Thursday, August 9, 2012
County officials recounted the votes in last week's Primary election Wednesday. As expected, Sen. Jack Murphy defeated Steve Voshall and Geoff Duncan edged former State Rep. Tom Knox.
The Forsyth County Registrations and Elections Board completed its recount of the Senate District 27 and House District 26 votes Wednesday afternoon with only a slight change in the vote tally and no change in the outcome of the two-hotly contested races. Incumbent Sen. Jack Murphy received 13,290 votes to challenger Steve Voshall's 13,176. Murphy's total was unchanged. Voshall's final tally represents a loss of one vote. There was no change in the election night totals in the House District 26 race. Former major league pitcher Geoff Duncan defeated former State Rep. Tom Knox by a count of 4,507 to 4,452. "Our system worked," Murphy said Wednesday afternoon. "I was confident the recount would hold. I welcomed it so it would put …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
A recount of the Senate District 27 and House District 26 races is complete with no change in either race.
The Forsyth County Registrations and Elections Board completed its recount of the Senate District 27 and House District 26 races this afternoon (Wednesday) with only a slight change in the vote tally and no change in the results. Incumbent Sen. Jack Murphy received 13,290 votes to challenger Steve Voshall's 13,176. Murphy's total was unchanged. Voshall's final tally represents a loss of one vote. There was no change in the election night results in the race for House of Representatives. Geoff Duncan received 4,507 votes to former State Rep. Tom Knox 4,452. Editor's Note: Stay with Cumming Patch for updates on this story. If you're interested in this story, here are a few others: UPDATE: Runoffs Send Voters to the Polls Again in August …
Saturday, August 4, 2012
County Commissioners Brian Tam (Dist. 2) and Jim Boff (Dist. 5) win, runoff races between Ted Paxton and Duane Piper for sheriff; Mary Beth Pais and Harold Bennett for coroner; and Dist. 4 County Commissioner between Cindy Mills and Patrick Bell.
Here are the unofficial results of the 2012 General Primary in Forsyth County: (25 of 25 precincts reporting) (25 of 25 precincts reporting) (25 of 25 precincts reporting) (25 of 25 precincts reporting) (25 of 25 precincts reporting) (25 of 25 precincts reporting) (25 of 25 precincts reporting) (25 of 25 precincts reporting) (17 of 17 precincts reporting) (11 of 11 precincts reporting) (1 of 1 precinct reporting) (11 of 11 precincts reporting) (6 of 6 precincts reporting) (8 of 8 precincts reporting) (9 of 9 precincts reporting) For more election results go here. Did your candidate win? Tell us in comments below. Editor's Note: Results are official at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, according to Barbara Luth, supervisor with the Forsyth …
Three runoffs between candidates running for sheriff, coroner, and District 4 Commissioner extend the campaign trail, the anticipation, and the final results for Forsyth County.
Update: Aug. 3, 2:10 p.m. Garnering less than 50 percent, (plus one vote) of the total votes is common when more than two candidates are running for an office. It also means some candidates will face each other again in a runoff election on Tuesday, Aug. 21. Even in a substantial margin of popular vote, these are the rules as promulgated by the State Election Board at the Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division. Three sets of candidates are facing a runoff after voters made their choices at Forsyth County's polls Tuesday. The candidates for District 4 Commissioner, Cindy Mills and Patrick Bell (incumbent), reached a runoff with Mills at 44.16 percent - 2,538 and Bell at 26.71 percent - 1,535. Mills says she is humbled and encouraged…
Gary Cooper
1:55 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Peggy, these are party primaries. The Sheriff candidates are running as Republican candidates so they appear only on the GOP Primary ballot. more ›