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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)

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  • 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.

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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  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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Stay with Patch for minute-by-minute updates of the primary races in Cherokee County.

For all of Canton-Sixes Patch's election coverage, visit Participate 2012.

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