The election results in Decatur County are clear – regardless of how the metro areas in our state vote, southwest Georgia is red. Republican candidates overwhelmingly won the majority of votes in southwest Georgia in Tuesday night’s General Election. Democratic challengers won their fare share of ballots cast, but the numbers show a significant disparity between Republican and Democratic tallies. As a whole, the statewide races were very close – almost every statewide race was decided by less than 10%. However in southwest Georgia, that was not the case. In Decatur County, the only exceptions were two County Commission races where the Democrat Incumbents retained their seats by healthy margins.
From the Georgia Secretary of State’s website:
Decatur County:
Governor
Precincts Reporting: 100%
Percentage
Votes
BRIAN KEMP (REP)
60.17%
5,441
STACEY ABRAMS (DEM)
39.39%
3,562
TED METZ (LIB)
0.43%
39
9,042
Lieutenant Governor
Precincts Reporting: 100%
Percentage
Votes
GEOFF DUNCAN (REP)
61.79%
5,279
SARAH RIGGS AMICO (DEM)
38.21%
3,265
8,544
Secretary Of State
Precincts Reporting: 100%
Percentage
Votes
BRAD RAFFENSPERGER (REP)
59.37%
5,239
JOHN BARROW (DEM)
39.47%
3,483
SMYTHE DUVAL (LIB)
1.17%
103
8,825
Attorney General
Precincts Reporting: 100%
Percentage
Votes
CHRIS CARR (I) (REP)
60.51%
5,324
CHARLIE BAILEY (DEM)
39.49%
3,474
8,798
Commissioner Of Agriculture
Precincts Reporting: 100%
Percentage
Votes
GARY BLACK (I) (REP)
62.40%
5,496
FRED SWANN (DEM)
37.60%
3,312
8,808
Commissioner Of Insurance
Precincts Reporting: 100%
Percentage
Votes
JIM BECK (REP)
60.30%
5,326
JANICE LAWS (DEM)
38.41%
3,392
DONNIE FOSTER (LIB)
1.29%
114
8,832
State School Superintendent
Precincts Reporting: 100%
Percentage
Votes
RICHARD WOODS (I) (REP)
61.55%
5,443
OTHA E. THORNTON, JR (DEM)
38.45%
3,400
8,843
Commissioner Of Labor
Precincts Reporting: 100%
Percentage
Votes
MARK BUTLER (I) (REP)
61.19%
5,394
RICHARD KEATLEY (DEM)
38.81%
3,421
8,815
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