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“Taylor” Dykes received 132 votes (43.14%).
In addition to these County races, though they did not face off in the primary election, Montgomery County District 4 Commissioner Clarence Thomas (D) and James “Tyler” Williamson are officially set to go head-tohead in November to determine who will represent the district.
Toombs County
In Toombs County, a run-off election is set to determine who will succeed former District 4 County Commission Tommy Rollins to represent the citizens.
No one received the required 50% of the vote plus an additional vote needed to officially be elected into office in District 4, as the votes for the Special Election – which determines who immediately goes into office to finish out the remainder of Rollins’ term, as he resigned from the position to become the next Toombs County Board of Commissioners Chairman – totaled as follows: David Beasley – 580 votes (44.24%), Chris D. Reaves – 422 votes (32.19%), and Timothy Truxel – 309 votes (23.57%).
In the race for the next 4-year term as the District 4 Commissioner, the results were very similar: Beasley – 519 votes (43.11%), Reaves – 395 votes (32.81%), and Truxel – 290 votes (24.09%).
Beasley and Reaves will now face off in a runoff election to determine who will both immediately fill the vacant position and who will represent the citizens of the district for the next four years.
In the race to determine who will represent District 5 on the Toombs County Board of Education, incumbent Board Member Steve Hutchison defeated his challenger Joe Potter, 266 votes (52.16%) to 244 votes (47.84%).
The sales tax referendum also officially passed in the County, as 2,521 citizens (57.69%) voted to authorize the tax and 1,849 citizens (47.84%) voted against the tax.
Treutlen County
Incumbent Treutlen County Commissioner Thalia Gillis will continue to represent the citizens of District 5, as she defeated her opponents and garnered over 53% of the vote. Gillis received 201 votes (53.60%), Freddie Lee Mills Jr. received 94 votes (25.07%), and Samantha Richards received 80 votes (21.33%).
Current Board of Education Member Demetria H. Noble will also continue to represent the citizens of District 5, as she received 206 votes (53.93%) and her opponent Tangaley Strickland took home 176 votes (46.07%).
Wheeler County
The race to represent the Wheeler County citizens in the at-large position on the Board of Education is headed to a run-off election, as Brian Screws and Marvin Howard will face off to determine who will serve in the position for the next four years.
Six citizens threw their names in the hat for the Wheeler County Board of Education At-Large seat, but no one received the required percentage of votes to be officially elected into office. The total votes received were: Julie Beth Bridges – 154 votes (15.34%), Marvin Howard 256 votes (25.50%), Justin Kilpatrick – 218 votes (21.71%), Brian Screws – 335 votes (33.37%), and Lee Stokes – 41 votes (4.08%).
On June 16, voters will have another opportunities to go to the polls to cast their ballots to determine if Screws or Howard will serve on the Board of Education.
Current Board of Education District 2 Representative Henry Thomas “Tommy” Clark won his bid for reelection, as he received 167 votes (76.96%) while his opponent Kerry Williams received 50 votes (23.04%).
Governor Race
While at the polls, citizens also cast their votes for their choice in candidate to represent their respective political party in the upcoming Gubernatorial Election.
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is officially her party’s candidate for the Governor’s race in November, as she received 606,983 votes (56.22%). Her opponents’ results were as follows: Olu Brown – 12,991 votes (1.14%), Amanda Duffy – 18,765 (1.74%), Geoff Duncan – 75,630 votes (7.0%), Jason Esteves – 201,523 (18.66%), Derrick Jackson – 24,977 (2.31%), and Michael “Mike” Thurmond – 139,552 votes (12.92%).
Republican
Republicans will go to the polls again on June 16, as Rick Jackson and Burt Jones are set to face off in a run-off election to determine who will face Bottoms in November as the Republican Governor Candidate.
Results of the Republican Primary Governor Race were: Chris Carr – 110,613 votes (11.85%), Clay Dean – 7,043 votes (0.75%), Rick Jackson – 303,402 votes (32.52%), Burt Jones – 357,880 votes (38.36%), Gregg Kirkpatrick – 5,534 votes (0.59%), Brad Raffensperger – 139,974 votes (15.00%), Tom Williams – 3,842 (0.41%), and Ken Yasger – 4,764 votes (0.51%). Lieutenant Governor Race Vidalia Native and former State Senator Blake Tillery fell short in his attempt at becoming the state’s next lieutenant governor, as Greg Dolezal and John F. Kennedy will now face off in a run-off election to determine who will be the Republican Party’s lieutenant governor candidate.
Tillery did well in the surrounding counties, earning 821 votes (62.82%) in Montgomery County, 2,399 votes (69.76%) in Toombs County, 343 votes (47.64%) in Treutlen County, and 401 votes (59.76%) in Wheeler County.
Yet, overall, Tillery only garnered 169,607 votes (19.09%) across the state, while Dolezal received 205,303 votes (23.11%) and Kennedy took home 242,479 votes (27.29%). Other candidates’ results were David Clark – 140,299 votes (15.79%), Steve Gooch – 103,559 votes (11.66%), Brenda Lynn Nelson-Porter – 17,133 votes (1.93%), continued from page
and Takosha Swan – 10,046 votes (1.13%).
Tillery commented on the results, saying, “Thank you for your votes. Thank you for investing your time, your talent, and your resources in our campaign. Thank you to those 159 county chairs all across Georgia and the 360+ local elected officials who endorsed our campaign. Thank you so much – there is no way we could have accomplished as much as we did without you.”
He addressed the citizens of his State Senate district. “To the folks in the 19th Senate District, thank you so much for allowing me to represent you for the past 10 years. It has been the honor of a lifetime.”
Tillery shared that he looks forward to now spending his days with his family as a husband and a father, and to serving clients as an attorney.
Democrat
Democrats Josh McLaurin and Nabilah Parkes will also head to a run-off election, as only 20,000 votes separated the pair in the race for the Democratic Party Nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
McLaurin took home 426,132 votes (41.41%), while Parkes followed closely behind with 406,475 votes (39.50%). Richard N. Wright trailed both candidates, receiving 196,363 votes (19.08%). State Senate District 19
Former Toombs County Commission Chairman David Sikes will officially be on the ballot as the Republican Nominee for the State Senate District 19 position, which has been held for several years by State Senator Blake Tillery.
Sikes received 12,737 total votes (57.07%), while his opponents Dwayne Hamilton Gillis received 7,715 votes (34.57%) and fellow Vidalia resident Travis Hodges took home 1,866 votes (8.36%).
Sikes commented on the victory, stating, “I would like to thank everyone who voted for me from the bottom of my heart. You guys showed up, and I am grateful.”
In November, Sikes will face Democrat Joshua C. Wilkerson, as Wilkerson took home 4,286 votes (66.91%) while his opponent Eddy Delgado received 2,120 votes (33.09%). Other Run-Off Elections
U.S. Senate – Republican Candidate Mike Collins and Derek Dooley will now face-off in a run-off election to determine who will win the Republican Party Nomination to oppose incumbent U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff in the November election.
Results for the U.S. Senate Primary Election for the Republican Party are: Earl L. “Buddy” Carter – 229,030 votes (25.11%) Mike Collins – 369,359 votes (40.50%) John F. Coyne III – 9,841 votes (1.08%) Derek Dooley – 275,312 votes (30.19%) Jonathan “Jon” Mc-Column – 28,419 votes (3.12%) U.S. House of Representatives District 12 – Democrat A run-off election between Traci “Acree” George and Ceretta Smith will determine who will win the democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives District 12 election, as the winner will face incumbent Representative Rick Allen in November.
Results of the U.S. House of Representatives District 12 Democrat Primary Election are: Traci “Acree” George – 16,304 votes (26.67%) Tracell Pearce-Nichols – 6,840 votes (11.19%) Ceretta Smith – 20,029 votes (32.76%) Chris Stephens – 6,525 votes (10.67%) Brianna Woodson – 11,437 votes (18.71%)
Secretary of State
Both the republican and democratic Secretary of State primary elections will be determined through a run-off election, as Republicans Tim Fleming and Vernon Jones face each other and Democrats Dana Barrett and Penny Brown Reynolds face each other.
Republican Results
Tim Fleming – 333,799 votes (39.22%) Vernon Jones – 232,279 votes (27.29%) Kelvin King – 165,711 votes (15.95%) Ted Metz – 47,684 votes (5.60%) Gabriel “Gabe” Sterling – 101,636 votes (11.94%)
Democrat Results
Cam Ashling – 126,338 votes (12.31%) Dana Barrett – 361,408 votes (35.22%) Penny Brown Reynolds – 434,503 votes (42.34%) Adrian Consonery, Jr. – 103,973 votes (10.13%) Commissioner of Insurance – Democrat DeAndre Mathis and Keisha Sean Waites will go head-to-head in a run-off election to determine who will face incumbent Commissioner of Insurance John King in the General Election in November.
Results for the Democratic nominee for the Commissioner of Insurance are: Clarence Blalock – 181,081 votes (17.80%) Thomas Dean – 84,892 votes (8.35%) Ambuj “AJ” Jain – 122,202 votes (12.02%) DeAndre Mathis – 201,425 votes (19.80%) Keisha Sean Waites – 427,485 votes (42.03%) State School Superintendent – Republican A run-off election between incumbent State School Superintendent Richard Woods and Candler County Schools Superintendent Fred “Bubba” Longgrear will determine who will face Democrat Lydia Powell in the General Election in November.
Results for the Republican nominee for the State School Superintendent position are: Nelva Lee – 24,619 votes (2.87%) Fred “Bubba” Longgrear – 249,979 votes (29.10%) Mesha Mainor – 35,000 votes (4.07%) Randall E. Trammell – 120,960 votes (14.08%) Richard Woods – 428,617 votes (49.89%) PSC District 5 – Republican Bobby Mehan and Josh Tolbert will face off to determine who will win the Republican nomination for the Public Service Commission (PSC) District 5 seat. The winner of this run-off election will go on to face Democrat Sheila Edwards in November.
Results for the Republican PSC District 5 Primary Election are: Bobby Mehan – 241,379 votes (31.06%) Carolyn Tatum Roddy – 169,258 votes (21.78%) Josh Tolbert – 366,491 votes (47.16%) Commissioner of Labor – Democrat A run-off election between Democrats Nikki Porcher and Michelle Michi Sanchez will determine who will face incumbent Commissioner of Labor Barbara Rivera Holmes in the upcoming General Election in November.
Results for the Democratic Commissioner of Labor Primary Election are: Brett A. Hulme – 199,859 votes (19.81%) Jason Moon – 101,257 votes (10.04%) Nikki Porcher – 310,559 votes (30.78%) Michelle Michi Sanchez – 260,928 votes (25.86%) Christian Wise Smith – 136,390 votes (13.52%) Other Results Attorney General Republican Brian Strickland will face Democrat Tanya Miller in the Attorney General race in November. Strickland defeated his opponent Bill Cowsert by a landslide vote, as Strickland received 608,138 votes (71.60%) and Cowsert took home 241,201 votes (28.40%); Miller also defeated opponent Robert “Bob” Trammell by a landslide, as Miller took home 878,775 votes (84.55%) while Trammell received 160,622 votes (15.45%).
Commissioner of Agriculture Democrat Katherine E. Juhan-Arnold defeated opponent Sedrick Kent Rowe, Jr., to win the Democrat Party Nomination for the Commissioner of Agriculture race, as Juhan-Arnold received 627,095 votes (62.11%) while Rowe only took home 382,486 votes (37.89%).
Juhan-Arnold faces incumbent Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper in the November election.
State School Superintendent – Democrat Anton Anthony – 301,556 votes (29.80%) Lydia Powell – 510,862 votes (50.49%) Otha Thornton – 199,487 votes (19.71%) PSC District 3 – Republican Former PSC District 3 Commissioner Fitz Johnson will oppose incumbent District 3 Commissioner Peter Hubbard in the General Election in November.
Johnson narrowly defeated his opponent for the Republican nomination, as he received 389,416 votes (50.19%) and Brandon Martin took home 386,469 votes (49.81%).
PSC District 5 – Democrat Craig Cupid – 183,655
votes (18.38%) Sheila Edwards – 556,377 votes (55.69%) Angelia Pressley – 259,085 votes (25.93%) Supreme Court Justice (Bethel) Charles “Charlie” Bethel (incumbent) – 989,854 votes (51.13%) Miracle Rankin – 946,290 votes (48.87%) Supreme Court Justice (Warren) Jen Ayer Jordan – 780,677 votes (40.66%) Sarah Hawkins Warren (incumbent) – 1,139,117 votes (59.34%) Judge – Court of Appeals (Brown) Trenton “Trent” Brown (incumbent) – 1,202,319 votes (63.82%) Will Wooten – 681,725 votes (36.18%) Judge – Court of Appeals (Gobeil) Fatima Harris Felton – 820,050 votes (43.48%) Elizabeth D. Gobeil (incumbent) –1,065,939 votes (56.52%) U.S. House of Representatives District 12 – Republican Rick W. Allen (incumbent) – 59,845 votes (83.36%) Tori Branum – 11,872 votes (16.64%)
Run-Off Election Schedule
Early voting for the upcoming run-off election will begin Monday, June 8, and the election will occur on Tuesday, June 16. To vote in the run-off election, you must have previously voted in the primary election; you also may only vote for run-off races of the political party whose ballot you voted during the Primary Election.
For information on polling locations and hours, call your County’s Board of Elections and Registration, or visit mvp. sos.ga.gov.
