Primary Election Results for Oconee County, Georgia

Posted By Kate on July 21, 2010

July 20, 2010

Note: These results do not include the 1,500 for Early Voting and 122 Absentee Ballots (included in the 1,500).

Board of Education:
Mack Guest (I) – 1179 (26%)
Mark Thomas – 2804 (62%)

Mark Being Congratulated by Family Members


Note: Thomas will face Carter Strickland (D) in the November Election.

Board of Commission:
Margaret Hale (I) – 2084 (53%)
Tammy Gilland – 1875 (47%)

Note: Commissioner Hale is the declared winner.

Georgia District #113 (State Rep to replace Rep Bob Smith)
Kirk Shook – 762 (19% )
Tommy Malcom – 1462 (36% )
Hank Huckaby – 1865 (46%)

Note: A run-off will be held on August 10 between Huckaby and Malcom

Governor:
Karen Handel – 1130 (36%)
Nathan Deal – 1431 (36%)

Note: There were 6 candidates in the Governor’s race on the Republican ticket. The numbers above are votes from Oconee County only. Since it was a state wide campaign, these numbers do not add up to 100%. There will be a run-off  between these 2 candidates on August 10. The winner will then face Roy Barnes who won the Democratic nomination with 69% of the vote in Oconee.

Secretary of State:
Brian Kemp (I) – 3297 (83%)
Doug Macginnitie – 667 (17%)

Commissioner of Agriculture:
Gary Black – 3072 (87%)
Darwin Carter – 477 (13%)

Attorney General:
Sam Olens – 1143 (35%)
Max Wood – 1123 (35%)
Preston Smith – 986 (30%)

Questions on the ballot were included to judge the thinking of the electorate:

#1.  Would you support election of local School Superintendent rather than appointment by the local Board of Education? Yes – 3186 (77%); No – 975 (23%)

#2.  Would you support placing the sales tax on groceries if proceeds were used to reduce the state income tax? Yes – 2097 (52%); No – 1944 (48%)

#3.  Would you support raising the tobacco tax if proceeds were used to reduce the state income tax? Yes – 3337 (80%);  No – 856 (20%)

#4.  Would you support a state Constitutional amendment to provide that no law or rule or regulation shall compel any person, employer or health care provider to participate in any health care system? Yes – 3452 (84%);   No – 637 (16%)

#5.  Would you support a state Constitutional Amendment to make the positions of State School Board Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commissioner of Labor appointed by the Governor and subject to the State Senate confirmation? Yes – 1257 (31%);  No – 2771 (69%)

#6.  Should sterile carp be used in Clark’s Hill Lake to stop the spread of hydrilla (a dangerous invasive aquatic plant) to other bodies of water in Georgia? Yes – 3340 (88%);   No – 470 (12%)

Check again in 2 weeks for State wide updates at http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_0720/swall.htm . The office of the Secretary of State must verify the latest numbers before the vote count is made officially final.

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Kate
As of July 2010, I have reached 76 years. I retired in 2004 and have been enjoying my retirement by getting involved in community activities. I am an active member of the Keep Oconee Clean & Beautiful which I founded with the help of the Oconee BOC in 1992. Also a member of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce (Ambassador), OCAF, the Veterans Memorial Foundation and the local Oconee GOP. In 2007, I was appointed by the BOC Chairman, Melvin Davis as a member of the CSB - Advantage Behavioral Health Systems and last year was voted as the Chairman of that 16-member Community Service Board. Am also the owner of the Web site - a Positive Vision of Oconee County - started in 2004. I began attending government and community events and took photos of the meetings to compliment my articles on the Web site. Since then, I have collected over 40,000 photos. I guess you could call me the roving community photographer. I enjoy meeting people and helping where I can be of help. I am married to Mac McDaniel and have 2 very talented children, Dan and Cindy. I try to stay abreast of happenings in the County and outside the county that if they are relative to Oconee residents so as to record these happenings for posterity. My Photos will be given to the Oconee Library for all to access and enjoy for years to come when I am no longer able to use them.

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