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WKEU and WKEU FM the Rock 88.9 Georgia Public Radio broadcast complete election returns from the Griffin Judicial District, Fayette, Spalding, Pike and Upson Counties, and Lamar County.

 

IN SPALDING COUNTY APPROXIMATELY 7 PERCENT OF THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS TURNED OUT.

 

IN THE US SENATE RACE

VERNON JONES RECEIVED      576

JIM MARTIN HAD                        807

 

IN THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF

 

WENDELL BEAM RECEIVED  900

JESSE MADDOX RECEIVED   465

 

COUNTY COMMISSION DIST. 4

 

ED BROWN   RECEIVED                  261

EDDIE FREEMAN INCUMBENT     348

 

PIKE COUNTY

Incumbent county commission chairman Steve Fry and district 4 commissioner Jake Garner were defeated.

Challenger Doug Mangham took nearly 63% of the vote in defeating Fry 964-574 in the August 5 runoff. Fry only won one district, Williamson.

Challenger Don Collins easily outdistanced Garner, taking just over 60% of the ballots cast. Collins finished with 333 votes to 220 for Garner.

US SENATE

VERNON JONES     54

JIM MARTIN            40

 

COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

 

STEVE FRY RECEIVED    574  (INCUMBENT)

DOUGLAS MANGHAM    964

 

COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 4

 

DON COLLINS    333

JAKE GARNER    220  (INCUMBENT)

 

 

UPSON COUNTY

IN THE US SENATE RACE

 

VERNON JONES  474

JIM MARTIN         314

 

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT 

 

RUSS BRIDGES      968

TERESA HARPER 1417

 

COUNTY COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN

 

ED CREWS                  953

ANTHONY SOUTH  1392

 

FAYETTE COUNTY

 

US SENATE

VERNON JONES       665

JIM MARTIN             1345

 

 

JUDGE PROBATE COURT 

 

ANN JACKSON        3582

 

JIM WHITLOCK        2235

 

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS POST 3

 

LEE HEARN               3503

 

PETER PFEIFER        2354

 

LAMAR COUNTY

 

VERNON JONES      214

 

JIM MARTIN             373