On the Ground

Editor's note: Throughout the day, we'll provide Super Tuesday observations from the perspective of voters and elections officials in Canton-Sixes Patch.

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9:22 p.m. In Cherokee, Newt Gingrich won the Republican presidential preference primary with 50.49 percent of the vote, according to the  office. About 27.63 percent of the county's registered voters cast a ballot.

Here's how the other candidates fared:

• Mitt Romney: 23.33 percent
• Rick Santorum: 18.56 percent
• Ron Paul: 7.09 percent

7:25 p.m. On his Facebook page, Newt Gingrich wrote: "Thank you for your support Georgia! Let's continue the momentum! Donate today: http://www.newt.org/."

3 p.m. Cherokee County has had approximately 14,000 voters come out to the polls,  Supervisor Janet Munda said. There are 136,000 registered active and inactive voters in the county.

2:38 p.m. http://twitvid.com/6OQOW - @PatchPolitics: This is a first for today--a Ron Paul supporter in #CantonGA!

2:32 p.m. http://twitvid.com/Z1LCX - @PatchPolitics Sixes ES poll manager Lora Schwieger: Turnout light, but typical. #SuperTuesday

2:17 p.m. @PatchPolitics Sixes ES is a lot more accessible right now, but the car line is growing here, too!

2:15 p.m. @PatchPolitics Don't vote at Liberty ES right now. Car line leading to school is long.

2:09 p.m. http://twitvid.com/RHYQ5 - @patchpolitics Raymond Nicholson of#CantonGA: 'They're supposed to our mouthpieces, not dictating to us.'

2:04 p.m. http://twitvid.com/CF2GY - @PatchPolitics BridgeMill poll mgr. Judy Klinkner: voters have been streaming to the new location at .

1:50 p.m. http://twitvid.com/FUUYP - @PatchPolitics Rex McInvale of#CantonGA just voted for @newtgingrich b/c he 'makes both parties' mad.

1:13 p.m. http://twitvid.com/QI8F9 - @PatchPolitics Joyce Moore of#CantonGA said she's voting for @newtgingrich because of his experience.

1 p.m. http://twitvid.com/3NCSJ - @PatchPolitics Jack Hausman, poll manager at RT Jones in #CantonGA, said most have voted early.

1 p.m. http://twitvid.com/DSVFF - @PatchPolitics At 1 p.m., the scene at Canton City Hall, one of the county precincts in #Cherokee!

10:04 a.m. As of 10:04 a.m., 91 people had passed through to cast their ballot in today's presidential preference primary. That doesn't include . "It's going well," precinct manager Dee Thigpen said. "Better than expected. We have been quite steady this morning."

A little less than 4,000 registered voters are assigned to First Baptist Canton. "We're getting there," Thigpen said.

7:23 a.m. Tweet from Reg Griffin (@reggriffin): Just voted: Only took about five-minutes at the BridgeMill precinct in Cherokee. Now the traffic. #SuperTuesday @newtgingrich

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