Habersham County voters have defeated a T-SPLOST referendum for the second time in four years. County voters did approve Sunday brunch alcohol sales.
Here are the unofficial and incomplete returns for Habersham County. For statewide results, CLICK HERE.
HABERSHAM COUNTY
all precincts reporting
Roads & Bridges TSPLOST Referendum
“Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in the special district of Habersham County for a period of time not to exceed five years and for the raising of an estimated amount of $43,999,560.00 for transportation purposes?
Yes 7,505
No 9,198
Brunch Referendum
“Shall the governing authority of Habersham County be authorized to permit and regulate Sunday sales of distilled spirits or alcoholic beverages for beverage purposes by the drink from 11:00 A.M. and 12:30 P.M.?”
Yes 9,888
No 6,697
County Commission District 2
Dustin Mealor (R)(I) 14,925
County Commission District 3
Jimmy Tench (R)(I) 14,771
Board of Education District 3
Russell H. Nelson, III (R)(I) 14,992
Board of Education District 4
Kristie Lynn Dover (R)(I) 15,089
Board of Education District 5
Joseph Duncan (R)(I) 15,035
Upper Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor
Virginia S. Webb 14,056
CITY OF CLARKESVILLE
all precincts reporting
Council Member, Post 2
(to fill the unexpired term of Roxie Barron who resigned)
Brad Coppedge 325
Rick Wood 308
Sunday Package Sales Referendum
“Shall the governing authority of the City of Clarkesville be authorized to permit and regulate package sales by retailers of both Malt Beverages, Wine and Distilled Spirits on Sundays between the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m?
Yes 458
No 280
CITY OF DEMOREST
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Council Member
(to fill the unexpired term of Nathan Wile Davis who resigned)
Donnie Bennett 324
Jimmy L. Davis. 178
STATE RACES
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United States Senate
Herschel Junior Walker (R) 13,501
Raphael Warnock (D)(I) 2,884
Chase Oliver (L) 478
Governor
Brian Kemp (R)(I) 14,504
Stacey Abrams (D) 2,320
Shane Hazel (L) 155
For Lieutenant Governor
Burt Jones (R) 13,956
Charlie Bailey (D) 2,549
Ryan Graham (L) 339
Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger (R)(I) 13,842
Bee Nguyen (D) 2,266
Ted Metz (L) 680
Attorney General
Chris Carr – (R)(I) 14,026
Jennifer “Jen” Jordan (D) 2,553
Martin Cowen (L) 280
Commissioner of Agriculture
Tyler Harper (R) 14,251
Nakita Hemingway (D) 2,222
David Raudabaugh (L) 354
Commissioner of Insurance
John King (R)(I) 14,398
Janice Laws Robinson (D) 2,393
State School Superintendent
Richards Woods (R)(I) 14,393
Alisha Thomas Searcy (D) 2,406
Commissioner of Labor
Bruce Thompson (R) 14,049
William “Will” Boddie, Jr. (D) 2,325
Emily Anderson (L) 406
United State House of Representatives – District 9
Andrew Clyde (R)(I) 14,116
Michael “Mike” Ford (D) 2,706
State Senate District 50
Bo Hatchett (R)(I) 14,440
Paulette Williams (D) 2,383
State House of Representatives – District 10
Victor E. Anderson (R)(I) 14,192
State House of Representatives – District 32
Chris Erwin (R)(I) 1,123
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
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– 1 –
Provides for suspension of compensation of certain State officers and members of the General Assembly.
Senate Resolution No. 134
Resolution Act No. 304
“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to suspend the compensation of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, or any member of the General Assembly while such individual is suspended from office following indictment for a felony?”
Yes 14,738
No 1,826
– 2 –
Provides for temporary local tax relief after disasters.
House Resolution No. 594
Resolution Act No. 803
“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the governing authority of each county, municipality, and consolidated government and the board of education of each independent and county school system in this state shall be authorized to grant temporary tax relief to properties within its jurisdiction which are severely damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster and located within a nationally declared disaster area?”
Yes 14,766
No 1,855
STATEWIDE REFERENDUM QUESTIONS
absentee/early voting and 3 of 6 precincts reporting
– A –
Provides for ad valorem tax exemption for certain timber production, reforestation, and
harvesting equipment.
House Bill No. 997
Act No. 859
“Shall the Act be approved which grants a state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for certain equipment used by timber producers in the production or harvest of timber?”
Yes 9,722
No 6,545
– B –
Expands ad valorem tax exemption for family-owned farms and adds qualified products to the exemption.
House Bill No. 498
Act No. 260
“Shall the Act be approved which expands a state-wide exemption from ad valorem taxes for agricultural equipment and certain farm products held by certain entities to include entities comprising two or more family-owned farm entities, and which adds dairy products and unfertilized eggs of poultry as qualified farm products with respect to such exemption?”
Yes 12,723
No 3,598
