With 100% of the precincts reporting, here are the unofficial General and Special Election results for Habersham County and Georgia.
SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FOR TRANSPORTATION (T-SPLOST)
Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in the special district of Habersham County for a period of time of five years and for the raising of not more than an estimated amount of $35,567,472 for transportation purposes?
YES 6,680 (46%)
NO 7,829 (54%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY DISTILLED SPIRITS BY THE DRINK
Shall the governing authority of Habersham County 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 9,385 (63%)
NO 5,503 (37%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY SUNDAY DISTILLED SPIRITS BY THE DRINK
Shall the governing authority of Habersham County 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 8,338 (56%)
NO 6,569 (44%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 2
Dustin Mealor (R): 13,357 (99.08%)
Write-In Votes 124 (.82%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3
Jimmy Tench (R): 13,363 (99.18%)
Write-In Votes 110 (.82%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 3
Russ H. Nelson (R)(I): 13,297 (99.18%)
Write-In Votes 110 (.82%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 4
Kristie Dover (R): 13,386 (99.24%)
Write-In Votes 102 (.76%)
HABERSHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 5
Republican (no Democratic challenger)
John F. Elger (R): 13,370 (99.3%)
Write-In Votes 94 (.70%)
Clarkesville City Council, Post 2
Roxie Barron: 433 (76%)
Melvin Cash: 132 (23%)
Write-In Votes 8 (1%)
Alto Beer and Wine Package Sales
Shall the governing authority of the Town of Alto be authorized to issue licenses for the package sale of beer and wine?
Yes 91 (57%)
No 69 (43%)
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 50
Includes Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Hall (partial), and Jackson (partial) counties
John Wilkinson (R)(I):
58,878 (100%) Districtwide
13,527 (98.92%) Habersham
Write-In Votes 148 (1.08%) Habersham
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 10
Includes Habersham and White counties
Terry Rogers (R) (I):
17,422 (100%) Districtwide
10,253 (98.92%) Habersham
Write-In Votes 112 (1.08%) Habersham
U.S. HOUSE 9TH DISTRICT
Includes Banks, Clarke (partial), Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth (partial), Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Pickens (partial), Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White counties
Doug Collins (R)(I):
224,412 (80%) Districtwide
12,779 (84%) Habersham
Josh McCall (D):
57,823 (20%) Districtwide
2,471 (16%) Habersham
GOVERNOR
Brian Kemp (R):
1,978,383 (50.22%) Statewide
12,934 1,850,992 (83%) Habersham
Stacey Abrams (D):
1,923,582 (48.83%) Statewide
2,417 (15%) Habersham
Ted Metz (Libertarian):
37,234 (.95%) Statewide
139 (.90%) Habersham
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Geoff Duncan (R):
1,951,712 (51.63%) Statewide
12,553 (84%) Habersham
Sarah Riggs Amico (D):
1,828,467 (48.37%) Statewide
2,409 (16%) Habersham
SECRETARY OF STATE
Brad Raffensperger (R):
1,906,564 (49.09%) Statewide
12,442 (82%) Habersham
John Barrow (D):
1,890,211 (48.67%) Statewide
2,483 (16%) Habersham
Smythe Duval (Libertarian):
86,694 (2.23%) Statewide
293 (2%) Habersham
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Chris Carr (I)(R):
1,981,535 (51.31%) Statewide
12,648 (83%) Habersham
Charlies Bailey (D):
1,880,709 (48.69%) Statewide
2,526 (17%) Habersham
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
Gary Black (I)(R):
2,040,069 (53.08%) Statewide
12,983 (85%) Habersham
Fred Swann (D):
1,803,286 (46.92%) Statewide
2,168 (14%) Habersham
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE
Jim Beck (R):
1,944,941 (50.37%) Statewide
12,543 (83%) Habersham
Janice Laws (D):
1,814,402 (46.99%) Statwide
2,277 (15%) Habersham
Donnie Foster (Libertarian):
102,157 (2.65%) Statewide
359 (2%)
STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Richard Woods (I)(R):
2,047,978 (53.02%) Statewide
12,936 (85%) Habersham
Otha E. Thornton, Jr. (D):
1,814,362 (46.98%) Statewide
2,246 (14%) Habersham
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR
Mark Butler (I)(R):
2,019,363 (52.46%) Statewide
12,814 (85%) Habersham
Richard Keatley (D):
1,829,964 (47.54%) Statewide
2,307 (15%) Habersham
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DISTRICT 3 – METRO ATLANTA
Chuck Eaton (I)(R):
1,917,635 (49.70%) Statewide
12,312 (81%) Habersham
Lindy Miller (D):
1,837,922 (47.63%) Statewide
2,440 (16%) Habersham
Ryan Graham (Libertarian):
102,876 (2.67%) Statewide
381 (3%) Habersham
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, DISTRICT 5 – WESTERN
Tricia Pridemore (I)(R):
1,937,576 (50.25%) Statewide
12,424 (82%) Habersham
Dawn A. Randolph (D):
1,820,771 (47.22%) Statewide
2,309 (15%) Habersham
John Turpish (Libertarian):
97,201 (2.52%) Statewide
400 (3%) Habersham
UPPER CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
Includes Dawson, Forsyth, Habersham, Lumpkin, White counties
Write-in candidates:
0 (%) Districtwide
0 (%) Habersham County
Amendment 1 – Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Fund
Without increasing the current state sales tax rate, shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to create the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund to conserve lands that protect drinking water sources and the water quality of rivers, lakes, and streams; to protect and conserve forests, fish, wildlife habitats, and state and local parks; and to provide opportunities for our children and families to play and enjoy the outdoors, by dedicating, subject to full public disclosure, up to 80 percent of the existing sales tax collected by sporting goods stores to such purposes without increasing the current state sales tax rate?
Statewide
YES 3,161,514 (83%)
NO 652,543 (17%)
Habersham County
YES 11,594 (78%)
NO 3,351 (22%)
Amendment 2 – State-wide Business Court
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to create a state-wide business court, authorize superior court business court divisions, and allow for the appointment process for state-wide business court judges in order to lower costs, improve the efficiency of all courts, and promote predictability of judicial outcomes in certain complex business disputes for the benefit of all citizens of this state?
Statewide
YES 2,560,028 (69%)
NO 1,149,474 (31%)
Habersham County
YES 8,063 (77%)
NO 3,459 (23%)
Amendment 3 – Forest Land Conservation
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to revise provisions related to the subclassification for tax purposes of and the prescribed methodology for establishing the value of forest land conservation use property and related assistance grants, to provide that assistance grants related to forest land conservation use property may be increased by general law for a five-year period and that up to 5 percent of assistance grants may be deducted and retained by the state revenue commissioner to provide for certain state administrative costs, and to provide for the subclassification of qualified timberland property for ad valorem taxation purposes?
Statewide
YES 2,275,594 (62%)
NO 1,384,328 (38%)
Habersham County
YES 8,063 (57%)
NO 6,156 (43%)
Amendment 4 – Marsy’s Law
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide certain rights to victims against whom a crime has allegedly been perpetrated and allow victims to assert such rights?
Statewide
YES 3,068,259 (81%)
NO 723,202 (19%)
Habersham County
YES 11,314 (77%)
NO 3,459 (23%)
Amendment 5 – School District Sales Tax
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize a referendum for a sales and use tax for education by a county school district or an independent school district or districts within the county having a majority of the students enrolled within the county and to provide that the proceeds are distributed on a per student basis among all the school systems unless an agreement is reached among such school systems for a different distribution?
Statewide
YES 2,640,741 (71%)
NO 1,065,861 (29%)
Habersham County
YES 8,994 (62%)
NO 5,443 (38%)
Referendum A – Provides for a Homestead Exemption for residents of certain municipal corporations
Do you approve a new homestead exemption for a municipal corporation that is located in more than one county, that levies a sales tax for the purposes of a metropolitan area system of public transportation, and that has within its boundaries an independent school system, from ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of the difference between the current year assessed value of a home and the adjusted base year value, provided that the lowest base year value will be adjusted yearly by 2.6%?
Statewide
YES 2,060,057 (57%)
NO 1,548,571 (43%)
Habersham County
YES 6,630 (48%)
NO 7,292 (52%)
Referendum B – Provides a tax exemption for the mentally disabled.
Shall the Act be approved which provides an exemption from ad valorem taxes on nonprofit homes for the mentally disabled if they include business corporations in the ownership structure for financing purposes?”
Statewide
YES 2,860,197 (77%)
NO 857,792 (23%)
Habersham County
YES 9,876 (69%)
NO 4,428 (31%)
Last updated 11/15/2018 8:59:45 PM EST
