Columbia County voters approved renewing the Columbia County School District’s E-SPLOST for five more years.
The Columbia County School District 1% Sales and Use Tax for Educational Purposes (E-SPLOST) and Approval of Bonds vote received 56,466 (67.6%) yes votes and 26,963 (32.3%) no votes.
With 46 out of 46 precincts reporting in, the unofficial results for Columbia County favored former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential election.
Out of 110,049 registered voters in the county, 86,513 residents cast their ballots, with over 60,000 being cast during advanced voting.
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President
- Donald Trump and J.D. Vance (R): 53,610 (62.2%)
- Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (D): 31,582 (36.6%)
U.S. House of Rep. District 12
- Rick Allen (incumbent) (R): 56,306 (66.2%)
- Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson (D): 28,683 (33.7%)
State Senate District 23
- Max Burns (incumbent) (R): 16,864 (58%)
- Shayna Boston (D): 12,180 (41.9%)
State Senate District 24
- Lee Anderson (incumbent) (R): 47,138 (1005)
State House of Rep. District 123
- Rob Leverett (incumbent) (R): 1,200 (78.6%)
- Hope S. Beard (Democrat): 326 (21.3%)
State House of Rep. District 125
- Gary Richardson (incumbent0 (R): 18,115 (62.6%)
- Kay Turner (D): 10,801 (37.3%)
State House of Rep. District 127
- Mark Newton (incumbent) (R): 17,848 (100%)
State House of Rep. District 131
- Rob Clifton (R): 21,339 (65%)
- Heather Rose White (D): 11,455 (34.9%)
Probate Court Judge
- Alice Wheatley Padgett (incumbent) (R): 71,377 (100%)
Superior Court Clerk
- Cindy Mason (incumbent) (R): 71,652 (100%)
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Sheriff
- Clay Whittle (incumbent) (R): 72,162 (100%)
Tax Commissioners
- Wayne Bridges (incumbent) (R): 71,916 (100%)
Coroner
- Terry Norman (R): 54,768 (65.4%)
- Helen L. Bratton (D): 28,953 (34.5%)
Chief Magistrate
- Jason R. Troiano (incumbent) (R): 71,185 (100%)
County Commissioner District 2
- Trey Allen (R): 17,208 (100%)
County Commissioner District 3
- Michael W. Carraway (incumbent) (R): 18,901 (100%)
Constitutional Amendments
Amendment 1: Provides for a general law state-wide homestead exemption that may differentiate among political subdivisions
Yes: 53,303 (66%)
No: 27,418 (33.9%)
Amendment 2: Provides for a state-wide Georgia Tax Court
- Yes: 43,552 (54.3%)
- No: 36,567 (45.6%
Statewide Referendum Question: Raises amount of tangible personal property tax exemption from $7,500 to $20,000
- Yes: 59,234 (72%)
- No: 22,950 (27.9%)
These results are unofficial and do not include provisional ballots. The Columbia County Board of Elections will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the Board of Education Warehouse to certify the election results.
