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Forsyth County 2016 General Primary election results
GA Primary

FORSYTH COUNTY – Polls in Forsyth County and throughout Georgia have closed, with all 20 precincts reporting.

Forsyth has more than 132,000 registered voters in a total population of more than 204,000.

A total of 20,381 people voted, according to the Forsyth County website, according to Barbara Luth, supervisor of elections and voter registration.

Advanced voting brought in 8,505 ballots. By Monday, 467 of the 732 absentee ballots mailed out since early April had been returned.

Following is a list of races affecting Forsyth County in Tuesday’s General Primary election:

Contested Republican races

U.S. Senate
* Mary Kay Bacallao — Forsyth: 12.68 percent, 2,336 votes; Georgia: 10.56 percent, 58,117 votes
* Derrick Grayson — Forsyth: 12.26 percent, 2.259 votes; Georgia: 12.02 percent, 66,187 votes
* Johnny Isakson (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 75.07 percent, 13,833 votes; Georgia: 77.42 percent, 426,296 votes

Public Service Commissioner
* Kellie Pollard Austin — Forsyth: 15.92 percent, 2,756 votes; Georgia: 13.07 percent, 67,480 votes
* Tim Echols (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 65.36 percent, 11.315 votes; Georgia: 68.97 percent, 356,077 votes
* Michelle Miller — Forsyth: 18.73 percent, 3,242 votes; Georgia: 17.96 percent, 92,748 votes

U.S. Rep. District 9
* Paul C. Broun — Forsyth: 18.47 percent, 1,192 votes
* Doug Collins (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 69.12 percent, 4,461 votes
* Roger Fitzpatrick — Forsyth: 7.30 percent, 471 votes
* Bernie Fontaine — Forsyth: 2.25 percent, 145 votes
* Mike Scupin — Forsyth: 2.87 percent, 185 votes

State Sen. District 51
* Steve Gooch (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 65.13 percent, 99 votes; Georgia: 73.12 percent, 20,575 votes
* John Williamson — Forsyth: 34.87 percent, 53 votes; Georgia: 26.88 percent, 7,563 votes

State Rep. District 25
* D. Stuart Jones — 19.73 percent, 853 votes
* Todd Jones — 80.27 percent, 3,470 votes

Sheriff
* Ron Freeman — 64.88 percent, 12,393 votes
* Duane K. Piper (Incumbent) — 35.12 percent, 6,709 votes

Coroner
* Lauren W. McDonald III — 71.76 percent, 12,812 votes
* Stan Rutledge — 28.24 percent, 5,041 votes

County Commissioner District 4
* Cindy Jones Mills (Incumbent) — 60.90 percent, 2,729 votes
* Kelli Warren — 39.10 percent, 1,752 votes

County Commission District 5
* Chandon Adams — 24 percent, 914 votes
* Justin T. Hawkins — 33.58 percent, 1,241 votes
* Laura Semanson — 43.42 percent, 1,654 votes

County Board of Education District 3
* Tom Cleveland (Incumbent) — 54.47 percent, 1,548 votes
* Steve Mashburn — 45.53 percent, 1,294 votes

County Board of Education District 5
* Kevin Foley — 24.52 percent, 907 votes
* Nancy Roche (Incumbent) — 61.67 percent, 2,281 votes
* Mike Tasos — 13.81 percent, 511 votes


Democratic races

U.S Senate
* Jim Barksdale — Forsyth: 51.94 percent, 428 votes; Georgia: 53.52 percent, 146,018 votes
* Cheryl Copeland — Forsyth: 42.48 percent, 350 votes; Georgia: 42.32 percent, 115.466 votes
* John F. Coyne III — Forsyth: 5.58 percent, 46 votes; Georgia: 4.16 percent, 11,360 votes


Uncontested races

U.S. Rep. District 7 (R)
* Rob Woodall — Forsyth: 100 percent, 10,586 votes; Georgia: 100 percent, 21,964 votes

State Sen. District 27 (R)
* Michael Williams (Incumbent) — 100 percent, 15,498 votes

State Rep. District 9 (R)
* Kevin Tanner (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 100 percent, 410 votes; Georgia: 100 percent, 6,790 votes

State Rep. District 22 (R)
* Wes Cantrell (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 100 percent, 1,077 votes; Georgia: 100 percent 5,527 votes

State Rep. District 24 (R)
* Sheri Smallwood Gilligan (Incumbent) — 100 percent, 5,137 votes

State Rep. District 26 (R)
* Geoff Duncan (Incumbent) — 100 percent, 5,407 votes

District Attorney Bell-Forsyth Judicial Court (R)
* Penny A. Penn (Incumbent) — 100 percent, 15,245 votes

Probate Court Judge (R)
* Lynwood D. Jordan Jr. (Incumbent) — 100 percent, 15,283 votes

Clerk of Superior Court (R)
* Greg G. Allen (Incumbent) — 100 percent, 15,384 votes

Tax Commissioner (R)
* Matthew C. Ledbetter — 100 percent, 15,966 votes

County Commissioner District 2 (R)
* Rick Swope — 100 percent, 2,906 votes

County Board of Education District 4 (R)
* Darla Sexton Light (Incumbent) — 100 percent, 3,660 votes

U.S Rep. District 7 (D)
* Rashid Malik — Forsyth: 100 percent, 608 votes; Georgia: 100 percent, 4,751 votes

State Sen. District 27 (D)
* Daniel Blackman — Forsyth: 100 percent, 793 votes; Georgia: 100 percent, 793 votes

State Rep. District 22 (D)
* Oscar “Aschar” Hajloo — Forsyth: 100 percent, 91 votes; Georgia: 100 percent, 265 votes

County Board of Education District 5 (D)
* Anita Holcomb Tucker — 100 percent, 174 votes


Non-partisan races

Justice of Supreme Court of Georgia
* David Nahmias (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 100 percent, 16,209 votes; Georgia: 100 percent, 715,879 votes

Judge of Court of Appeals of Georgia
* Anne Elizabeth Barnes (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 100 percent, 16,173 votes; Georgia: 100 percent, 722,890 votes

Judge of Court of Appeals of Georgia
* Chris McFadden (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 100 percent, 16,091 votes; Georgia: 100 percent, 714,953 votes

Judge of Superior Court of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit
* David L. Dickinson (Incumbent) — 100 percent, 16,236 votes

Judge of State Court of Forsyth County
* T. Russell McClelland III (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 100 percent, 16,281 votes

Chief Magistrate of Forsyth County
* Walker H. Bramblett (Incumbent) — Forsyth: 100 percent, 16,487 votes