The results are in for Tuesday’s General Primary and Special Election runoffs, which featured a number of high-profile one-on-one matchups.
At the local level, the last remaining open seat on the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners will finally be filled following the Special Election victory of Nathan Davis, who ultimately defeated Randall Chambers in a close matchup. The result returns the board to its full roster of five members.
In the race to represent District 51 in the state Senate, Rep. Will Wade secured victory.
Key statewide outcomes included the nomination of Republican gubernatorial candidate and political newcomer Rick Jackson, who will face Keisha Lance Bottoms, and the selection of Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor Greg Dolezal and Democratic nominee Josh McLaurin.
November’s Secretary of State matchup is now set as well, with Republican Tim Fleming squaring off against Democrat Penny Brown Reynolds this fall.
At the national level, Rep. Mike Collins earned the Republican nomination and will face incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff in the General Election.
Turnout for the runoff election was light statewide, with only 6.6 percent, or 488,860, of Georgia’s 7,358,462 voters choosing to participate.
That ratio was significantly higher in Lumpkin County, however, where 11 percent of voters heading to the polls.
RUNOFF RESULTS
Republican candidate Nathan Davis prevailed over Randall Chambers by 56.1 percent to 43.9 percent in the Special Election to fill the remaining District 3 term of Rhett Stringer, who stepped down earlier this year to mount a successful bid for Chairman.
Davis also won a separate election against Chambers for the District 3 Republican nomination by a similar margin, 56.4 percent to 43.6 percent,, meaning he will campaign for a full term in November’s General Election.
At the state level, Rep. Mike Collins defeated Derek Dooley for the Republican nomination in the closely-watched U.S. Senate primary by a margin of 55.5 percent to 44.5 percent.
Meanwhile, state Rep. Will Wade easily defeated opponent Philip Milam by 61.2 percent to 38.8 percent, claiming the Republican nomination for state Senate representing District 51. Wade did even better locally, garnering a whopping 77 percent. Wade will face off against Democratic candidate Gary St. Lawrence in November.
Businessman Rick Jackson beat out Lt. Governor Burt Jones in the Republican primary for Governor. Jackson received 52.7 percent of the vote to Jones’ 47.3 percent. He also over-performed in Lumpkin County, receiving 57.6 percent of the local vote.
Both parties held run-offs in the Lieutenant Governor primary.
On the Republican side, Greg Dolezal defeated John F. Kennedy by 54.2 percent to 45.8 percent. For the Democrats, Josh McLaurin claimed the nomination over Nabilah Parkes by 54.9 percent to 45.1 percent.
There were also dual runoffs for Secretary of State.
Republican Tim Fleming easily defeated Vernon Jones by 64.5 percent to 35.5 percent, while Democrat Penny Brown Reynolds likewise cruised to victory over Dana Barrett, 63.1 percent to 36.9 percent.