Trump, Isaakson and Gaines Win Dawson Co.

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Voters across north Georgia turned out in large numbers to vote in the 2016 Presidential Election. In Dawson, White and Lumpkin counties more than 80 percent of active registered voters cast their ballots.

There were only a handful of contested races in Republican dominated Dawson County where 11,836 of 14,591 registered voters turned out.

As expected, Donald Trump registered a landslide victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with 9,880 votes to 1,444 in the presidential race.

Former City Councilman Chris Gaines easily dispatched Independent Robert Wiley, an ROTC instructor at Dawson County High School, 8,464 to 2,589.

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson defeated Democrat Jim Barksdale 9,296 TO 1,231.

Incumbent District 2 Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols beat challenger Eric Hoskins 9,378 to 1,601.

Dawson County voters overwhelmingly said no to what they perceived to be the state takeover of local public schools, defeating Amendment 1 7,022 to 4,428.

They also rejected Amendment 3 which calls for the establishment of a Judicial Qualifications Commission, 6873 to 3,746.

Amendment 2, which imposes penalties for sexual exploitation and assessments on adult entertainment, 9,446 to 1,854. Amendment 4, which allows revenue to be taken from existing taxes on fireworks to support trauma care, fire services and public safety, 9,283 to 2,048.