DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Dawson County is well on its way to setting a record for voting in a presidential election. During the first week of in-person voting, 4,075 Dawson Countians cast their ballot. If the next two weeks are anything like the first, voters should easily shatter the old record of 6,329 set in 2008.

“It was heavy every day last week, really heavy,” Board of Elections and Registrations Director Glenda Ferguson said Monday. “I definitely think this election will be a record breaker.”

There was a minor slow down early last week when the state computers bogged down due to the record-breaking turnout but Ferguson said once that was cleared up, things began to flow smoothly again.

As of noon today (Oct. 19) 299 Dawson County voters voted in person.

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