Habersham County voters went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the state primary and decide several local races.
It was an extremely light voter turnout with just 23% – or 5464 – of the county’s 23,535 registered voters casting ballots. Nearly half of those were cast by absentee and early voters.
The returns posted below are provided by the Habersham County Board of Elections. The returns are unofficial until certified by the Secretary of State.
READ Erwin takes Habersham, Mealor defeats Higgins, Taylor and Williams lose
Habersham County May 22nd primary local election results
HABERSHAM COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 2
Republican Primary
D. Higgins Jr. (R): 2136 (48%)
Dustin Mealor (R): 2274 (52%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3
Republican Primary
Steve Lindley (R): 1713 (41%)
Jimmy Tench (R): 2426 (59%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 3
Republican Primary
Russ H. Nelson (R)(I): 3497 (100%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 4
Republican Primary
Kristie Dover (R): 2400 (54%)
Rick Williams (R)(I): 2034 (46%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 5
Republican Primary
John F. Elger (R): 2208 (50.10%)
Pat Taylor (R)(I): 2199 (49.90%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (Mountain Judicial Circuit)
Russell W. Smith (I): 3998 (99.43%)
Write-in Votes: 23 (.57%)
SPECIAL ELECTION – BALDWIN CITY COUNCIL (to fill seat vacated by Dustin Mealor)
Stephanie Almagno: 74 (44.58%)
Larry T. Lewallen: 90 (54.22%)
Write-in Votes: 2 (1.2%)
SPECIAL ELECTION – MOUNT AIRY TOWN COUNCIL (to fill unexpired term of Linda Hughes)
Christopher Green: 41 (30%)
Patrick Ledford: 31 (23%)
Ken Moore: 36 (26%)
Cindy Williams Tyler: 29 (21%)
SPECIAL ELECTION – DEMOREST REFERENDUM 1: Shall the governing authority of the City of Demorest be authorized to issue licenses to sell distilled spirits for beverage purposes by the drink, such sales to be for consumption only on the premises?
YES 101 (53%)
NO 89 (47%)
SPECIAL ELECTION – DEMOREST REFERENDUM 2: Shall the governing authority of the City of Demorest be authorized to permit and regulate Sunday sales of distilled spirits and alcoholic beverages for beverage purposes by the drink?
YES 97 (51%)
NO 94 49%)
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 50 (Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Hall (partial), and Jackson (partial) counties)
Republican Primary
John Wilkinson (I): 3681 (100%)
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 10 (Habersham and White counties)
Republican Primary
Terry Rogers (R) (I): 2793 (100%)
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 28 (Habersham, Banks, and Stephens counties)
Republican Primary
Dan Gasaway (R)(I): 3044
Chris Erwin (R): 3111
U.S. HOUSE 9TH DISTRICT (Banks, Clarke (partial), Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth (partial), Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Pickens (partial), Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White counties)
Republican Primary
Doug Collins (R)(I): 3732 (100%)
Democratic Primary
Dave Cooper (D): 257 (47.5%)
Josh McCall (D): 284 (52.5%)
Habersham County May 22 statewide primary election results
GOVERNOR
Republican Primary
L.S Casey Cagle: 2001 (42%)
Eddie Hayes: 13 (.28%)
Hunter Hill: 604 (12.86%)
Brian Kemp: 1307 (27.84%)
Clay Tippins: 502 (10.69%)
Marc Urbach: 9 (.19%)
Michael Williams: 259 (5.52%)
Democratic Primary
Stacy Abrams: 389 (63.46%)
Stacy Evans: 224 (36.54%)
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Republican Primary
Geoff Duncan: 955 (22%)
Rick Jeffares: 949 (22%)
David Shafer: 2407 (55.83%)
Democratic Primary
Sarah Riggs Amico: 419 (75%)
Triana Arnold James: 138 (25%)
SECRETARY OF STATE
Republican Primary
David Belle Isle: 936 (23%)
Buzz Brockway: 707 (17%)
Josh McKoon: 450 (11%)
Brad Raffensberger: 1976 (49%)
Democratic Primary
John Barrow: 337 (60%)
Dee Dawkins-Haigler: 158 (28%)
Rakeim “RJ” Hadley: 67 (12%)
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Republican Primary
Chris Carr (R)(I): 3473 (100%)
Democratic Primary
Charlie Bailey (D): 508 (100%)
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
Republican Primary
Gary Black (R)(I): 3658 (100%)
Democratic Primary
Fred Swann (D): 506 (100%)
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Republican Primary
Jim Beck: 2490 (61%)
Jay Florence: 833 (21%)
Tracy Jordan: 740 (18%)
Democratic Primary
Janice Laws: 274 (53%)
Cindy Zeldin: 244 (47%)
STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Republican Primary
John Barge: 1661 (40%)
Richard Woods (I): 2534 (60%)
Democratic Primary
Sid Chapman: 212 (42%)
Sam Mosteller: 135 (27%)
Otha E. Thornton Jr.: 161 (32%)
LABOR COMMISSIONER
Republican Primary
Mark Butler (R) (I): 3588 (100%)
Democratic Primary
Richard Keatley (D): 271 (56%)
Fred Quinn (D): 215 (44%)
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER
Republican Primary
Chuck Eaton (R)(I): 3457 (100%)
Democratic Primary
Lindy Miller (D): 370 (69%0
John Noel (D): 107 (20%)
Johnny C. White (D): 59 (11%)
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER
Republican Primary
John Hitchins III (R): 1931 (47.5%)
Tricia Pridemore (R)(I): 2134 (52.5%)
Democratic Primary
Dawn A. Randolph (D): 365 (69%)
Doug Stoner: 162 (31%)
DEMOCRATIC PARTY QUESTION 1: Should the sale and distribution of bump stocks be prohibited in the state of Georgia?
YES 504 (85%)
NO 87 (15%)
DEMOCRATIC PARTY QUESTION 2: Should Georgia pull down our federal tax dollars to save rural hospitals and create more than fifty thousand jobs by expanding Medicaid?
YES 552 (93%)
NO 44(7%)
DEMOCRATIC PARTY QUESTION 3: Should Georgia allow voters to elect our own representatives by amending our Constitution to place the power of drawing district lines under the authority of an independent, non-partisan commission?
YES 480 (82%)
NO 106 (18%)
DEMOCRATIC PARTY QUESTION 4: Should Georgia alleviate traffic congestion, reduce carbon emissions, and better connect communities by investing a substantial amount of existing tax dollars in mass transit?
YES 513 (86%)
NO 84 (14%)
STATE SUPREME COURT
Michael P. Boggs (I): 3954 (99.25%)
Write-in Votes: 30 (.75%)
STATE SUPREME COURT
Britt Cagle Grant (I): 3933 (99.34%)
Write-in Votes: 26 (.66%)
STATE SUPREME COURT
John Ellington (I): 3955 (99.6%)
Write-in Votes: 16 (.40%)
STATE SUPREME COURT
Harold D. Melton (I): 3924 (99.52%)
Write-in Votes: 19 (.48%)
STATE SUPREME COURT
Nels Peterson (I): 3868 (99.51%)
Write-in Votes: 19 (.49%)
STATE APPEALS COURT
Charlie Bethel (I): 3874 (99.51%)
Write-In Votes: 19 (.49%)
STATE APPEALS COURT
Stephen Dillard (I): 3870 (99.72%)
Write-in Votes: 11 (.28%)
STATE APPEALS COURT
Ken Hodges: 2872 (65.21%)
Ken Shigley: 1523 (34.58%)
Write-in Votes: 9 (.20%)
STATE APPEALS COURT
Amanda H. Mercier (I): 3864 (99.61%)
Write-in Votes: 15 (.39%)
STATE APPEALS COURT
M. Yvette Miller (I): 3854 (99.77%)
Write-in Votes 9 (.23%)
STATE APPEALS COURT
Clyde L. Reese III (I): 3869 (99.67%)
Write-in Votes: 13 (.33%)
STATE APPEALS COURT
Brian Rickman (I): 3996 (99.7%)
Write-in Votes: 12 (.30%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (Mountain Judicial Circuit)
Russell W. Smith (I): 3998 (99.43%)
Write-in Votes: 23 (.57%)
SPECIAL ELECTION – BALDWIN CITY COUNCIL (to fill seat vacated by Dustin Mealor)
Stephanie Almagno: 74 (44.58%)
Larry T. Lewallen: 90 (54.22%)
Write-in Votes: 2 (1.2%)
SPECIAL ELECTION – MOUNT AIRY TOWN COUNCIL (to fill unexpired term of Linda Hughes)
Christopher Green: 41 (30%)
Patrick Ledford: 31 (23%)
Ken Moore: 36 (26%)
Cindy Williams Tyler: 29 (21%)
SPECIAL ELECTION – DEMOREST REFERENDUM 1: Shall the governing authority of the City of Demorest be authorized to issue licenses to sell distilled spirits for beverage purposes by the drink, such sales to be for consumption only on the premises?
YES 101 (53%)
NO 89 (47%)
SPECIAL ELECTION – DEMOREST REFERENDUM 2: Shall the governing authority of the City of Demorest be authorized to permit and regulate Sunday sales of distilled spirits and alcoholic beverages for beverage purposes by the drink?
YES 97 (51%)
NO 94 49%)
