Republicans Double Amount Of Spending Of Democrats In October

The three Republican candidates seeking to be elected to represent Oconee County in the Georgia General Assembly in January spent nearly twice as much as their Democratic counterparts in the crucial first 25 days of October.

The three Republicans also raised nearly twice as much money as the three Democrats during that time period.

And the three Republicans, reflecting the vast reserves held by incumbent Sen. Bill Cowsert, were sitting on four times as much cash going into the final 11 days before the Nov. 6 election as the Democrats.

The candidates spent most of their money on campaign consultants and their services, advertising and printing services.

The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with 15,821 of the county’s 27,530 active, registered voters yet to cast a ballot following 16 days of early voting.

For more on the spending and campaign contributions of the six candidates, please go to Oconee County Observations.