VOTE 2016
Be informed and VOTE. ---- See YOUR sample ballots at Georgia's MY VOTER page.
Below is an overview that may help those in Athens, GA and neighboring Jackson and Oconee counties.
Below is an overview that may help those in Athens, GA and neighboring Jackson and Oconee counties.
Election Schedule 2016
| Mar 1 | Presidential Primary DONE |
| May 24 | Primary & Non-Partisan Election DONE |
| Jul 26 | Primary & Non-Partisan Run-Off DONE |
| Nov 8 | General Election DONE |
| Dec 6 | General Election Run-Off (State/Local) NONE |
| Jan 10 | General Election Run-Off (Federal) NONE |
| Federal Offices (source) | ||||
| OFFICE | CANDIDATE | PARTY | ||
| U.S. President (evolving - Rep, Dem, & Lib are on November ballot) | ||||
| Donald Trump & Mike Pence GA 51.1% | US 46.0% Electoral College 304 | Rep | ||
| Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine GA 45.9% | US 48.1% Electoral College 227 | Dem | ||
| Gary Johnson & William Weld GA 3.1%_________ ____US 3.3% | Libertarian | |||
| Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka (official write-in candidate)______US 1.1% | Green | |||
| Darrell Castle/Scott Bradley (official write-in candidate)_____US 0.2% | Constitution | |||
| U.S. Senate | ||||
| Johnny Isakson (incumbent) 77.5%___54.8% Derrick Grayson 12.0% Mary Kay Bacallao 10.5% |
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Rep | ||
| Jim Barksdale 53.7%___41.0% Cheryl Copeland 42.2% John F. Coyne III 4.1% |
jimb4senate@gmail.com | Dem | ||
| Allen Buckley_______________________4.2% | __ | Libertarian | ||
| U.S. House of Representatives (source) | ||||
| Dist 9 (incl JACKSON, MADISON, northern CLARKE) | ||||
| Doug Collins (incumbent) 61.3% Paul C Broun 22.1% Roger Fitzpatrick 10.5% Mike Scupin 3.4% Bernie Fontaine 2.8% |
doug@collinsleads.com | Rep | ||
| __ | __ | Dem | ||
| Dist 10 (incl southern CLARKE, BARROW, OCONEE, OGLETHORPE) | ||||
| Jody B. Hice (incumbent) 100.0% | jody@jodyhice.com | Rep | ||
| __ | __ | Dem | ||
BALLOT SECTIONS:
Federal Offices
State Senate
State House
Judges - Statewide
Judges - Regional
Athens-Clarke County
Jackson County
Federal Offices
State Senate
State House
Judges - Statewide
Judges - Regional
Athens-Clarke County
Jackson County
| Georgia State Senate (source) | |||
| OFFICE | CANDIDATE | PARTY | |
| GA Senate - Dist 24 (OGLETHORPE and all or most of 6 other counties) | |||
| Lee Anderson 36.2% & 56.0% Gregory Grzybowski 18.7% & 44.0% Joe Edge 17.9% Patricia "Pat" Goodwin 14.0% Peter Gibbons 13.1% |
____________________________68.6% __ |
Rep | |
| Brenda J. Jordan 100% | brejordan@comcast.net________31.4% | Dem | |
| GA Senate - Dist 46 (southwest CLARKE, OCONEE, north WALTON) | |||
| Bill Cowsert (incumbent) 76.2% Patricia Daugherty 23.8% |
bill.cowsert@cowsertavery.com | Rep | |
| GA Senate - Dist 47 (BARROW, north & east CLARKE, south JACKSON, MADISON) | |||
| Frank Ginn (incumbent) 80.6% Tyler Hollifield 19.4% |
frank@frankginn.com | Rep | |
| Georgia State House (source) | |||
| OFFICE | CANDIDATE | PARTY | |
| GA House - Dist 31 (north & central JACKSON) | |||
| Tommy Benton (incumbent) 73.3% Wes Lewis 26.7% |
thbenton@windstream.net | Rep | |
| GA House - Dist 32 (FRANKLIN, HART, north MADISON) | |||
| Alan Powell (incumbent) 100% | alanpowell23@hotmail.com | Rep | |
| GA House - Dist 33 (ELBERT, central & south MADISON) | |||
| Tom McCall (incumbent) 100% | tommccall@bellsouth.net | Rep | |
| GA House - Dist 116 (central & northwest BARROW) | |||
| Terry England (incumbent) 90.0% Lucretia Consuela Hughes 10.0% |
englandhomeport2@windstream.net | Rep | |
| GA House - Dist 117 (east BARROW, west CLARKE, north OCONEE, south JACKSON) | |||
| Regina Quick (incumbent) 100% | Rep | ||
| GA House - Dist 118 (north/east CLARKE) | |||
| Spencer R. Frye (incumbent) 100% | spencerfrye@gmail.com | Dem | |
| GA House - Dist 119 (southeast CLARKE, east/south/west OCONEE) | |||
| Chuck Williams (incumbent) 100% | chuckw30677@gmail.com | Rep | |
| GA House - Dist 120 (OGLETHORPE, GREENE, TALIAFERRO, parts of WILKES & PUTNAM) | |||
| Trey Rhodes (incumbent) 100% | Rep | ||
| Judges (statewide) (Elected in May) (source) | ||
| OFFICE | CANDIDATE | PARTY |
| Supreme Court | ||
| David Nahmias (Incumbent) 100% | n/a | |
| Court of Appeals | ||
| Anne Elizabeth Barnes (Incumbent) 100% | n/a | |
| Chris McFadden (Incumbent) 100% | n/a | |
Clark County
Division:
Division:
Clarke County Division:
Clarke County School Board Districts
Jackson County Offices & Candidates
Jackson County Maps:
Congressional District Map (all in Dist 9)
State Senate Map (Newton & precincts bordering Barrow & Clarke counties are in Dist 47; the rest is in Dist 50)
State House Map (Redstone, Attica, & Center precincts are in Dist 117; the rest is in Dist 31)
County Board of Commissioners Map
County Board of Education Map
County Fire District Map
Jackson County Maps:
Congressional District Map (all in Dist 9)
State Senate Map (Newton & precincts bordering Barrow & Clarke counties are in Dist 47; the rest is in Dist 50)
State House Map (Redstone, Attica, & Center precincts are in Dist 117; the rest is in Dist 31)
County Board of Commissioners Map
County Board of Education Map
County Fire District Map
| Judges - Superior Court (regional) (Elected in May) (source)(map1 map2) | ||||
| OFFICE | CANDIDATE | PARTY | ||
| Northern Circuit (ELBERT, FRANKLIN, HART, MADISON, OGLETHORPE) | ||||
| Hodges seat | Thomas L Hodges III (incumbent) 100% | n/a | ||
| Malcom seat | Jeffery S Malcom (incumbent) 100% | n/a | ||
| Phelps seat | Chris Phelps (incumbent) 64.8% Jim Charmichael 35.2% |
rcp@elberton.net | n/a | |
| Piedmont Circuit (BANKS, BARROW, JACKSON) | ||||
| Motes seat | David Motes (Incumbent) 100% | judgemotes@gmail.com | n/a | |
| Western Circuit (CLARKE, OCONEE) | ||||
| Stephens seat | Lawton Evans Stephens (Incumbent) 100% | judgelstephens@gmail.com | n/a | |
| Haggard seat | H. Patrick Haggard (incumbent) 100% | n/a | ||
| Jackson County Offices (source) | |||
| OFFICE | CANDIDATE | PARTY | |
| Sheriff | |||
| Janis Mangum (incumbent) | jgm008@windstream.net______86.3% | Rep | |
| Randy Moore | rem@windstream.net_________13.7% | Dem | |
| Tax Commissioner | |||
| Candace L. Taylor (incumbent) | Rep | ||
| Clerk of Superior Court | |||
| Camie Wilkes Thomas (incumbent) | Rep | ||
| Coroner | |||
| Keith Whitfield (incumbent) | Rep | ||
| Solicitor of State Court | |||
| Donald E. Moore (incumbent) | bdekmoore@yahoo.com | Rep | |
| County Surveyor | |||
| Warren Scott Wood | swood@wood-brothers.com | Rep | |
| JACKSON COUNTY COMMISSION | |||
| County Commission Chairman | |||
| Tom Crow (incumbent) 50.1% Ben Stephens 49.9% |
Rep | ||
| County Commissioner - District 1 | |||
| Jim Hix (incumbent) 68.9% Dan Torbett 31.1% Janet L. Hunt 0.0% |
__ | Rep | |
| County Commissioner - District 2 | |||
| Charles (Chas) Hardy III (incumbent) | Rep | ||
| JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | |||
| Post 1 | |||
| Michael B. Cronic (incumbent) | michael.cronic@houseofraeford.com | Rep | |
| Post 4 | |||
| Lynn Massey Wheeler (incumbent) | wheelert@windstream.net | Rep | |
| JUDGES | |||
| State Court | Robert D. Alexander (incumbent) | robalexander@windstream.net | n/a |
| Magistrate Court | Sherri Thurmond Smith | judgesherrithurmondsmith@gmail.com | n/a |
| Probate Court | Sherry C. Moore (incumbent) | sherrymoore@windstream.net | n/a |
| FIRE BOARD (Will be on November ballot per GA Board of Elections) | |||
| East Jackson 2 | __ | ||
| East Jackson 4 | Archie McCook (incumbent) | amac9944@yahoo.com | |
| North Jackson 5 | Robert McEver (incumbent) | ||
| North Jackson 6 | Chip McEver (incumbent) | ||
| North Jackson 7 | Lendgrin Maddox (incumbent) | ||
| North Jackson 8 | Dennis R. Elrod (incumbent) | ||
| South Jackson 3 | __ | ||
| South Jackson 4 | Hubert Edwards (incumbent) | ||
| South Jackson 5 | Kenny Rosser (incumbent) | ||
| West Jackson 3 | Tim Sweat | ||
| West Jackson 4 | Robert J. Bicknell | bendixbob777@aol.com | |
| West Jackson 5 | __ | ||
| Arcade 1 | __ | ||
| Arcade 2 | Douglas Martin (incumbent) | ||
| Harrisburg 6 | John Watson (incumbent) | ||
| Harrisburg 7 | __ | ||
| Harrisburg 8 | Wayne Trammell | wjt30549@yahoo.com | |
| Harrisburg 9 | Dan Scott Sailors (incumbent) | ssailors@harbinlumber.com | |
| Jackson Trail 1 | Wm (Smitty) Stephens (incumbent) | ||
| Jackson Trail 2 | Joshua A. LeBlanc Patricia "Pat" Hall |
__ pathga43@hotmail.com |
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| Jackson Trail 3 | Michael E. Glover (incumbent) | mglover05@gmail.com | |
| Maysville 3 | Guy Baker | ||
| Nicholson 4 | Marty Seagraves (incumbent) | seagravesmarty@gmail.com | |
| Nicholson 5 | Roger Brock (incumbent | ||
| Plainview 2 | Dwight Langford (incumbent) | ||
| Plainview 3 | Craig Buzzard Sewell | k9buzz1@gmail.com | |
For more County Commission Detail: Maps
For More County School Board Detail: Maps
There are also four 2016 State Constitutional Amendments to be voted on in November:
* Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission Replacement
______YES 62.5%
* Georgia Dedication of Fireworks Tax Revenue to Trauma Care, Fire Services and Public Safety
___ __YES 81.2%
* Georgia State Intervention in Failing Public Schools
______NO 59.9%
* Georgia Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund
______YES 83.3%
I have not found any 2016 Local Ballot Measures at this time (5 May 2016)
* Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission Replacement
______YES 62.5%
* Georgia Dedication of Fireworks Tax Revenue to Trauma Care, Fire Services and Public Safety
___ __YES 81.2%
* Georgia State Intervention in Failing Public Schools
______NO 59.9%
* Georgia Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund
______YES 83.3%
I have not found any 2016 Local Ballot Measures at this time (5 May 2016)
Boards of Elections:
State of Georgia Barrow County
Athens-Clarke County Madison County
Jackson County Oconee County
Oglethorpe County
State of Georgia Barrow County
Athens-Clarke County Madison County
Jackson County Oconee County
Oglethorpe County
| Statewide Non-Judicial Offices | |||
| OFFICE | CANDIDATE (source) | PARTY | |
| Public Service Commissioner - Dist 2 - Eastern (Echols seat) | |||
| Tim Echols (incumbent) 69.0% Michelle Miller 17.9% Kellie Pollard Austin 13.1% |
__ | Rep | |
| __ | __ | Dem | |
| __ | __ | Libertarian | |
| District Attorney (Regional) | |||
| Northern Circuit (ELBERT, FRANKLIN, HART, MADISON, OGLETHORPE) | |||
| Parks White (incumbent) 63.7% Richard D Campbell 36.3% |
dpwhite@pacga.org | Rep | |
| Piedmont Circuit (BANKS, BARROW, JACKSON) | |||
| Brad Smith (incumbent) 100% | bncsmith96@gmail.com | Rep | |
| Western Circuit (CLARKE, OCONEE) | |||
| Ken Mauldin (incumbent) 100% | ken@kenmauldin.com | Dem | |
| Statewide Democratic Party Questions (May) (Source: Clarke County sample ballot) | |||||
| #1 -- Y=84.4% |
"Should Georgia invest less than 1% of its annual budget to provide healthcare to 500,000 low-income citizens and military veterans by expanding Medicaid?" | ||||
| #2 -- Y=88.9% |
"Should Georgia guarantee paid family leave to include pregnancy, serious illness, care of a family member with a serious health condition, or care for a newborn, newly-adopted child or newly-placed foster child?" | ||||
| #3 -- Y=87.5% |
"Should private property on rivers and streams be protected by natural vegetative buffers to ensure that Georgia's waters are swimmable, fishable, and drinkable?" | ||||
| #4 -- Y=79.8% |
"Should Georgia automatically register to vote all legal and permanent residents upon issuance of a driver's license or state-issued ID which includes an opt-out provision?" | ||||
UPDATED
GENERAL ELECTION results included.
No run-offs in Athens/Clarke or Jackson County.
GENERAL ELECTION results included.
No run-offs in Athens/Clarke or Jackson County.
Congressional
Districts
Districts
Statewide/Regional Judicial Races (settled in the Primary)
| Statewide Republican Party Questions (May) (Source: Clarke County sample ballot) | |||||
| #1 -- Y=74.6% |
"Should Georgia empower parents with the right to use the tax dollars allocated for the education of their children, allowing them the freedom to choose among public, private, virtual, and home schools?" | ||||
Athens-Clarke County
| Athens-Clarke County Offices (Elected in May) (source) | ||||
| OFFICE | CANDIDATE | PARTY | ||
| State Court Judge | ||||
| Simpson seat | Ethelyn N. Simpson (Incumbent) | simpsonen@bellsouth.net | n/a | |
| Auslander seat | Charles E. Auslander, III (Incumbent) | charlesauslander@hotmail.com | n/a | |
| Judge of the Probate Court | |||
| Susan P. Tate (Incumbent) | susanptate@gmail.com | n/a | |
| Chief Magistrate Judge | |||
| Patricia Barron (incumbent) | judgebarron@hotmail.com | n/a | |
| Clerk of Superior Court | |||
| Beverly Logan (Incumbent) | beverlylogan@msn.com | Dem | |
| Sheriff | |||
| Ira Edwards, Jr. (Incumbent) | sheriffedwards@hotmail.com | Dem | |
| Tax Commissioner | |||
| Toni H. Meadow 62% Dave Hudgins 38% |
tmeadow103@gmail.com | Dem | |
| Coroner | |||
| Sonny Wilson (Incumbent) | sonny.wilson@bellsoutn.net | Dem | |
| Athens-Clarke County Commission | |||
| District 2 map | Harry Lanier Sims (incumbent) | harry-sims@att.net | n/a |
| District 4 map | Allison Wright (incumbent) | allison@mindspring.com | n/a |
| District 6 map | Jerry NeSmith (incumbent) | jerrynesmith@gmail.com | n/a |
| District 8 map | Andy Herod (incumbent) | andyherodathens@yahoo.com | n/a |
| District 10 map | Mike Hamby (Incumbent) | vmhamby@gmail.com | n/a |
| Clarke County Board of Education | |||
| District 2 map | Vernon Payne (incumbent) | vpayne@gsba.com | n/a |
| District 4 map | Jared Bybee | jaredbybee@gmail.com | n/a |
| District 6 map | Charles Worthy (Incumbent) | ruwort@aol.com | n/a |
| District 8 map | John A. Knox 52% A. Kamau Hull 48% |
john@knox2016.com | n/a |