McIntosh votes Red, while State votes Blue

Though Democrats swept almost every top ticket race in Georgia, McIntosh County voters remained faithful to the Republican Party, with 54% voter turnout.

Locally, the only Democratic winner was incumbent Fred McIver who won his Board of Education seat with 65.47% of the vote against Republican candidate Jesse Hope, who had 34.53% of the voted.

Republican candidate for County Commission District 1, James Sailors captured the seat with 60.91% of the vote over Independent candidate, Bradley Smith, who garnered 39.09%.

State Representative Buddy DeLoach (R-167) of Shellman Bluff kept his seat with 61.98% of the vote in the district, compared to Darien Democratic candidate, Nathaniel Hicks Jr., who got 38.02%. In McIntosh County, DeLoach won with 61.63% to Hicks’ 38.37%.

Republican incumbent District Attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, Richy Braun, of Darien captured a win with 59.49% over Laurie E. Baio, of Richmond Hill, who had 40.51% in the district. Locally, Braun received 69.54% to Baio’s 30.46%.

Jim Kingston, Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, received 51.42% of the votes to win the seat over Democratic candidate Amanda Hollowell, who received 48.43%. In McIntosh, Kingston won by 60.81%.

 

 

How McIntosh and State Voted

                                                       McIntosh           State

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins (R)                         58.03%             41.00%

Jon Ossoff (I) (D)                       41.97%             59.00%

 

Governor

Rick Jackson (R)                       62.08%             45.69%

Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)          37.92%             54.31%

 

Lieutenant Governor

Greg Dolezal (R)                        60.72%             44.06%

Josh McLaurin (D)                     39.28%             55.94%

 

Secretary of State

Tim Fleming (R)                         61.15%             44.33%

Penny Brown Reynolds (D)        38.85%             55.67%

 

Attorney General

Brian Strickland (R)                    61.10%             44.47%

Tanya Miller (D)                         38.90%             55.53%

 

Commissioner of Agriculture

Tyler Harper (I) (R)                     61.84%             46.17%

Katherine E. Juhan-Arnold (D)    38.16%             53.83%

 

Commissioner of Insurance

John King (I) (R)                        61.76%             45.72%

Keisha Sean Waites (D)             38.24%             54.28%

 

State School Superintendent

Richard Woods (I) (R)                61.18%             45.40%

Lydia Powell (D)                        38.82%             54.60%

 

Commissioner of Labor

Barbara Rivera Holmes (I) (R)    61.24%             45.38%

Nikki Porcher (D)                       38.76%             54.62%

 

Public Service Commissioner (District 3)

Fitz Johnson (R)                        60.52%             43.62%

Peter Hubbard (I) (D)                 39.48%             56.38%

 

Public Service Commissioner (District 5)

Josh Tolbert (R)                         61.13%             44.69%

Shelia Edwards (D)                    38.87%             55.31%

 

US House of Representatives (District 1)

James “Jim” Kingston (R)           60.81%             51.42%

Amanda Hollowell (D)                39.19%             48.58%

Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1

Yes                                           53.37%             53.85%

No                                            46.63%             46.15%

 

Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2

Yes                                           74.28%             68.36%

No                                            25.72%             31.64%

 

Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3

Yes                                           74.36%             77.73%

No                                            25.64%             22.27%

 

City of Darien General Obligation Bonds

Yes       76.31%

No        23.69%