White County Probate Judge Garrison Baker congratulates Don Ferguson on the win
(Cleveland)- White County voters showed up at the polls Tuesday and elected Attorney Don Ferguson as the next probate judge.
Ferguson received 2,701 votes (54.9%) to Carol Jackson’s 2,215 votes (45.06%). 26.42 percent of the registered voters in the county cast ballots. That was the only county race that was decided in the Primary Runoff.
Ferguson after the vote tally last night expressed his gratitude to the voters of the county, “I would like to thank everybody for their help and support, it’s been really great meeting all the good people here in our community. White County is the best place in the world to live. Look forward to working with everyone the next four years as probate judge, if there is anything we can help anybody stop by the office, give me a call I’ll do everything I can. Thank you so much,” said Ferguson.
Ferguson said he looks forward to working with Judge Garrison Baker between now and January for a smooth transition.
Carol Jackson
Jackson said it’s sad to lose but she gave all she had in the campaign, “ I did everything I knew to do because I felt I would be a good judge, I know I would be, but you know what we prayed our way through it and had a lot of people working with us, I had so many wonderful volunteers and contributors, people just helped me so much. I feel sad in a way that I didn’t win but I trust that it was the right thing and I am confident that I will move forward to something better, “ commented Jackson.
White County Election Superintendent Garrison Baker said “ poll workers did a great jog as always, we have some of the best workers in the state, I can’t say enough about them. All the work that went in with the registrar’s office and the absentee ballots it was a smooth process so we are well pleased with the election.” Baker says the November election will be a big one and they will start now doing ballot building and other work for that election.
Summary of election results in White County
There were other races that were tied to White County including the race for congress Republican Andrew Clyde and Democrat Devin Pandy will face each other in November in a bid to win Georgia’s Ninth Congressional District, which includes White County and much of Northeast Georgia. Clyde, an Athens gun-shop owner, beat Matt Gurtler in the Republican runoff Tuesday, while Dandy, a military veteran, beat Brooke Siskin in the Democratic runoff. The November winner will replace Doug Collins in Congress. Collins is leaving the seat for a race for the U.S. Senate in November.
Habersham County Commissioner and Alto businessman Victor Anderson is one step closer to his goal of becoming the next House District 10 State Representative. Anderson defeated his Republican primary challenger Robert Crumley by more than 1,900 votes. Anderson will face Democrat Nick Mitchell at the polls in November.
