Habersham County May 24 primary election results

Here are the incomplete, unofficial results of the May 24 primary in Habersham County:

Board of Education E-SPLOST  all precincts reporting

Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in Habersham County for a period of time not to exceed 20 calendar quarters to raise not more than $59,000,000 for educational purposes?

Yes  5,990   61.22%
No   3,793   38.77%

Mt. Airy Sunday Package Sales  Mt. Airy precinct only

Yes  157   65.14%
No    84   34.85%

Republican Primary all precincts reporting

US Senate 

Gary Black                      1,937   21.53%
Josh Clark                         286     3.18%
Kelvin King                        351     3.90%
Jonathan “Jon” McColumn   100     1.11%
Latham Saddler                 596      6.62%
Herschel Junior Walker     5,723    63.63%

U.S. House of Representatives – District 9 

Michael Boggus         219      2.48%
Andrew Clyde (I)    7,124    80.91%
J. Gregory Howard    176      1.99%
John London             245      2.78%
Ben Souther           1,040    11.81%

Governor 

Catherine Davis     55      0.06%
Brian Kemp (I)  6,703    73.48%
David Perdue    2,078    22.78%
Kandiss Taylor     266      2.91%
Tom Williams         19      0.02%

Lt. Governor 

Burt Jones           3,736   42.91%
Mack McGregor       550    6.31%
Butch Miller         4,021   46.18%
Jeanne Seaver        399     4.58%

Secretary of State 

David Belle Isle                993   11.18%
Jody Hice                      3,595   40.50%
T.J. Hudson                      353     3.97%
Brad Raffensperger (I)    3,934   44.32%

Attorney General 

Chris Carr (I)  6,569   75.79%
John Gordon   2,098   24.20%

Commissioner of Agriculture 

Tyler Harper  7.909   100%

Commissioner of Insurance 

Ben Cowart      1,027   12.11%
John King (I)    6,225   73.45%
Patrick Witt      1,223   14.43%

State School Superintendent 

John Barge            1,957   23.16%
Richard Woods (I)  6,491   76.83%

Commissioner of Labor 

Kartik Bhatt            378     4.80%
Mike Coan           2,105   26.76%
Bruce Thompson  5,383   68.43%

Public Service Commissioner District 2 

Tim Echols (I)  7,987   100%

Public Service Commissioner District 3 

Fitz Johnson (I)  7,730   100%

State Senate District 50 

Bo Hatchett (I)  8,219   100%

State House of Representatives – District 32 

Chris Erwin (I)  573   100%

State House of Representatives – District 10 

Victor Anderson (I)  7,507   100%

County Commission District 2 

Dustin Mealor (I)  7,788   100%

County Commission District 3 

Jimmy Dean          2,149   25.22%
Jason Mark Smith  1,682   19.74%
Jimmy Tench (I)    4,687   55.02%

Board of Education District 3

Russell H. Nelson, III (I)  7,713   100%

Board of Education District 4 

Kristie Lynn Dover  7,790   100%

Board of Education District 5 

Joseph Duncan (I)  7,739   100%

Republican Party Questions

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The Biden administration has stopped building the border wall and illegal border crossings have dramatically increased. Should securing our border be a national priority?

Yes  8,624   95.21%
No     433     4.78%

-2-

Education is the largest line item in the state budget. Should education dollars follow the student to the school that best fits their need, whether it is public, private, magnet, charter, virtual or homeschool?

Yes  6,846   76.14%
No   2,145   23.85%

-3-

Florida has passed a law to stop social media platforms from influencing political campaigns by censoring candidates. Should Georgia pass such a law to protect free speech in political campaigns?

Yes  7,614   86.08%
No   1,231   13.91%

-4-

Two of the three current federal work visa programs are lottery based. Should federal work visas instead be issued on job skill?

Yes  7,495   86.61%
No   1,158   13.38%

-5-

Biological males who identify as females have begun competing in female sports. Should schools in Georgia allow biological males to compete in female sports?

Yes    222     2.46%
No  8,802   97.53%

-6-

To prevent ballot tampering, state law prohibits political operatives from handling absentee ballots once they have been marked by the voter. To protect the integrity of our elections, should the enforcement of laws against ballot tampering be a priority?

Yes  8,681   97.03%
No     265     2.96%

-7-

Absentee drop boxes are vulnerable to illegal ballot trafficking. Should absentee ballot drop boxes be eliminated?

Yes  8,014   89.37%
No     953   10.62%

-8-

Crime has dramatically increased throughout the country including in our capital city of Atlanta. Should the citizens of residential areas like the Buckhead community of Atlanta be allowed to vote to create their own city governments and police departments?

Yes  7,255   82.74%
No   1,513   17.25%

Democratic Primary all precincts reporting

US Senate 

Tamara Johnson-Shealey   37    4.93%
Raphael Warnock (I)       712   95.06%

Governor 

Stacey Abrams  718   100%

Lt. Governor 

Erick E. Allen                 86    12.55%
Charlie Bailey               215   31.38%
Tyrone Brooks, Jr.          49     7.15%
Tony Brown                   34     4.96%
Kwanza Hall                 111   16.20%
Jason T. Hayes              27      3.94%
Derrick L. Jackson         29      4.23%
R. Malik                        22      3.21%
Renitta Shannon          112    16.35%

Secretary of State 

Dee Dawkins-Haigler  122   17.40%
John Eaves                  44     6.27%
Floyd Griffin                27     3.85%
Bee Nguyen               405   57.77%
Michael Owens           103   14.69%

Attorney General 

Jennifer “Jen” Jordan  601   86.97%
Christian Wise Smith    90   13.02%

Commissioner of Agriculture 

Winfred Dukes          235   35.66%
Nakita Hemingway    280   42.48%
Fred Swann              144   21.85%

Commissioner of Insurance 

Raphael Baker              176   26.54%
Janice Laws Robinson    307   46.30%
Matthew Wilson            180   27.14%

State School Superintendent 

Currey Hitchens           126   18.86%
Jaha V. Howard             55     8.23%
James Morrow, Jr.        152   22.75%
Alisha Thomas Searcy  335   50.14%

Commissioner of Labor 

William “Will” Boddie, Jr.  140   21.02%
Thomas Dean                   85   12.76%
Nicole Horn                    273   40.99%
Lester G. Jackson III        56     8.40%
Nadia Surrency               112   16.81%

Public Service Commissioner District 2 

Patty Durand       523   79.84%
Russell Edwards   132   20.15%

Public Service Commissioner District 3 

Sheila Edwards   316   48.91%
Chandra Farley   168   26.00%
Missy Moore       162   25.07%

U.S. House of Representatives – District 9 

Michael “Mike” Ford  647   100%

State Senate District 50 

Paulette Williams  602   100%

Democratic Party Questions

-1-

Should the United States remove obstacles to economic advancement by forgiving all student loan debt?

Yes  508   68.74%
No  231    31.25%

-2-

Should all Georgians have access to paid parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child?

Yes  689   91.86%
No     61    8.13%

-3-

Should every three- and four-year-old in Georgia be given the opportunity to attend a high-quality preschool free of charge?

Yes  684   91.68%
No    62      8.31%

-4-

Should Georgia voters have the right to gather signed petitions to directly place questions on the ballot, whether to change the law or poll the public?

Yes  632   86.22%
No   101   13.77%

-5-

Should families earning less than $150,000 per year receive an expanded tax credit to help cover the costs of raising children?

Yes  586   79.51%
No   151   20.48%

-6-

Should the State of Georgia expand access to health care for over half a million Georgians by utilizing federal funds to expand Medicaid?

Yes  702   94.73%
No    39     5.26%

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Should the State of Georgia expand voter access by increasing early voting opportunities, allow same-day voter registration, removing obstacles to voting by mail, and installing secure ballot drop boxes, accessible at all times, through Election Day?

Yes  695   93.53%
No    48     6.46%

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Should marijuana be legalized, taxed, and regulated in the same manner as alcohol for adults 21 years of age or older, with proceeds going towards education, infrastructure, and health care programs?

Yes  605   81.31%
No  139   18.68%

-9-

Should the State of Georgia incentivize the development of clean, renewable energy sources to support America’s energy independence?

Yes  720   97.82%
No     16    2.17%

Nonpartisan General Election all precincts reporting

Justice Supreme Court of Georgia 

Veronica Brinson     1,985   23.14%
Verda M. Colvin (I)  6,592   76.85%

Justice Supreme Court of Georgia 

Shawn Ellen LaGrua (I)  8,148   100%

Justice Supreme Court of Georgia 

Carla McMillian (I)  8,154   100%

Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia 

Anne Elizabeth Barnes (I)  8,166   100%

Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia 

Chris McFadden (I)  8,148   100%

Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia 

Trea Pipkin (I)  8,101   100%

Judge Superior Court Mountain Judicial Circuit 

Russell W. Smith (I)  8,251   100%