GAINESVILLE - A straw poll was conducted at the Hall County Republican Party Hall County Sheriff's debate Saturday. The results are from the Hall County Republican Party.
Straw Poll:
Total Votes = 208
9th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Doug Collins 89 -- 42%
Roger Fitzpatrick 25 -- 12%
Martha Zoller 83 -- 40%
Did not vote 11 -- 6%
SHERIFF
Gerald Couch 75 -- 36%
Chuck Hewett 6 -- 2%
John Sisk 3 -- 2%
Jeff Strickland 44 -- 21%
Jon P. Strickland 72 -- 35%
Did not vote 8 -- 4%
PROBATE JUDGE
Susan Brown 8 -- 4%
Brook Davidson 52 -- 25%
Patty W. Laine 76 -- 37%
Lisa Maniscalco 29 -- 14%
Did not vote 43 -- 20%
TAX COMMISSIONER
Brad Dunagan 18 -- 9%
Darla Eden 64 -- 31%
Kent Henderson 67 -- 32%
Charles Lewis 37 -- 18%
Did not vote 22 -- 10%
COMMISSION CHAIR
Steve Gailey 19 -- 9%
Dick Mecum 110 -- 53%
Tom Oliver 61 -- 29%
Did not vote 18 -- 9%
COMMISSION POST 2
Eugene Moon 76 -- 37%
Billy Powell 98 -- 47%
Did not vote 34 -- 16%
COMMISSION POST 4
Ashley Bell 101 -- 49%
Jeff Stowe 73 -- 35%
Did not vote 34 -- 16%
1. Should Georgia have casino gambling with funds going to education?
YES 109 -- 52%
NO 86 -- 41%
Did not vote 13 -- 7%
2. Do you support ending the current practice of unlimited gifts from lobbyists to state legislators by imposing $100 cap on such gifts?
YES 161 -- 77%
NO 34 -- 16%
Did not vote 13 -- 7%
3. Should active duty military personnel who are under the age of 21 be allowed to obtain a Georgia weapons license?
YES 156 -- 75%
NO 44 -- 21%
Did not vote 8 -- 4%
4. Should citizens who wish to vote in a primary election be required to register by their political party affiliation at least 30 days prior to such primary election?
YES 103 -- 50%
NO 90 -- 43%
Did not vote 15 -- 7%
5. Should the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the paramount right to life is vested in each innocent human being from his or her earliest biological beginning without regard to age, race, sex, health, function, or condition of dependency?
YES 132 -- 63%
NO 55 -- 26%
Did not vote 21 -- 10%
SPECIAL ELECTION REFERENDUM 1
(T-SPLOST)
Shall Hall County's transportation system and the transportation network in this region and the state be improved by providing for a 1 percent special district transportation sales and use tax for the purpose of transportation projects and programs for a period of 10 years?
YES 58 -- 28%
NO 131 -- 63%
Did not vote 19 -- 9%
** Special Notes:
"Did not vote" In certain races, people chose not to vote due to not being in the district or not having made a choice or for another reason. Those numbers were captured as 'did not vote'. In those races percentage of vote won will be skewed.
Margins of error for percent of vote +/- .5%
Friday
April 19th, 2024
3:47AM
