, come to think of it, it's not any dumber than voting for Gingrich.

#4 Anonymous on 03/15/12 at 01:39 PM [Reply]

I told mine how to vote and she went and did it. i figure with the women having the right to vote just gives people like me two votes.

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