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Monroe County Election Results from May 24 primary
A total of6,536 out of
Monroe County's 20,860
registered voters participat
ed in the May 24 primary,
about a 30 percent turnout.
There are three statewide
Democrat races that will
have to be decided in a run
off on June 21. Those who
voted in the GOP primary
may not participate in the
Democrat runoff. Here are
the other notable results in
Monroe County from May
24:
REP US SENATE
Gary W. Black - 818
Josh Clark - 145
Kelvin King - 111
Jonathan McColumn - 98
Latham Saddler -196
Herschel J. Walker - 4,870
REP GOVERNOR
Catherine Davis - 30
Brian Kemp - 4,697
David A. Perdue -1,362
Kandiss Taylor - 233
Tom Williams - 19
REP LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
Burt Jones - 3,854
Mack McGregor - 449
Butch Miller - 1,400
Jeanne Seaver - 252
REP SECRETARY OF
STATE
David Belle Isle - 662
Jody Hice - 1,943
T. J. Hudson - 359
Brad Raffensperger -
3,130
REP ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL
Chris Carr - 4,284
John Gordon - 4,654
REP COMMISSIONER
OF AGRICULTURE
Tyler Harper - 5,443
REP COMMISSIONER
OF INSURANCE
Ben Cowart - 844
John King - 4,204
Patrick Witt - 777
REP STATE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT
John Barge - 1,316
Richard Woods - 4,504
REP COMMISSIONER
OF LABOR
Kartik Bhatt - 268
Mike Coan - 1,645
Bruce Thompson - 3,395
REP PSC DISTRICT 2
Tim Echols - 5,438
REP PSC DISTRICT 3
Fitz Johnson - 5,344
REP US HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT 8
Austin Scott - 5,552
REP STATE SENATE
DISTRICT 18
John F. Kennedy - 5,464
Diane S. Vann - 587
REP STATE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT 134
David Knight - 1,836
REP STATE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT 144
Jayson Stonne - 578
Dale Washburn - 3,078
REP STATE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT 154
Robert Dickey - 290
REP COUNTY COM
MISSION DISTRICT 3
John H. Ambrose - 1,814
REP COUNTY COM
MISSION DISTRICT 4
Travis Daniel - 534
George Emami - 1,035
REP PARTY QUESTION
1 - The Biden administra
tion has stopped building
the border wall and illegal
border crossings have dra
matically increased. Should
securing our border be a
national priority?
Yes - 6,001
No - 274
REP PARTY QUES
TION 2 - Education is the
largest line item in the state
budget. Should education
dollars follow the student
to the school that best fits
their need, whether it is
public, private, magnet,
charter, virtual or home-
school?
Yes - 4,903
No - 1,306
REP PARTY QUESTION
3 - Florida has passed a
law to stop social media
platforms from influenc
ing political campaigns
by censoring candidates.
Should Georgia pass such
a law to protect free speech
in political campaigns?
Yes - 5,310
No - 828
REP PARTY QUESTION
4 - Two of the three current
federal work visa programs
are lottery based. Should
federal work visas instead
be issued on job skill?
Yes-5,312
No - 705
REP PARTY QUESTION
5 - Biological males who
identify as females have
begun competing in female
sports. Should schools in
Georgia allow biological
males to compete in female
sports?
Yes -139
No-6,121
REP PARTY QUESTION
6 - To prevent ballot tam
pering, state law prohibits
political operatives from
handling absentee bal
lots once they have been
marked by the voter. To
protect the integrity of
our elections, should the
enforcement of laws against
ballot tampering be a
priority?
Yes - 6,044
No - 169
REP PARTY QUESTION
7 - Absentee drop boxes are
vulnerable to illegal ballot
trafficking. Should absen
tee ballot drop boxes be
eliminated?
Yes - 5,631
No - 601
REP PARTY QUESTION
8 - Crime has dramati
cally increased throughout
the country including in
our capital city of Atlanta.
Should the citizens of resi
dential areas like the Buck-
head community of Atlanta
be allowed to vote to create
their own city governments
and police departments?
Yes - 4,932
No - 1,150
DEM US SENATE
Tamara Johnson-Shealey
-58
Raphael Warnock -1,498
DEM GOVERNOR
Stacey Abrams -1,532
DEM LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
Erick E. Allen - 131
Charlie Bailey - 147
Tyrone Brooks - 281
Tony Brown - 69
Kwanza Hall - 389
Jason T. Hayes - 48
Derrick L. Jackson - 109
R. Malik - 25
Renitta Shannon - 245
DEM SECRETARY OF
STATE
Dee Dawkins-Haigler -
294
John Eaves -194
Floyd Griffin - 296
Bee Nguyen - 406
Michael Owens - 283
DEM ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL
Jennifer Jordan - 1,114
Christian Wise Smith -
321
DEM COMMISSIONER
OF AGRICULTURE
Winfred Dukes - 534
Nakita Hemingway - 664
Fred Swann - 220
DEM COMMISSIONER
OF INSURANCE
Raphael Baker - 473
Janice Lews Robinson -
743
Matthew Wilson - 220
DEM STATE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT
Currey Hitchens - 149
Jaha V. Howard - 396
James Morrow - 205
Alisha Thomas Searcy -
680
DEM COMMISSIONER
OF LABOR
William Boddie - 276
Thomas Dean -181
Nicole Horn - 440
Lester G. Jackson - 261
Nadia Surrency - 262
DEM PSC DISTRICT 2
Patty Durand - 859
Russell Edwards - 497
DEM PSC DISTRICT 3
Shelia Edwards - 729
Chandra Farley - 396
Missy Moore - 243
DEM PARTY QUES
TION 1 - Should the Unit
ed States remove obstacles
to economic advancement
by forgiving all student
loan debt?
Yes -1,341
No - 216
DEM PARTY QUES
TION 2 - Should all
Georgians have access to
paid parental leave follow
ing the birth or adoption of
a child?
Yes - 1,442
No - 111
DEM PARTY QUES
TION 3 - Should every
three- and four-year-old
in Georgia be given the
opportunity to attend a
high-quality preschool free
of charge?
Yes - 1,509
No-48
DEM PARTY QUES
TION 4 - Should Georgia
voters have the right to
gather signed petitions to
directly place questions
on the ballot, whether to
change the law or poll the
public?
Yes - 1,313
No - 222
DEM PARTY QUES
TION 5 - Should families
earning less than $150,000
per year receive an ex
panded tax credit to help
cover the costs of raising
children?
Yes - 1,365
No - 190
DEM PARTY QUES
TION 6 - Should the State
of Georgia expand access
to health care for over half
a million Georgians by
utilizing federal funds to
expand Medicaid?
Yes - 1,496
No-57
DEM PARTY QUES
TION 7 - Should the State
of Georgia expand voter
access by increasing early
voting opportunities, allow
same-day voter registra
tion, removing obstacles
to voting by mail, and
installing secure ballot
drop boxes, accessible at
all times, through Election
Day?
Yes - 1,429
No - 110
DEM PARTY QUES
TION 8 - Should marijua
na be legalized, taxed, and
regulated in the same man
ner as alcohol for adults 21
years of age or older, with
proceeds going towards
education, infrastructure,
and health care programs?
Yes -1,187
No - 368
DEM PARTY QUES
TION 9 - Should the State
of Georgia incentivize the
development of clean, re
newable energy sources to
support Americas energy
independence?
Yes - 1,463
No-71
JUSTICE SUPREME
COURT OF GEORGIA
(COLVIN)
Veronica Brinson - 1,648
Verda M. Colvin - 4,404
JUDGE SUPERIOR
COURT TOWALIGA
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(WILSON)
Thomas H. Wilson -
6,865
CHURCH CALENDAR
Email church calendar news to Diane Glidewell at news'-mymcr.net by Monday at
1 0 a.m. Church information is published free of charge as space permits.
June 6-8
VBS at First
Baptist Forsyth
First Baptist Church Forsyth,
95 West Morse Street will
have Vacation Bible School
on Monday-Wednesday, June
6-8 from 9 a.m.-1 2 noon for
children entering kindergarten
to 5th grade. VBS this year
will follow the theme of learn
ing God's truth through sci
ence experiments. Plan to be
a part of a fun and exciting
week—register at the church
website.
June 8
Circle of Care Food Dis
tribution is cancelled
The Circle of Care food
distribution scheduled for
Wednesday, June 8 at Christ
United Methodist Church, 417
N. Frontage Road, Forsyth has
been cancelled. Check Christ
United Methodist Church's
Facebook page or call
478-994-1232 for updated
information.
June 12
Homecoming at Juliette
Baptist
Juliette Baptist Church, 1 2679
Highway 87, Juliette will
celebrate Homecoming on
Sunday, June 1 2. Pastor Mike
Fuller will speak during morn
ing worship at 1 1 a.m. Lunch
will follow. All are invited to
worship and have lunch.
June. 12-17
VBS at First Baptist
Church of High Falls
First Baptist Church of High
Falls, 4408 High Falls Road
will hold Vacation Bible
School June 12-17.
June 13-17
St. Peter s Rock Mission
ary Baptist has VBS
St. Peter s Rock Missionary
Baptist Church, 10496 Hwy
87, Juliette will have Vacation
Bible School on Monday-
Friday, June 13-17 from 6-8
p.m. All are welcome. For
more information contact Ruth
Middlebrook at 478 986-
5269.
May 8-June 19
Pregnancy Center
Annual Fundraiser
From Mother's Day to Father's
Day the Annual Baby Bottle
fundraiser for the Pregnancy
Center of Monroe County
is underway. Pick up a baby
bottle at a participating
church or the Pregnancy
Center at 562 N. Lee Street,
Forsyth and fill it with coins,
cash or checks. For more in
formation, call 478-994-3173.
June 20-24
New Providence Baptist
will have VBS
New Providence Baptist
Church, 2560 Highway 41
S, Forsyth will have Vacation
Bible School Monday-Friday,
June 20-24 from 6-8 p.m.
each night. Children ages 4
years old through 2021-22
5th graders are invited to
Spark Studios to learn that
they are "Created in Christ
and Designed for God's
Purposes!" Register each
child who will participate at
npbcsmarr.org/vbs.
Ongoing
May 22-June 30
First Baptist of High Falls
starts a Why? message
series
First Baptist Church of High
Falls, 4408 High Falls Road
will begin a Why? Sunday
Morning Message Series
on May 22 that will include
Why Am I Here? What's My
Purpose? Is Life an Illusion? Is
there Meaning? You matter to
God; we want you here. May
22 - June 30 will be Forty
Days of Purpose and Prayer,
along side a book called
"What on Earth Am I Here
for?" By Rick Warren.
Bread & Blessings
food pantry is open at
Bethany Baptist
The Bread & Blessing food
pantry is open at the fellow
ship hall of Bethany Baptist
Church, 365 Pea Ridge Road,
Bolingbroke every Monday
from 10 a.m.-12 noon. There
are a variety of shelf stable
items available for families
who need them. For more in
formation, call 478-974-0002.
Rocky Creek Baptist
Church Motocyde Minis
try Community
Breakfast
The Rocky Creek Motorcycle
Ministry hosts a Community
breakfast every 2nd Saturday
of the month, and all are
invited to attend. The next
breakfast is Saturday, June
1 1 at 9 a.m. at Rocky Creek
Baptist Church 225 Rocky
Creek Rd„ Forsyth.
Rock Springs
Church Clinic
The Rock Springs Church
Health Clinic in Forsyth is
open every Wednesday from
8:30 a.m.-noon. New patient
consultations are available at
1 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of each month.
The clinic is near Monroe
County Hospital at 100 MLK
Jr. Drive; the phone number is
478-992-9581.
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“Servicing Each Family With Equal Respect”
Lee’s Haircutting
Lee Smith
994-1666
Mon - Fri 10 to 7
...Unless Playing Golf
WBIB-FM 89.1
Forsyth-based Christian Radio
Believers in Broadcasting
478-957-9164
www.wbibfm.com
We are here to serve the
local church and community.
Sunday morning local sermon schedule:
9 a.m. Dayspring Presbyterian Church
10 a.m. Rock Springs Church
11 a.m. New Providence Baptist Church
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