Election Results: Cherokee County Sees 15% Primary Turnout

About 15% of Cherokee County’s registered voters cast a ballot in the May 21 primary elections, according to unofficial results.

Cherokee County Elections and Voter Registration reports 31,675 total ballots were cast, about 15% of the county’s total registered voters. Of those, 18,115 voters made their choice in the ballot box on Election Day, 12,288 voted early and 1,272 voted absentee.

Here are election results updated through Wednesday afternoon for the May 21 primary elections for Cherokee County, from the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.

For state elections; such as Georgia Supreme Court, Appeals Court, and state House and Senate; the totals include votes from outside Cherokee County.

Results are unofficial until they are certified.

The Cherokee County Board of Elections is scheduled to certify results at 2 p.m. May 28 at the Cherokee County Conference Center, 1130 Bluffs Parkway in Canton.

FederalU.S. Congress District 7 — Republican

Rich McCormick (I): 47,023 (100%)

U.S. Congress District 7 — Democrat

Bob Christian: 20,930 (100%)

U.S. Congress District 11 — Republican

Barry Loudermilk (I): 46,523 (86.05%)

Lori Marie Pesta: 2,630 (4.86%)

Mike Pons: 4,911 (9.08%)

U.S. Congress District 11 — Democrat

Antonio Daza: 10,438 (43.41%)

Katy “Kate” L. Stamper: 13,609 (56.59%)

State SenateState Senate District 21 — Republican

Brandon Beach (I): 14,199 (100%)

State Senate District 21 — Democrat

Lillia Michelle Lionel: 2,763 (51.62%)

Tracey Verhoeven: 2,590 (48.38%)

State Senate District 32 — Republican

Ben Paul Fremer: 2,739 (22.64%)

Kay Kirkpatrick (I): 9,357 (77.36%)

State Senate District 56 — Republican

John Albers (I): 12,538 (100%)

State Senate District 56 — Democrat

JD Jordan: 7,923 (100%)

State HouseState House District 11 — Republican

Rick Jasperse (I): 4,353 (100%)

State House District 11 — Democrat

Kayla L. Hollifield: 696 (100%)

State House District 14 — Republican

Mitchell L. Scoggins (I): 4,982 (100%)

State House District 20 — Republican

Charlice Byrd (I): 4,100 (100%)

State House District 21 — Republican

Gregg Kirkpatrick: 1,205 (19.14%)

Brad Thomas (I): 5,090 (80.86%)

State House District 21 — Democrat

Mitchell Simmons: 1,393 (100%)

State House District 22 — Republican

Paul G. Kettering: 1,342 (34.03%)

Jordan Ridley (I): 2,601 (65.97%)

State House District 22 — Democrat

James “JL” Shade: 1,812 (100%)

State House District 23 — Republican

Mandi Ballinger (I): 4,890 (100%)

State House District 44 — Republican

Don L. Parsons (I): 3,264 (100%)

State House District 44 — Democrat

Danielle Bell: 2,301 (100%)

State House District 46 — Republican

John Carson (I): 3,742 (100%)

State House District 46 — Democrat

Micheal Garza: 2,624 (100%)

State House District 47 — Republican

P. “Phoebe” Eckhardt: 529 (19.17%)

Jan Jones (I): 2,230 (80.83%)

State House District 47 — Democrat

Anthia Carter: 705 (33.78%)

Debra Shigley: 1,382 (66.22%)

State judicial racesJudge of Supreme Court (Boggs)

Michael P. Boggs (I): 1,045,866 (100.00%)

Judge of Supreme Court (Ellington)

John J. Ellington (I): 1,046,368 (100.00%)

Judge of Supreme Court (Peterson)

Nels Peterson (I): 1,037,234 (100.00%)

Judge of Supreme Court (Pinson)

John Barrow: 522,027 (45.03%)

Andrew Pinson (I): 637,263 (54.97%)

Judge of Court of Appeals (Rickman)

Brian M. Rickman (I): 1,027,952 (100.00%)

Judge of Court of Appeals (Dillard)

Stephen Dillard (I): 1,037,438 (100.00%)

Judge of Court of Appeals (Hodges)

Ken Hodges (I): 1,039,807 (100.00%)

Judge of Court of Appeals (Land)

Ben Land (I): 1,031,691 (100.00%)

Judge of Court of Appeals (Mercier)

Amanda H. Mercier (I): 1,034,991 (100.00%)

Judge of Court of Appeals (Miller)

Jeff Davis: 628,210 (57.06%)

Tabitha Ponder: 472,701 (42.94%)

Judge of Court of Appeals (Watkins)

Jeffrey A. Watkins (I): 1,029,211 (100.00%)

Cherokee CountyDistrict Attorney — Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit — Republican

Susan K. Treadaway (I): 21,089 (100%)

Clerk of Superior Court — Republican

Patty Baker (I): 21,352 (100%)

Sheriff — Republican

Frank Reynolds (I): 21,880 (100%)

Tax Commissioner — Republican

Denise Mastroserio (I): 21,255 (100%)

Surveyor — Republican

Ron R. Wikle Jr. (I): 21,127 (100%)

Coroner — Republican

Sally Sims (I): 21,163 (100%)

Magistrate Judge — Republican

Greg Douds: 9,521(45.34%)

Jack ‘’Trey’’ Goodwin, III: 11,480 (54.66%)

County Commission — District 2 — Republican

Richard Weatherby (I): 5,695 (100%)

County Commission — District 3 — Republican

Benny Carter (I): 4,662 (100%)

County Board of Education Chairman — Republican

Janet S. Read: 20,436 (100%)

County Board of Education District 1 — Republican

Kelly Kind Poole (I): 2,815 (100%)

County Board of Education District 2 — Republican

Patsy Jordan (I): 4,838 (100%)

Superior Court Judge (Cannon, Jr.) — nonpartisan

David Lee Cannon, Jr. (I): 26,028 (100%)

Superior Court Judge (McElyea) — nonpartisan

Jennifer L. Davis: 25,861 (100%)

Superior Court Judge (Wallace) — nonpartisan

B. Shannon Wallace (I): 26,020 (100%)

State Court Judge (Helhoski) — nonpartisan

Michelle Leigh Helhoski (I): 25,911 (100%)

State Court Judge (Morris) — nonpartisan

A. Dee Morris (I): 26,026 (100%)

Probate Court Judge — nonpartisan

Keith Wood (I): 26,170 (100%)

Special elections

Cherokee County School District Senior Homestead Exemption

Yes: 28,700 (91.66%)

No: 2,611 (8.34%)

City of Woodstock Senior Homestead Exemption

Yes: 2,665 (89.28%)

No: 320 (10.72%)