Former President Donald Trump improved his vote percentage in Oconee County on Tuesday by 1.6 percentage points over 2020 and ever so slightly over his figure for 2016, leading a strong performance by Republican candidates in the county.
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins improved his percentage in the county over 2020 against Democratic challengers, as did Republicans state Sen. Bill Cowsert, state Rep. Houston Gaines, and state Rep. Marcus Wiedower.
Republican Brock Toole ran stronger in the Post 5 Board of Education race than Republican Michael Ransom did in 2020. Both had Democratic opposition in their races.
Republican Sheriff James Hale, who had no Democratic opposition in 2020, handily defeated Democratic challenger Reginald Wade in Tuesday’s vote totals.
The three Democrats running for Oconee County offices without Democratic Party support did poorer than did party supported Katie Green for Post 5 on the Board of Education, but none of the Democrats did as well as top local Democrats in 2020.
Independent District Attorney candidate Kalki Yalamanchili carried both Oconee and Clarke counties and defeated incumbent Democrat Deborah Gonzalez in the two-county Western Judicial Circuit contest.
Yalamanchili got more votes in Oconee County, where he was strongly supported by the Republican Party, than he did in Clarke County.
Oconee County voters approved a request from the Oconee County Board of Education that it be allowed to pick its own board chair and also approved the two state Constitutional Amendments and one referendum on the ballot.
Turnout was 86.1 percent in Oconee County for Tuesday’s election, compared with 84.5 percent in 2020 and 85.1 percent in 2016.
Local Race Percentages
Incumbent Republican Clerk of Superior Court Angela Elder-Johnson defeated Laura King, running as a Democrat without party support, 79.0 percent to 21.0 percent.
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| Hammond Interview 10/28/2024 |
Incumbent Republican Sheriff James Hale defeated Democrat Reginald Wade 80.1 percent to 19.9 percent.
Incumbent Post 1 County Commissioner Mark Thomas defeated Suzannah Heimel, running as a Democrat but without party support, 77.4 percent to 22.6 percent.
Republican Adam Hammond, running for open Post 4 on the Oconee County Board of Education, defeated Sheri Ward Long, running as a Democrat without party support, 76.5 percent to 23.5 percent.
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| Toole Interview 10/28/2024 |
Republican Toole received 72.7 percent of the vote in the race for open Post 5 on the Board of Education to 27.3 percent for Democrat Green.
In 2020, Democrat Laura Williams garnered 28.4 percent of the vote against Republican Tim Burgess for Post 4 on the Board of Education, and Joan Parker received 29.6 percent against Republican Michael Ransom.
Ransom ran unopposed for the Post 1 Chair position on the Board of Education on Tuesday, but the approval of the referendum on the ballot making the chair position a Board rather than citizen appointment negates that chair vote.
Voters approved that referendum 65.5 percent to 34.5 percent.
District Attorney, State Legislative Races
Yalamanchili received 76.5 percent of the vote in Oconee County to 23.4 percent for Gonzalez.
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| Yalamanchili At Forum 10/15/2024 |
In Clarke County, Yalamanchili received 51.9 percent of the vote to Gonzalez’s 48.1 percent.
Across the circuit, Yalamanchili received 61.9 percent of the vote to 38.1 percent for Gonzalez.
Republican U.S. Rep. Collins received 72.4 percent of the vote in Oconee County to 27.6 percent for Democrat Alexandra “Lexy” Doherty.
Republican Sen. Cowsert received 73.8 percent to Democrat Gareth Fenley’s 26.2 percent. Oconee County falls entirely in the 46th Senate District.
Republican Gaines, who represents two of Oconee County’s eight precincts in House District 120, received 73.4 percent to Democrat Andrew Ferguson’s 26.6 percent.
Republican Marcus Wiedower, who represents the remaining Oconee County precincts in House District 121, received 74.0 percent of the vote to Democrat Eric Gisler’s 26.0 percent.
Trump’s Numbers
In 2016, Trump received 67.4 percent of the vote in Oconee County, and Hillary Clinton received 28.0 percent.
In 2020, Trump received 65.9 percent of the vote, and Joe Biden received 32.4 percent.
On Tuesday, Trump received 67.5 percent of the vote and Kamala Harris received 31.6 percent.
Harris's 31.6 percent was the largest vote percentage received by any Democrat on the ballot in Oconee County.
Trump ran strongest in Dark Corner precinct with 76.7 percent, followed by 73.8 percent in North Oconee precinct.
Trump ran weakest in City Hall precinct with 60.6 percent of the vote, with his next lowest percentage in Civic Center with 61.3 percent.
The bulk of Oconee County voters cast a ballot advance in person (76.9 percent), and Trump got 68.5 percent of those votes.
Election Day voting accounted for 17.3 percent of the county’s votes, and Trump got 69.6 percent of that vote.
Only 5.8 percent of Oconee County voters used an absentee ballot, and Trump got 44.4 percent of those votes.
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