741 cast ballots in critical Senate election
Business, News December 15, 2020
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – The county elections office reported today (Dec. 15) that 741 in-person votes were cast on the first day of advance voting in the General Election Runoff for state and federal offices.
Voters tend to turn out in lower numbers for runoff elections, but, according to the figures released yesterday, 741 people voted Monday, compared to the first day of the November general primary when 689 voted.
The Senate races between incumbent Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and Democrat Rev. Ralph Warnock and Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Jon Ossoff have major national as well as statewide importance. Republicans must win at least one of the races to maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate.
Just how important the races are can be gauged by the amount of money, particularly outside-the-state-money, the candidates have collected. One recent report shows that the four candidates have spent in excess of $400 million on advertising so far. Estimates indicate more than 90 percent of the donations have come from outside Georgia.
Advance voting will continue for three weeks. All advance voting takes place at the elections office, 56 Short Street in Dahlonega. Election Day is Jan. 5 when all precincts will be open from 7a.m. until 7 p.m.
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Political candidate qualifying begins next week
News February 27, 2020
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Candidates for elected office will begin to officially file for their respective races Monday (March 2) as qualifying for dozens of Georgia positions opens ahead of the May 19 General Primary.
Candidates will have until noon on Friday (March 6) to file their paperwork, after which many races are expected to heat up in the final two-month sprint to Election Day.
Up-ballot races like U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress are on the table, as well as judges, clerks, coroners, sheriffs, county commissioners and other state and local-level positions.
Candidates must win 50 percent of the General Primary vote to win their seat. If they don’t, the top two candidates will head to a runoff, scheduled for July 21. Election Day is Nov. 23.
Candidates must bring valid identification. You may also bring a completed declaration of candidacy if you are running as a political party candidate or the notice of candidacy if you are qualifying for a non-partisan office. You will also need to bring the qualifying fee.
To register, report to the Lumpkin County Elections and Voter Registration Office, 56 Short Street, Dahlonega.
Fetch Your News will update this story each day as candidates continue to qualify.
Fetch Your News is a hyper local news outlet that covers Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Union, Towns and Murray counties as well as Cherokee County in N.C. FYN attracts 300,000+ page views per month, 3.5 million impressions per month and approximately 15,000 viewers per week on FYNTV.com and up to 60,000 Facebook page reach. If you would like to follow up-to-date local events in any of those counties, please visit us at FetchYourNews.com