Election Day in Cumming: All Precincts Report, Turnout Exceeds 50 Percent

Unofficial Forsyth County General Election Results as of 9:51 p.m.

16 OF 16 PRECINCTS FULLY REPORTED

Georgia’s U.S. Senate race can be followed here, while the race for governor and other statewide offices can be followed here

Forsyth County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

Cale Hatch - 32.64% / 15,000
Leonard Ridings - 67.36% / 30,955

Forsyth County Transportation Bond

Yes - 63.44% / 34,764
No - 36.56% / 20,030

BALLOTS CAST: 57,126
VOTER TURNOUT: 52.64%

Citizens in Cumming and Forsyth County will be heading to the polls today, and it’s up to each and every voter to make sure he or she is as well-informed as possible about all the issues and candidates on the ballot.

Polls will be open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and long lines are anticipated at Forsyth’s polling places. Speaking of polling places, check your most recent voter registration information, as your traditional polling place may have changed since the last time you voted.

For your convenience, you can enter your address on the Georgia Secretary of State’s “My Voter Page” website and confirm your proper polling place for today’s election.

A sample ballot for Forsyth County voters can be examined on pages 10 and 11 of this voting guide.

Following the closing of polls at 7 p.m., the Georgia Secretary of State’s office will begin tabulating the results and displaying them online.

In Forsyth County, voters will have two choices to make for the United States Congress and the Upper Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor; the remaining Forsyth County candidates are running without opposition.

In Georgia’s 7th Congressional district, which includes Cumming, voters will choose between Republican W. Robert “Rob” Woodall and Democrat Thomas D. Wight. The candidates for Georgia’s 9th Congressional district, which includes part of Forsyth County, are Republican Douglas A. “Doug” Collins and David D. Vogel.

Voters will select either Cale J. Hatch or Leonard Wilbur Ridings to serve as the Upper Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor.

State senators Michael Williams and Steve Gooch, State representatives Kevin Tanner, Wes Cantrell, Mark Hamilton, Michael Dudgeon, Geoffrey Duncan, Solicitor General Bill Finch, Forsyth County district commissioners Pete Amos and Todd Levent, and Forsyth County Board of Education members Ann Crow and Kristin Morrissey are all running unopposed.

Forsyth County voters will also cast their ballot on a proposed $200 million bond to tackle several transportation issues in the county. Learn more about the bond and the projects involved here.

For statewide races, voters will see on the ballot:

United States Senate

• David A. Perdue — Republican
• M. Michelle Nunn — Democrat
• Amanda C. Swafford — Libertarian

Governor

• J. Nathan Deal — Republican
• Jason J. Carter — Democrat
• Andrew T. Hunt — Libertarian

Lt. Governor

• L.S. “Casey” Cagle — Republican
• Connie J. Stokes — Democrat

Secretary of State

• Brian P. Kemp — Republican
• Doreen Carter — Democrat

Attorney General

• Samuel S. Olens — Republican
• Gregory K. “Greg” Hecht — Democrat

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Gary W. Black — Republican
• Christopher James Irvin — Democrat

Commissioner of Insurance

• Ralph T. Hudgens — Republican
• Elizabeth N “Liz” Johnson — Democrat
• Edward T. “Ted” Metz — Libertarian

State School Superintendent

• Richard L. Woods — Republican
• Valerie D. Wilson — Democrat

Commissioner of Labor

• J. Mark Butler — Republican
• Robbin K. Shipp — Democrat

Public Service Commissioner

• Herman D. “Doug” Everett — Republican
• John H. Monds — Libertarian

Public Service Commissioner

• Lauren W. “Bubba” McDonald — Republican
• Daniel A. Blackman — Democrat
• Robin Aaron Gilmer — Libertarian