Election Summary Report
Columbia County
State of Georgia Primary Election
July 20, 2010
Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races
Unofficial and Incomplete

08/11/10

US SENATE - R REP
Total
Total Votes 10343
JOHNNY ISAKSON (I) 10343 100.00%

US SENATE - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1990
RAKEIM "RJ" HADLEY 494 24.82%
MICHAEL THURMOND 1496 75.18%

GOVERNOR - R REP
Total
Total Votes 12978
JEFF CHAPMAN 198 1.53%
NATHAN DEAL 2535 19.53%
KAREN HANDEL 7468 57.54%
ERIC JOHNSON 919 7.08%
RAY MCBERRY 235 1.81%
JOHN W. OXENDINE 1566 12.07%
OTIS PUTNAM 57 0.44%

GOVERNOR - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 2194
THURBERT BAKER 624 28.44%
ROY E. BARNES 1270 57.89%
BILL BOLTON 18 0.82%
CARL CAMON 24 1.09%
RANDAL MANGHAM 21 0.96%
DUBOSE PORTER 67 3.05%
DAVID POYTHRESS 170 7.75%

LT GOVERNOR - R REP
Total
Total Votes 9947
L. S. CASEY CAGLE(I) 9947 100.00%

LT GOVERNOR - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1857
TRICIA MCCRACKEN 714 38.45%
CAROL PORTER 1143 61.55%

SECRETARY OF STATE - R REP
Total
Total Votes 11698
BRIAN KEMP (I) 7327 62.63%
DOUG MACGINNITIE 4371 37.37%

SECRETARY OF STATE - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1929
GAIL BUCKNER 692 35.87%
GARY HORLACHER 158 8.19%
MICHAEL MILLS 351 18.20%
ANGELA MOORE 441 22.86%
GEORGANNA SINKFIELD 287 14.88%

ATTORNEY GENERAL - R REP
Total
Total Votes 10423
SAM OLENS 2807 26.93%
PRESTON W. SMITH 4420 42.41%
MAX WOOD 3196 30.66%

ATTORNEY GENERAL - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1902
KEN HODGES 1372 72.13%
ROB TEILHET 530 27.87%

AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER - R REP
Total
Total Votes 10410
GARY BLACK 8181 78.59%
DARWIN CARTER 2229 21.41%

AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1740
J. B. POWELL 1740 100.00%

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER - R REP
Total
Total Votes 10750
DENNIS CAIN 910 8.47%
RICK COLLUM 345 3.21%
SETH HARP 647 6.02%
RALPH T. HUDGENS 2197 20.44%
TOM KNOX 2379 22.13%
JOHN MAMALAKIS 211 1.96%
STEPHEN NORTHINGTON 209 1.94%
GERRY PURCELL 869 8.08%
MARIA SHEFFIELD 2983 27.75%

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1671
MARY SQUIRES 1671 100.00%

STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT - R REP
Total
Total Votes 10021
JOHN D. BARGE 4985 49.75%
RICHARD WOODS 5036 50.25%

STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1921
BETH FAROKHI 751 39.09%
JOE MARTIN 826 43.00%
BRIAN WESTLAKE 344 17.91%

LABOR COMMISSIONER - R REP
Total
Total Votes 9901
MARK BUTLER 7234 73.06%
MELVIN EVERSON 2667 26.94%

LABOR COMMISSIONER - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1859
TERRY L. COLEMAN 932 50.13%
DARRYL HICKS 927 49.87%

PSC BAKER - R REP
Total
Total Votes 11433
B. JOSEPH BRUSH 5721 50.04%
JOHN DOUGLAS 2082 18.21%
TIM ECHOLS 2343 20.49%
JEFF MAY 1287 11.26%

PSC BAKER - D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1671
KEITH MOFFETT 1671 100.00%

US HOUSE 10- R REP
Total
Total Votes 11150
PAUL BROUN (I) 11150 100.00%

US HOUSE 10- D DEM
Total
Total Votes 1682
RUSSELL EDWARDS 1682 100.00%

STATE SENATE 24 - R REP
Total
Total Votes 10715
WILLIAM JACKSON (I) 10715 100.00%

STATE HOUSE 117 REP
Total
Total Votes 3988
LEE ANDERSON (I) 3988 100.00%

STATE HOUSE118- R REP
Total
Total Votes 5615
BEN HARBIN (I) 5615 100.00%

STATE HOUSE119- R REP
Total
Total Votes 935
BARBARA SIMS (I) 935 100.00%

CC CP-R REP
Total
Total Votes 12956
RON C. CROSS (I) 6831 52.72%
BRETT MCGUIRE 6125 47.28%

CCD1-R REP
Total
Total Votes 2862
RONALD L. THIGPEN(I) 2862 100.00%

CCD4-R REP
Total
Total Votes 2459
A. SCOTT DEAN (I) 1315 53.48%
DAVID E. PAYNE 1144 46.52%

Republican Question 1 - Should Columbia County borrow money from future sales tax revenue to pay for current projects during the current economic conditions? REP
Total
Total Votes 12876
YES 2427 18.85%
NO 10449 81.15%

Republican Question 2 - Has the Property Tax on your Columbia County home increased too much in the last 8 years? REP
Total
Total Votes 12626
YES 8650 68.51%
NO 3976 31.49%

Republican Question 3 - Should the Board of Commissioners use county revenue or land to compensate private developers or charities for building or maintaining golf courses, buildings, swimming pools, or other facilities in Columbia County? REP
Total
Total Votes 12719
YES 2094 16.46%
NO 10625 83.54%

Republican Question 4 - Should there be term limits for the Columbia County Board of Commissioners? REP
Total
Total Votes 12884
YES 11339 88.01%
NO 1545 11.99%

Republican Question 5 - Should all County Expenditures be frozen during the current economic conditions? REP
Total
Total Votes 12631
YES 6015 47.62%
NO 6616 52.38%

Republican Question 6 - Should the Columbia County Board of Commissioners implement a zero based budget process? REP
Total
Total Votes 11649
YES 8710 74.77%
NO 2939 25.23%

Republican Question 7 - Should providing public water and sewer service to all areas of the County be a primary objective of Columbia County Government? REP
Total
Total Votes 12683
YES 6942 54.73%
NO 5741 45.27%

Democratic Question 1 - Should Columbia County Commission demonstrate support of the American Armed Forces by enacting contracting policies that favor companies owned by Disabled Veterans? DEM
Total
Total Votes 2132
YES 1379 64.68%
NO 753 35.32%

Democratic Question 2 - Should education in Columbia County focus on preparing students for successful competition in a global market rather than focusing on test-taking preparation? DEM
Total
Total Votes 2141
YES 1904 88.93%
NO 237 11.07%

Democratic Question 3 - Should the Columbia County Board of Education be prohibited from consolidating schools solely to make property available for sale to commercial developers? DEM
Total
Total Votes 2137
YES 1528 71.50%
NO 609 28.50%

Democratic Question 4 - Should developer impact fees be structured to require new developments to pay the costs associated with the increased demands on county infrastructure? DEM
Total
Total Votes 2101
YES 1673 79.63%
NO 428 20.37%

Democratic Question 5 - Should the Board of Commissioners develop and publish a Growth Plan in preparation for the next twenty years of road and highway expansion in Columbia County? DEM
Total
Total Votes 2161
YES 1951 90.28%
NO 210 9.72%

Democratic Question 6 - Should any Columbia County Planning Commission meetings and deliberations, other than personnel issues, be conducted in a manner that is open to the public? DEM
Total
Total Votes 2154
YES 2057 95.50%
NO 97 4.50%

Democratic Question 7 - Should Columbia County provide public transportation in order to ease traffic congestion, decrease use of petroleum products, and transport residents? DEM
Total
Total Votes 2157
YES 1644 76.22%
NO 513 23.78%

BOE SPLOST - Local Referendum - Shall a one percent sales and use tax for educational purposes of the Columbia County School District (the “School District”) be reimposed within Columbia County for a maximum period of time of 20 calendar quarters, for the purposes of providing funds to pay (1) the cost of acquiring, constructing, and equipping six new elementary schools, two new middle schools, and one new alternative school, acquiring land for future schools, instructional and administrative technology improvements for existing schools, and school buses, adding to, renovating, repairing, improving, and equipping existing school buildings and other buildings and facilities useful or desirable in connection therewith, and acquiring any necessary property therefor, both real and personal, all at a maximum cost of $127,100,000, and (2) the cost of retiring a portion of the School District’s General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009, by paying or making provision for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds coming due on April 1, 2013, in the maximum amount of $2,900,000?

If reimposition of the tax is approved by the voters, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the Columbia County School District in the principal amount of $45,000,000 for the purpose set forth in clause (1) of the above question, to pay capitalized interest incident thereto, and to pay expenses incident to accomplishing the foregoing.
Total
Total Votes 15136
YES 10210 67.46%
NO 4926 32.54%