NEWTON COUNTY — GOP representatives from Newton County had been within the winner’s circle on Tuesday night time after the entire ballots had been counted.
District 114 State Consultant Tim Fleming (R-Covington) defeated challenger Vernon Jones to advance to November’s common election for Secretary of State. Mike Collins (R-Jackson), who represents elements of Newton County within the tenth Congressional District, defeated challenger Derek Dooley to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
Fleming earns Republican nomination for Secretary of State in a landslide
Fleming entered Tuesday’s runoff with a surge of momentum from Might. The Newton County native earned 39.3% of the vote within the common election, slightly below 12 factors larger than Jones.
Nearly instantly, Fleming took a commanding lead with 66% after one-third of the statewide outcomes had been posted. By 8:02 p.m., Fleming was declared the winner, ending with 64.6% of the vote.
Fleming dominated the voting cycle in Newton County as soon as once more, incomes 85% of the vote.
“I’m excited to have received the Republican nomination tonight for Georgia Secretary of State,” Fleming stated in a video posted to his Fb web page. “Thanks for the overwhelming assist. We’re going to work laborious and struggle in the direction of November to verify we win the election.”
Fleming will face Democratic challenger Penny Brown Reynolds, a former choose and actuality present star, after she defeated Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett.
Collins defeats Dooley in contested race for Republican U.S. Senate bid
Collins was thought-about the favourite to defeat Dooley in Tuesday’s election after taking first place in Might’s common election and incomes an eleventh-hour endorsement from President Donald Trump. However Dooley, who was backed by Gov. Brian Kemp, didn’t make it straightforward.
The previous soccer coach stored the race shut all through the night, even incomes a 100-vote lead over Collins in Newton County an hour after polls closed. The congressman, nonetheless, started to tug away as extra outcomes got here in, ending the night time with 55% of the statewide vote. He completed with 356 votes greater than Dooley in Newton County.
Collins thanked his supporters final night time on social media whereas additionally attacking his November opponent Jon Ossoff and different U.S. Home Democrats.
“Georgia, I’m humbled. Final night time you despatched a transparent message: this state is prepared for a workhorse who delivers, not a rubber stamp for the novel left,” Collins wrote. “Jon Ossoff has spent years in Washington doing the bidding of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer whereas Georgians paid the value on the pump, on the grocery retailer, and on the border. That ends in November.”
Ossoff is seeking to earn a second six-year time period as considered one of two U.S. senators from Georgia. He defeated David Perdue in 2020 to turn into Georgia’s first elected Democratic senator since 1997.
Newton County sides with Rick Jackson in Governor’s race
Within the toss-up race for Governor, Newton County voters sided with Rick Jackson, who defeated Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones on Tuesday to earn the GOP nomination for governor. Jackson earned 3,309 votes in comparison with Jones 3,080 in what was a 7% turnout.
Jackson completed in second place behind Jones in Might and confronted two main obstacles within the type of endorsements from Trump and Kemp. However the billionaire healthcare govt took an early lead at 60% a 3rd of the best way via the night time. Regardless of Jones’ finest efforts to shut the hole, Jackson completed with 52.7% of the statewide vote to clinch the GOP nomination.
Jackson will now face Democratic challenger and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.
Full Newton County election outcomes
U.S. Senate (R)
Mike Collins – 3,360
Derek Dooley – 3,004
Governor (R)
Rick Jackson – 3,309
Burt Jones – 3,080
Lt. Governor (R)
Greg Dolezal – 3,329
John F. Kennedy – 2,957
Lt. Governor (D)
Nabilah Parkes – 2,345
Josh McLaurin (Total race winner) – 1,954
Secretary of State (R)
Tim Fleming – 5,010
Vernon Jones – 1,266
Secretary of State (D)
Penny Brown Reynolds – 3,201
Dana Barrett – 1,098
State Superintendent (R)
Bubba Longgrear – 3,101
Richard Woods (i)(Total race winner) – 3,017
Insurance coverage Commissioner (D)
Keisha Sean Waites – 2,714
DeAndre Mathis – 1,572
Labor Commissioner (D)
Nikki Porcher – 2,817
Michelle Sanchez – 1,454
Public Service Fee District 5 (R)
Josh Tolbert – 3,201
Bobby Mehan – 2,524
