Live: Cherokee Election Results
As votes are tallied, count on Patch to provide minute-by-minute updates of the primary races in Cherokee County.
10 p.m.: We apologize for the lack of updates. There was breaking news. With all 42 precincts reporting, this is how Cherokee voted:
- TSPLOST: 35,280 voted no; 9,105 voted yes.
- Cherokee County Board of Education Chair: 15,352 voted Read; 6,896 voted Dukes.
- State Senate District 21: 14,856 voted Rogers; 9,409 voted Beach.
- Cherokee County Sheriff: 26,511 voted Garrison; 12,113 voted Waters.
- Cherokee County Board of Education Post 1: 2,971 voted Marlow; 2,946 voted Cromer.
Open the fifth PDF attached to this minute-by-minute update for the complete report.
8:46 p.m.: By the numbers (with 10 precincts reporting)
- TSPLOST: 15,881 voted no; 4,012 voted yes.
- Cherokee County Board of Education Chair: 9,548 voted Read; 6,896 voted Dukes.
- State Senate District 21: 6,486 voted Rogers; 4,356 voted Beach.
- Cherokee County Sheriff: 12,855 voted Garrison; 4,980 voted Waters.
- Cherokee County Board of Education Post 1 (still with seven precincts reporting): 995 voted Cromer; 978 voted Marlow.
Open the fourth PDF attached to this minute-by-minute update for the complete report.
8:44 p.m.: Commissioner Karen Bosch just walked into Sixes Tavern. In her soon-to-be former seat, Brian Poole is in the lead over Chris Hampton.
8:30 p.m.: By the numbers (with seven precincts reporting)
- TSPLOST: 14,357 voted no; 3,685 voted yes.
- Cherokee County Board of Education Chair: 8,619 voted Read; 6,314 voted Dukes.
- State Senate District 21: 6,149 voted Rogers; 4,221 voted Beach.
- Cherokee County Sheriff: 11,706 voted Garrison; 4,478 voted Waters.
- Cherokee County Board of Education Post 1: 995 voted Cromer; 978 voted Marlow.
Open the third PDF attached to this minute-by-minute update for the complete report.
8:17 p.m.: New numbers. Open the second PDF attached to this minute-by-minute update for the complete report.
8:16 p.m.: Garrison just made an announcement. In Macedonia, where Waters lives, Garrison is in the lead. Unofficially, that is. The crowd erupts in cheers.
8:08 p.m.: There are shouts of joy at Sixes Tavern as a new set of numbers appear on the Cherokee County Elections and Voter Registration Office website. Click here to see them.
7:59 p.m.: The early numbers from Cherokee represent mail-in ballots.
7:54 p.m.: You can also open the first PDF attached to this minute-by-minute update to see some of the early returns.
7:40 p.m.: In Cherokee, Georgia Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers is leading Georgia Department of Transportation board member Brandon Beach; Cherokee County Sheriff Roger Garrison is ahead of David Waters; Cherokee County Board of Education Vice Chairwoman Janet Read has a slight edge over Danny Dukes; Kelly Marlow is leading Kyla Cromer in the Post 1 contest; and TSPLOST isn't doing well.
7:25 p.m.: First set of numbers are in. Click here to take a look.
7:16 p.m.: We're at Sixes Tavern where a crowd of Sheriff Roger Garrison supporters is growing.
7:16 p.m.: So far, no results posted online as of yet.
7 p.m.: Polls are closed in Cherokee.
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Mrs. AHA Teacher
11:20 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
With the vote for the 2 school board posts being so close will there have to be a run off?
Steely Dan
7:50 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Unknown but I think a runoff is only for when there's no Majority Winner...which both Board races obviously had.
For example, the County Commissioner District 2 race appears headed for a runoff, with Jim Hubbard only getting 45% of the vote. Looks like he'll runoff against Gunin, who appears to have finished 2nd.
Steely Dan
11:20 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
YES!! A Kelly Marlow victory is a victory for Fiscal Conservatives everywhere...and a blow against the failed status quo. Looks like Kyla Cromer's little personal attack on Kelly's signs this AM in Bridge Mill referenced elsewhere in the Patch didn't work out very well!
Sunshine
8:11 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
I enjoyed the Patch updates. It was a good idea to have live updates.