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A look at how Liberty voted
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The voting precinct in Walthourville is busy with citizens ready to cast their ballot in the Nov. 8 general election. - photo by Dan Scott

The unofficial election results shown below are for Liberty County only.

Registered Voters: 24,858

Ballots Cast: 16,319

Voter turnout: 65.65 percent

President of the United States
Donald Trump: 6,125 (38.09%)
Hillary Clinton: 9,531 (59.27%)
Gary Johnson: 426 (2.65%)

U.S. Sen.
Johnny Isakson: 6,489 (42.74%)
Jim Barksdale: 8,121 (53.49%)
Allen Buckley: 572 (3.77%)

Public Service Commission, District 2
Tim Echols: 7,871 (58.4%)
Eric Hoskins: 5,575 (41.46%

U.S. Rep. District 1
Earl "Buddy" Carter: 11,653 (100%)

State Sen. District 1
Ben Watson: 8,608 (100%)

State Sen. District 19
Blake Tillery: 2,475 (100%)

State Rep. District 164
Ron Stephens: 291 (100%)

State Rep. District 168
Al Williams: 12,906 (100%)

Probate Judge
Nancy Aspinwall: 13,974 (100%)

Clerk of Superior Court
Linda Dixon Thompson: 13,409 (100%)

Sheriff
Robert Brooks Jr: 4,186 (26.83%)
Steve Sikes: 11,414 (73.17%)

Tax Commissioner
Virgil Jones: 13,880 (100%)

Coroner
Reginald Pierce Sr: 13,763 (100%)

Chief Magistrate
Melinda Anderson: 13,900 (100%)

Solicitor
Jeffery Osteen: 13,731 (100%)

County Commissioner District 4
Ted Eby:1,411 (41.26%)
Pat Bowen: 1,928 (57.74%)

County Commissioner District 5
Gary Gilliard: 2,253 (100%)

County Commissioner District 6
Eddie Walden: 1,365 (100%)

County Chairman
Matt Mattingly: 6,080 (38.66%)
Donald Lovette: 9,645 (61.34%)

Soil and Water
Jerry Holcomb: 12,149 (100%)

Constitutional Amendment One
Provides greater flexibility and state accountability to fix failing schools through increasing community involvement.
YES: 7,724 (48.89%)
NO: 8,076 (51.11%)

Constitutional Amendement Two
Authorizes penalties for sexual exploitation and assessments on adult entertainment to fund child victims' services.
YES: 13,288 (85.16%)
NO: 2,316 (14.84%)

Constitutional Amendment Three
Reforms and re-establishes the Judicial Qualifications Commission and provides for its composition, governance, and powers.
YES: 10,166 (68.33%)
NO: 4,712 (31.67%)

Constitutional Amendment Four
Dedicates revenue from existing taxes on fireworks to trauma care, fire services, and public safety.
YES: 12,621 (81.34%)
NO: 2,895 (18.66%)

Sunday Package Sales
YES: 10,255 (64.93%)
NO: 5,540 (35.07%)

Sales and use tax (Special Purpose Local Options Sales Tax)
YES: 9,205 (58.37%)
NO: 6,565 (41.63%)

Election votes for the state and other counties can be found on the Georgia Secretary of State website http://sos.ga.gov/

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