Habersham County voters have one last chance to vote for their candidate of choice in the Habersham County District 1 runoff election. Polls will opened Tuesday morning, June 18 at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 7:00 p.m. All six precincts will be open.
Eric Holbrooks and Kelly Woodall were placed in the runoff when incumbent Commissioner Bruce Palmer requested a recount and that recount did not change the results of the May 21 primary election. Palmer finished third in the primary.
Early voting totals for the June 18 runoff election were 1,286 in-person votes cast for the one week of early voting for the commission race. In comparison, for the three weeks of early voting prior to the May 21 primary election, there were 3,061 in-person votes cast.
With Tuesday being election day for the runoff, Now Habersham contacted both candidates for comments related to the election.
Eric Holbrooks reiterated his platform of “common sense conservative solutions.” He tells Now Habersham, “I hope to work together with the county employees and the taxpayers of Habersham to find common sense conservative solutions to the problems we face in our community.” He believes that “there is a balance between the citizens that pay the bills and those that provide the services.”
He addresses the citizens of Habersham County, “I promise to do the work and ask the tough questions.” he tells Now Habersham.
Kelly Woodall tells Now Habersham about his conservative approach to government, “I have not been shy about my belief that we need to be more fiscally conservative in our county budgets, to limit the growth of government, and lessen the burden on taxpayers.”
During his time on the campaign trail, Woodall says, “I’ve been able to see firsthand the love and devotion people have for Habersham County,” He adds, “If elected, I promise to do all I can to protect the natural beauty and culture of our community.”
Both candidates encourage voters to get out and vote.
