Ricky Thompson (I) defeated Alan Moss in the race for Emanuel County Commission District 4 in the November 3 election. Voters also approved the extension of the One Percent Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST).
Thompson received 826 votes to Moss's 481.
The ESPLOST extension passed with 4,507 votes in favor and 2,623 opposed.
Emanuel County voters also weighed in on several statewide and federal races, as well as three proposed constitutional amendments.
Additional election results for Emanuel County are as follows:
U.S. Senate
Mike Collins – 4,774
Jon Ossoff – 2,525
Governor
Rick Jackson – 5,011
Keisha Lance Bottoms – 2,317
Lieutenant Governor
Greg Dolezal – 4,883
Josh McLaurin – 2,378
Secretary of State
Tim Fleming – 4,906
Penny Brown Reynolds – 2,356
Attorney General
Brian Strickland – 4,919
Tanya Miller – 2,385
Commissioner of Agriculture
Tyler Harper – 4,997
Katherine E. Juhan-Arnold – 2,277
Commissioner of Insurance
John King – 4,940
Keisha Sean Whites – 2,328
State School Superintendent
Richard Woods – 4,947
Lydia Powell – 2,325
Commissioner of Labor
Barbara Rivera Holmes – 4,924
Nikki Porcher – 2,328
U.S. House of Representatives – District 12
Rick W. Allen – 4,974
Ceretta Smith – 2,325
State Senate – District 23
Max Burns – 5,001
Shayna Boston – 2,27s
County Commission - District 4
James A. "Jim" Sherrod (Unopposed) – 1,495
County Commission - District 5
Timmy Oliver (Unopposed) – 1,221
Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Amendment 1: Increase the maximum qualifying acreage for assessment and taxation as bona fide conservation property.
Yes – 3,947
No – 2,999
Amendment 2: Provide for the nonpartisan election of all probate court judges.
Yes – 4,805
No – 2,126
Amendment 3: Authorize the creation of the Georgia Next Generation 5-1-1 Fund for the expansion, maintenance and operation of 9-1-1 systems.
Yes – 5,215
No – 1,699
