UPDATED 10:43 p.m. — Coston becomes first African-American elected to Fayette County Commission; Basham, Presberg win BoE posts
All precincts reporting including 1,400 absentee ballots
Post 5, Fayette County Commission (9 of 9 precincts reporting)
Allen McCarty (R) — 33% (2803)
Pota Coston (D) — 67% (5741)
Fayette BoE, District 4 (12 of 12 precincts reporting)
Diane Basham (R) — 64% (5498)
Ogechi Oparah (D) — 36% (3145)
Fayette BoE, District 5 (9 of 9 precincts reporting)
Dean B. Dunton (R) — 33% (2751)
Leonard Presberg (D) — 67% (5644)
U.S. Senate (Fayette votes only)
Michelle Nunn (D) — 36% (15,342)
David Perdue (R) — 62% (26,162)
Amanda Swafford (L) — under 2% (769)
Ga. governor (Fayette votes only)
Jason Carter (D) — 36% (15,028)
Nathan Deal (R) — 62% (25,980)
Andrew Hunt (L) — under 3% (1,43)
State Representative, District 73 (covering a portion of south Fayette County)
John Yates (R) — 76% (3434)
Mario Driver (D) — 24% (1094)
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UPDATED 9:38 p.m. — Post 5, Fayette County Commission (5 of 9 precincts reporting)
Allen McCarty (R) — 30% (1947)
Pota Coston (D) — 70% (4478)
Fayette BoE, District 4 (9 of 12 precincts reporting)
Diane Basham (R) — 63% (4498)
Ogechi Oparah (D) — 37% (2654)
Fayette BoE, District 5 (5 of 9 precincts reporting)
Dean B. Dunton (R) — 30% (1919)
Leonard Presberg (D) — 70% (4383)
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UPDATED 9:02 p.m. — Post 5, Fayette County Commission (3 of 9 precincts reporting)
Allen McCarty (R) — 30% (1545)
Pota Coston (D) — 70% (3550)
Fayette BoE, District 4 (5 of 12 precincts reporting)
Diane Basham (R) — 61% (3173)
Ogechi Oparah (D) — 39% (2065)
Fayette BoE, District 5 (3 of 9 precincts reporting)
Dean B. Dunton (R) — 31% (1530)
Leonard Presberg (D) — 69% (3480)
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UPDATED 8:22p.m. — Precincts reporting — 1 (early voting)
Post 5, Fayette County Commission
Allen McCarty (R) — 27% (1058)
Pota Coston (D) — 73% (2911)
Fayette BoE, District 4
Diane Basham (R) — 61% (2285)
Ogechi Oparah (D) — 39% (1485)
Fayette BoE, District 5
Dean B. Dunton (R) — 27% (1058)
Leonard Presberg (D) — 73% (2845)
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POSTED BEFORE POLLS CLOSED —
Results of three contested local races — two Board of Education posts and one seat on the County Commission — will be posted here tonight.
County Commissioner Allen McCarty (R) will face off against Democratic challenger Pota Coston in the District 5 commission race.
The two school board races include Ogechi Oparah (D) and Diane Basham (R) in the District 4 race and incumbent Leonard Presberg (D) and challenger Dean Dunton (R) in the District 5 race.
The state representative race for District 73 covering a portion of south Fayette County will have incumbent John Yates (R) squaring off against Mario Driver (D).
Among the statewide races are the U.S. Senate race between David Perdue (R), Michelle Nunn (D) and Libertarian Amanda Swafford.
Also to be decided this year is the governor’s race that features incumbent Nathan Deal (R), Democratic challenger Jason Carter and Libertarian challenger Andrew Hunt.
A host of other races will be decided in statewide offices that include lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture, commissioner for insurance, state school superintendent, commissioner of labor and two seats on the Public Service Commission.
Also to be decided are two proposed constitutional amendments. Voters will decide if an increase in the state income tax rate should be prohibited and if reckless driving fees should be added to the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund.
Voters will also decide if property owned by the University System of Georgia and operated by providers of student housing and other facilities should be exempt from taxation.
