The General Primary Runoff Elections from June 16 are in the books, meaning ballots can now be set for the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Both the Republican and Democratic parties had several races from the May 19 General Primary Elections that did not result in majority winners, necessitating the need for the runoffs to select political party candidates last week.
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Union County continued to run ahead of the statewide voting turnout, with 23.93% of the local electorate casting ballots compared to just 15.1% of the overall Georgia electorate, giving Union County the eighth best voter turnout of 159 counties in the state.
Of the roughly 24% of Union County voters, about 22.2% of ballots cast were in the Republican Primary, and about 1.8% of ballots cast were in the Democratic Primary.
The primary runoff results for the state and Union County are as follows:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
For U.S. Senate, Mike Collins defeated Derek Dooley to become the party nominee. Statewide, Collins captured 55.54% of the vote with 390,005 votes to Dooley’s 44.46% and 312,227 votes.
In Union County, Collins earned 57.82% of the vote with 2,715 votes to Dooley’s 42.18% and 1,981 votes.
Collins will face Incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff in November to decide the next U.S. Senator from Georgia.
For Governor, Rick Jackson defeated Burt Jones to become the party nominee. Statewide, Jackson captured 52.65% of the vote with 373,416 votes to Jones’ 47.35% and 335,863 votes.
In Union County, Jackson earned 53.7% of the vote with 2,560 votes to Jones’ 46.3% and 2,207 votes.
Jackson will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November to decide the next Georgia Governor.
For Lieutenant Governor, Greg Dolezal defeated John F. Kennedy to become the party nominee. Statewide, Dolezal captured 54.2% of the vote with 374,868 votes to Kennedy’s 45.80% and 316,780 votes.
In Union County, Dolezal earned 58.26% of the vote with 2,687 votes to Kennedy’s 41.74% and 1,925 votes.
Dolezal will face Democrat Josh McLaurin in November to decide the next Lieutenant Governor.
For Secretary of State, Tim Fleming defeated Vernon Jones to become the party nominee. Statewide, Fleming captured 64.5% of the vote with 430,298 votes to Jones’ 35.5% and 236,816 votes.
In Union County, Fleming earned 55.57% of the vote with 2,495 votes to Jones’ 44.43% and 1,995 votes.
Fleming will face Democrat Penny Brown Reynolds in November to decide the next Secretary of State.
For State School Superintendent, Incumbent Richard Woods defeated Fred “Bubba” Longgrear to become the party nominee. Statewide, Woods captured 51.49% of the vote with 344,836 votes to Longgrear’s 48.51% and 324,900 votes.
In Union County, Woods earned 54.6% of the vote with 2,426 votes to Longgrear’s 45.4% and 2,017 votes.
Woods will face Democrat Lydia Powell in November to decide the next State School Superintendent.
For Georgia Public Service Commission District 5, Josh Tolbert defeated Bobby Mehan to become the party nominee. Statewide, Tolbert captured 59.76% of the vote with 371,422 votes to Mehan’s 40.24% and 250,129 votes.
In Union County, Tolbert earned 57.01% of the vote with 2,362 votes to Mehan’s 42.99% and 1,781 votes.
Tolbert will face Democrat Shelia Edwards in November to decide the next District 5 Public Service Commissioner.
And for State Senate District 51, Will Wade defeated Philip Milam to become the party nominee. Districtwide, Wade captured 61.2% of the vote with 18,260 votes to Milam’s 38.8% and 11,579 votes.
In Union County, Wade earned 65.07% of the vote with 2,979 votes to Milam’s 34.93% and 1,599 votes.
Wade will face Democrat Gary St. Lawrence in November to decide the next District 51 State Senator.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
For Lieutenant Governor, Josh McLaurin defeated Nabilah Parkes to become the party nominee. Statewide, McLaurin captured 54.88% of the vote with 210,693 votes to Parkes’ 45.12% and 173,202 votes.
In Union County, McLaurin earned 73.67% of the vote with 277 votes to Parkes’ 26.33% and 99 votes.
As noted above, McLaurin will face Republican Greg Dolezal in November to decide the next Lieutenant Governor.
For Secretary of State, Penny Brown Reynolds defeated Dana Barrett to become the party nominee. Statewide, Reynolds captured 63.1% of the vote with 242,235 votes to Barrett’s 36.9% and 141,645 votes.
In Union County, Barrett earned 60.53% of the vote with 227 votes to Reynolds’ 39.47% and 148 votes.
As noted above, Reynolds will face Republican Tim Fleming in November to decide the next Secretary of State.
For Commissioner of Insurance, Keisha Sean Waites defeated DeAndre Mathis to become the party nominee. Statewide, Waites captured 58.7% of the vote with 223,931 votes to Mathis’ 41.3% and 157,547 votes.
In Union County, Waites earned 51.48% of the vote with 191 votes to Mathis’ 48.52% and 180 votes.
Waites will face Incumbent Republican John King in November to decide the next Commissioner of Insurance.
And for Commissioner of Labor, Nikki Porcher defeated Michelle Michi Sanchez to become the party nominee. Statewide, Porcher captured 61.74% of the vote with 232,325 votes to Sanchez’ 38.26% and 144,000 votes.
In Union County, Porcher earned 55.71% of the vote with 205 votes to Michelle Michi Sanchez’ 44.29% and 163 votes.
Porcher will face Incumbent Republican Bárbara Rivera Holmes in November to decide the next Commissioner of Labor.
General Election victors will be sworn into their terms at the start of January.
Voters have until Oct. 5 to register for the Nov. 3 General Election.
