Low Local Turnout For PSC Run-Off
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Very few voters cast their ballot for their choice of candidate to represent the democratic party in the upcoming Georgia Public Safety Commission (PSC) District 3 Special Election.
On Tuesday, July 15, citizens who previously cast their ballots for their choice of democratic candidate in the Georgia PSC Special Primary Election – which was held on June 17 — had the option to choose between Peter Hubbard and Keisha Waites to determine who will face off with Republican Incumbent District 3 PSC Commissioner Fitz Johnson for the seat later this year.
Ultimately, Hubbard took home the victory and the democratic candidacy, receiving 58.18% of the ballots cast statewide (66,084 votes), while Waites received 41.82% of the statewide vote (47,501 votes).
Locally, Waites carried Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler Counties, though not many voters cast their ballots.
In Montgomery County, fewer than 1% of the county’s 5,981 registered voters participated in the election, as only 34 total ballots were cast, and two precincts – Higgston and Uvalda – did not have any voters visit the polls. Waites received 61.76% of the ballots cast (21 votes), while Hubbard was chosen by 38.24% of the voters (13 votes).
Only 58 of Toombs County’s 16,533 registered voters cast their ballot in the election, and like Montgomery County, two precincts – Cedar Crossing and New Branch – saw no voters all day. Waites received 55.17% of the total vote in the County (32 votes), while Hubbard took home 44.83% of the votes cast in the County (26 votes).
A total of 22 of Treutlen County’s 4,377 voters participated in the run-off election, as the county’s precinct at the government annex did not have any ballots cast on Election Day. Waites received 72.73% of these votes (16 votes), while Hubbard received 27.27% of the votes (9 votes).
In Wheeler County, only 96 voters cast their ballot for the Democratic primary run-off as Waites took home 64 votes and Hubbard received 32 votes.
Because of his statewide victory, Hubbard will now face off with Commissioner Johnson for the seat on November 4.
