Wednesday, June 03, 2026

Oconee County GOP Stumping Ground Forum Included Heated Exchanges As Candidates Made Appeals Before June 16 Runoff

***State Senate District 46 Candidates Lead Off***

The Republican Party Stumping Ground forum got off to a contentious start on Monday as Doug McKillip and Marc McMain, seeking the party’s nomination in the state Senate District 46 race, tussled over gambling, property tax relief, campaign financing, party affiliation, and other matters.

The event ended nearly two hours later with a sharp exchange between Vernon Jones, seeking the party nomination in the state Secretary of State race, and moderator Tim Bryant over Jones’s assertion that the 2020 presidential race in Georgia was “stolen.”