White County votes go to Kemp, Raffensperger, Shafer; John Solmon elected to School Board
News July 24, 2018
CLEVELAND, Ga. – John Solomon has defeated incumbent Charlie Bryson to claim the District 2 seat on the White County Board of Education. Solomon received 2,019 votes to Bryson’s 1,649 in Tuesday’s primary runoff.
Solmon finished a distant second to Bryson in the May 22 primary with 989 votes to Bryson’s 1,560. But he turned the tables Tuesday and more than doubled that totalto claim a convincing victory.
White County proved to be Brian Kemp country as the Secretary of State easily defeated Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle in the Republican primary race for governor. Kemp received 2,520 votes to Cagle’s 1,322.
White Countians also gave David Shafer the nod for Lt. Governor. He defeated Geoff Duncan with 1,900 votes to Duncan’s 1,736.
Brad Raffensperger defeated David Belle Isle 2,408 to 1,105 in the Secretary of State race and Democrat Sid Chapman beat Otha Thornton Jr. 66 to 41.
All results are unofficial until certified by the Elections Supervisor.
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Georgians begin early voting for key state offices Monday
Election 2018 June 27, 2018
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Advanced voting for the July 24 General Primary runoff starts Monday, July 2 and will be held Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until July 20 with the exception of July 4 when all county offices are closed. All votes can be cast at the County Elections Office, 1241 Helen Highway. There will be no Saturday voting.
Most elections offices around the state are bracing for a larger-than-usual runoff turnout because important state offices remain undecided. Republicans are still seeking their party’s nomination for governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state.
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp are seeking the Republican nomination to replace two-term Governor Nathan Deal. The winner will face Democrat Stacey Abrams in the November general election.
Cagle won 39 percent of the vote in the primary to Kemp’s 25.6 percent. But the margin was not as large as it may have appeared because there were five candidates who split the vote. The candidate who wins the runoff will be the one who has more success attracting voters who cast a ballot for Clay Tippins or Hunter Hill.
In the race for Lt. Governor, David Shafer and Geoff Duncan are competing for the Republican nomination. The winner will face Democrat Sarah Riggs Amico in November.
Another key race that should help attract voters is the secretary of state race between Republicans Brad Raffensperger and David Belle Isle. John Barrow has already secured the Democratic nomination.
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