58.32% of Dougherty voters cast ballots, give Bishop, Harris overwhelming support
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ALBANY — In what Elections Supervisor Ginger Nickerson called the largest turnout since she’s been in office and what many are saying may be a record, 58.32% of Dougherty County’s 58,543 registered voters — more than 34,000 voters — turned out Tuesday, most of them spurred by the presidential election that was expected to continue into the early hours of Wednesday.
Incumbent Republican District 1 Dougherty County Commissioner Ed Newsome held off the challenge of Democrat Larry Harris to retain his seat. Newsome outpolled Harris 4,400 votes to 3,890.
In an even closer race for the District 1 Dougherty School Board seat, Democrat Carolyn Hand beat Republican David Maschke 4,275 votes to 3,983 to claim the seat that is being vacated by Robert Youngblood. Maschke was seeking a return to the board after a 12-year absence.
In the race for the U.S. House District 2 seat that has been held by Sanford Bishop for the past 32 years, Bishop easily outpolled Republican challenger Wayne Johnson, 24,622-9,044 in Dougherty County, helping the incumbent claim a 175,475-136,289 victory. Bishop’s total was 56.28% of the total vote.
In the presidential race, Democrat Kamala Harris outpolled Republican Donald Trump 23,795-9,893 in Dougherty County, but as of midnight, Trump held a slight lead over Harris in the state.
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