Politics & Government

How Gwinnett County Voted in the 2012 Election

Republican-heavy Gwinnett County came out in large numbers

Results Updated 2 a.m., Wednesday

 Gwinnett County voters provided few surprises on Election Day.

They came out in large numbers, voted mostly Republican and provided several lopsided outcomes.

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Nearly 75 percent of the county's registered voters casted their ballots, more than five percentage points better than the 2008 turnout.

Gwinnettians voted for Gov. Mitt Romney for president, for incumbents in 11 races, including three Board of Education candidates, and in favor of the controversial Public Charter School Amendment (by a 63% to 37% margin), which drew similar margins elsewhere in the state.

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U.S. Representatives Rob Woodall (R, District 7) and Hank Johnson (D, District 4) had sizable leads among their Gwinnett constituents as they claimed victories before midnight.

The only close race was in the State Representative Race in District 105, where Republican Joyce Chandler drew 10,556 votes compared to the 9,992 won by Democrat Renita Hamilton. District 105 encompasses an area from Lawrenceville to Grayson in Gwinnett County.

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Gwinnett County General Election Results

Note: These results represent only votes counted in Gwinnett County. They do not include votes from districts that include areas from other counties. Provisional ballots are not included.

U.S. President 156 of 156 precincts Votes  (I) Barack Obama, Dem. (Joe Biden, VP) 131,879 45 Mitt Romney, Rep. (Paul Ryan VP) 159,563 54 Gary Johnson, Lib. (James Gray VP) 4,118 1 U.S. House, 4th District 34 of 34 precincts Votes % (I) Hank Johnson, Dem. 32,852 55 J. Chris Vaughn, Rep. 26,968 45 U.S. House, 7th District 112 of 112 precincts Votes % (I) Rob Woodall, Rep. 111,398 57 Steve Reilly, Dem. 84,165 43 U.S. House, 10th District 11 of 11 precincts Votes % (I) Paul Broun, Rep. (unopposed) 21,869 100 State Senate, 5th District 27 of 27 precincts Votes % (I) Curt Thompson, Dem. (unopposed) 31,164 100 State Senate, 9th District 42 of 42 precincts Votes % (I) Don Balfour, Rep. 46,427 62 Scott Drake, Dem. 28,673 38 State Senate, 40th District 8 of 8 precincts Votes % (I) Fran Millar, Rep. (unopposed) 8,093 100 State Senate, 41st District 10 of 10 precincts Votes % (I) Steve Henson, Dem. (unopposed)  9,241 100 Ga. Senate, 45th District 34 of 34 precincts Votes % (I) Renee Unterman, Rep. (unopposed) 56,211 100 State Senate, 48th District  20 of 20 precincts Votes % (I) David Shafer, Rep. (unopposed) 27,900 100 State Senate, 55th District 20 of 20 precincts Votes % (I) Gloria Butler, Dem. (unopposed) 30,259 100 State House, 81st District 1 of 1 precincts Votes % (I) Scott Holcomb, Dem. 504 66 Chris Boedecker, Rep. 262 34 State House, 93rd District 7 of 7 precincts Votes % (I) Dar'shun Kendrick, Dem. 10,694 67 Tina Hoffer, Rep. 5,249 33 State House, 94th District 8 of 8 precincts Votes % Karen Bennett, Dem. (unopposed) 7,563 100 State House, 95th District 14 of 14 precincts Votes % (I) Tom Rice, Rep. 11,670 58 Brooke Siskin, Dem. 8,581 42 State House, 96th District 10 of 10 precincts Votes % (I) Pete Marin, Dem. 6,773 55 Mark Williams, Rep. 5,524 45 State House, 97th District 13 of 13 precincts Votes % (I) Brooks Coleman, Rep. (unopposed) 17,992 100 State House, 98th District 10 of 10 precincts Votes % (I) Josh Clark, Rep. (unopposed)  16,426 100 State House, 99th District 8 of 8 precincts Votes % (I) Hugh Floyd, Dem. (unopposed) 6,886 100 State House, 100th District 9 of 9 precincts Votes % (I) Brian Thomas, Dem. (unopposed) 10,099 100 State House, 101st District 12 of 12 precincts Votes % (I) Valerie Clark, Rep. 10,486 56 Timothy Swiney, Dem. 8,148 44 State House, 102nd District 11 of 11 precincts Votes % (I) Buzz Brockway, Rep. (unopposed) 14,984 100 State House, 103rd District 7 of 7 precincts Votes % Timothy Barr, Rep. (unopposed) 11,117 100
State House, 104st District 12 of 12 precincts Votes  % (I) Donna Sheldon, Rep. (unopposed) 18,245 100 State House, 105th District 9 of 9 precincts Votes % Joyce Chandler, Rep. 10,556 51 Renita Hamilton, Dem. 9,992 49 State House, 106th District 13 of 13 precincts Votes % (I) Brett Harrell, Rep. (unopposed) 16,740 100 State House, 107th District 11 of 11 precincts Votes % (I) David Casas, Rep. (unopposed) 14,860 100 State House, 108th District 15 of 15 precincts Votes % (I) B.J. Pak, Rep. (unopposed) 16,067 100 State House, 114th District 2 of 2 precincts Votes % (I) Tom Kirby, Rep. (unopposed) 2,353 100 State Public Service Commission 156 of 156 precincts Votes % (I) Chuck Eaton, Rep. 142,191 51 Stephen Oppenheimer, Dem. 116,466 43 Brad Ploeger, Lib. 17,490 6 State Public Service Commission 156 of 156 precincts Votes % (I) Stan Wise, Rep. 159,636 65 David Staples, Dem. 87,016 35 Gwinnett District Attorney 156 of 156 precincts Votes % (I) Danny Porter, Rep. (unopposed) 213,147 100 Gwinnett Judge Probate Court 156 of 156 precincts Votes % Chris Ballar, Rep. (unopposed) 206,556 100 Gwinnett Clerk Superior Court 156 of 156 precincts Votes % (I) Richard Alexander, Rep. 153,911 56 Brian Whiteside, Dem. 122,298 44 Gwinnett Sheriff 156 of 156 precincts Votes % (I) Butch Conway, Rep.  208,154 100 Gwinnett Tax Commissioner 156 of 156 precincts Votes % (I) Richard Steele, Rep. (unopposed) 207,419 100 Gwinnett Chief Magistrate 156 of 156 precincts Votes % (I) George Hutchinson III, Rep. (unopposed) 205,236 100 Gwinnett Commission Chairman 156 of 156 precincts Votes   %    (I) Charlotte Nash, Rep. (unopposed) 206,584 100 Gwinnett Commission, District 1 37 of 37 precincts Votes % (I) Jace Brooks, Rep. (unopposed) 46,986 100 Gwinnett Commission, District 3 39 of 39 precincts Votes % (I) Tommy Hunter, Rep. (unopposed) 62,125 100 Gwinnett Board of Education, District 1 28 of 28 precincts Votes % (I) Carole Boyce, Rep. 36,953 58 Jennah Es-Sudan, Dem. 26,608 42 Gwinnett Board of Education, District 3 35 of 35 precincts Votes % (I) Mary Kay Murphy, Rep. 36,526 61 Jen Falk, Dem. 23,618 39 Gwinnett Board of Education, District 5 26 of 26 precincts Votes % (I) Louise Radloff, Dem. 22,886 74 H.K. Dido, Rep. 7,987 26



Constitutional Amendment Proposals

Amendment 156 of 156 precincts Yes % No %

1. Allow state or local approval of public charter schools upson request of local coimmunities?

 179,441  63  104,815 37



2. Provide for a reduction in the state's operating costs by allowing the General Assembly to authorize certain state agencies to enter into multiyear rental agreements? 183,149 67
91,627 33


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