Dawson County 2020 General Primary Election Returns
Election 2020, Politics June 10, 2020DAWSON COUNTY, Ga – The polls have closed for the June 9 General Primary. To review the unofficial election returns for your local races, see below. Please remember all the results are unofficial until certified by the Secretary of State.
With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, but here are the results as of 12:30 p.m.
COUNTY
Commission Chairman
Republican
Chairman Billy Thurmond 3,143 51.9% Presumptive winner
Renee Duren 2,907 48.1%
Board of Commissioners District 4
Republican
Emory Dooley 1,678 52.03% Presumptive winner
David Pressley 1,547 47.97%
Tax Commissioner
Republican
Democrat
Sheriff
Republican Jeff Johnson 3,683 53.92% Presumptive winner
Marcus Sewell 1,102 30.45%
Jeff Perry 730 20.17%
Clerk of Superior Court
Republican
Democrat
Magistrate Judge
Republican
Democrat
Probate Judge
Republican
Democrat
Board of Education District One
Republican
Democrat
Board of Education District Three
Republican
Democrat
County Surveyor
Republican
Democrat
County Coroner
Republican
Georgia Senate District 51
Republican Steve Gooch 2,616 100% Presumptive winner
Democrat June Krise 216 100% Presumptive winner
Voters defeated the transportation SPLOST by vote of 4,445 to 3,467
State House District 9
Republican
Will Wade 1,337 44.82%
Steve Leibel 594 19.06%
Tyler Tolin 300 9.62%
Clint Smith 263 8.44%
Zach Tumlin 265 8.50%
Doug Sherrill 298 9.56%
Democrat
Sharon Ravert 177 100% Presumptive winner
Run-off elections will be held on August 11 if needed. The General Election is scheduled for November 3 as well as the jungle primary for Senator Kelly Loeffler’s seat.
Dawson County voters will go to the polls Monday amid coronavirus outbreak
News May 14, 2020DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – In the midst of a public health crisis, Georgia voters will begin the process of electing their federal, state, county and city officials. Early voting in the Presidential Preference Primary/General Primary/Non Partisan Election begins Monday (May 18).
All votes in the early voting period will be cast at the Dawson County Elections and Registration Office, 96 Academy Avenue in Dawsonville. Voting will continue Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until June 5. Saturday voting will be available on May 30 from 9am to 4 pm. Election Day is June 9.
In addition to casting a ballot for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Georgia state senate and House of Representatives and a host of “down ballot” races, Dawson County voters must decide if a one percent sales and use tax shall be imposed in Dawson County for a period not to exceed five years and for the raising of not more than $45,000,000 million for transportation.
There are also quite a few non-binding questions on both the Republican and Democrat ballots to be answered.
Republicans will be asked three questions:
- Should Georgia lawmakers expand educational options by allowing a student’s state education dollars to follow to the school that best fits their needs, whether that is a public, private, magnet, charter, virtual or home school;
- Should the Republican Primary be limited to voters who have registered as Republicans;
- Should candidates for Board of Education be required to declare their political party?
Democrats will be asked 10 questions, including but not limited to:
- Should every eligible voter be allowed to register to vote on Election Day
- Should the criminal justice system end the discriminatory cash bail system
- Do you believe every Georgian has a right to affordable, accessible healthcare
- Should every Georgian who has served their sentence for a crime have voting rights restored
- Do you believe that public schools should receive adequate funding for all programs and public money should not be used to support private schools.
Some Georgians had already voted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Georgia and Governor Kemp declared a public health emergency and suspended all voting. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has said those votes will be counted if those voters do not vote again in the June 9 primary.
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Candidate qualifying ends for May 19 election
News March 6, 2020DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Qualifying for the May 19 General Primary election ended today at noon. The following is a list of all who qualified.
COUNTY Qualifying
Board of Commissioners Chairman
Billy Thurmond (Incumbent – Republican)
Renee Duren (Republican)
County Commissioner District 2
Chris Gaines (Incumbent – Republican)
County Commissioner District 4
Emory Dooley (Republican)
David Pressley (Republican)
Sheriff
Jeff Johnson (Incumbent – Republican)
Marcus Sewell (Republican)
Jeff Perry (Republican)
Clerk of Superior Court
Justin Power (Incumbent – Republican)
Chief Magistrate Judge
Tony Tarnacki (Republican)
Probate Court Judge
Jennifer Burt (Incumbent – Republican)
Tax Commissioner
Nicole Stewart (Incumbent – Republican)
Board of Education District 1
Doris N. Cook (Incumbent – Republican)
Board of Education District 2
Elaine Wilson (Incumbent – Republican)
Board of Education District 4
Roger Slaton (Incumbent – Republican)
Surveyor
Donald Rex Jones (Incumbent -Republican)
STATE Qualifying
District 9 State Representative
Steve Liebel (Republican)
Doug Sherrill (Republican)
Clint Smith (Republican)
Tyler Tolin (Republican)
Zack Tumlin (Republican)
Will Wade (Republican)
Sharon Ravert (Democrat)
State Senator District 51
Steve Gooch (Incumbent – Republican)
June Krise (Democrat)
Public Service Commission District 4
Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, Jr. (Incumbent – Republican)
Nathan Wilson (Libertarian)
Daniel Blackman (Democrat)
John Noel (Democrat)
Judge of Superior Court Northeastern Circuit
Kathlene Gosselin (Incumbent – Non-partisan)
Judge of Superior Court Northeastern Circuit
Bonnie Chesser Oliver (Incumbent – Non-partisan)
Judge of Superior Court Northeastern Circuit
Clint Gary Bearden (Incumbent – Non-partisan)
FEDERAL Qualifying
Ninth District U.S. Congress
Michael Boggus (Republican)
Andrew Clyde (Republican)
Matt Gurtler (Republican)
Maria Strickland (Republican)
Kevin Tanner (Republican)
Ethan Underwood (Republican)
Devin Pandy (Democrat)
Paul Broun (Republican)
John Wilkinson (Republican)
Dan Wilson (Democrat)
Kellie Weeks (Republican)
Siskin (Democrat)
United States Senate – Perdue Seat
James Knox (Democrat)
Jon Ossoff (Democrat)
Teresa Pike Tomlinson (Democrat)
Tricia Carpenter McCracken (Democrat)
Sarah Riggs Amico (Democrat)
Shane Hazel (Libertarian)
Marc Keith DeJesus (Democrat)
Maya Dillard Smith (Democrat)
David Perdue (Incumbent – Republican)
United States Senate – Loeffler Seat (Special Election in November)
Kelly Loeffler (Incumbent – Republican)
Doug Collins (Republican)
A. Wayne Johnson (Republican)
Kandiss Taylor (Republican)
Tamara Johnson-Shealey (Democrat)
Matt Lieberman (Democrat)
Joy Felicia Shade (Democrat)
Ed Tarver (Democrat)
Richard Dien Winfield (Democrat)
Al Bartell (Independent)
Allen Buckley (Independent)
Brian Slowinski (Libertarian)
Derrick E. Grayson (Republican)
Rod Mack (Write-In)
Annette Jackson (Republican)
Deborah Jackson (Democrat)
Jamesia James (Democrat)
Raphael Warnock (Democrat)
Michael Todd Green (Independent)
Valencia Stovall (Independent)
John “Green” Fortuin (Green)
The Presidential Preference Primary takes place on March 24, 2020, and early voting opened on March 2. The mandatory Saturday voting will be held on March 14.
Here’s a list of all the federal and state races that are qualifying in 2020. If needed, a General Primary run-off will take place on July 21, 2020.
Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that covers Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. FYN attracts 300,000+ page views per month, 3.5 million impressions per month and approximately 15,000 viewers per week on FYNTV.com and up to 60,000 Facebook page reach. If you would like to follow up-to-date local events in any of those counties, please visit us at FetchYourNews.com