Thomas County offices up for election in 2004
Presidential Preference Primary/Special Election - March 2, 2004 click for details
General Primary/Nonpartisan Election/Special Election - July 20, 2004 click for details
Primary Runoff/Nonpartisan Runoff/Special Runoff - August 10, 2004
Special Election - September 21, 2004
General/Nonpartisan Election/Special Election - November 2, 2004
General/Nonpartisan Runoff - November 23, 2004
In 2004 there were elections for President of the United States, 1 US Senate seat (seat currently held by Zell Miller), 13 US Representative seats, 1 Public Service Commission seat, Judicial offices, State Senators (all seats), State Representatives (all seats), All local two-year officials
In 2005 there are Municipal Elections
In 2006 there will be elections for 13 US Representative seats, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor
Results of the March 2, 2004 Presidential Preference Primary and Statewide Special Referendum
Last Updated 3/3/2004 4:19:57 AM
President - Republican
95% of precincts reportingGeorge W. Bush(R)155,694100.0%President - Democratic
95% of precincts reportingCarol Moseley Braun(D)3,6390.6%Wesley K. Clark(D)4,0630.7%Howard Dean(D)10,8481.8%John Edwards(D)251,66941.5%Dick Gephardt(D)2,2910.4%John F. Kerry(D)283,62146.7%Dennis J. Kucinich(D)7,4721.2%Joe Lieberman(D)5,4220.9%Al Sharpton(D)37,9696.3%Flag
95% of precincts reportingFlag 2003565,06573.9%
Flag 2001199,52426.1%
Results of the General Primary July 20, 2004
Precinct by precinct results in the Democratic Primary, Republican Primary and the non-partisan Primary.
Chief Magistrate
Republican
Jessica Faulk 541 17.62%
Tim Louderback 1.449 47.20%
Kenneth R. Taylor 1.080 35.18%
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Chief Magistrate
Democrat
Grace Garland 1.128 40.13%
S. Andrew Seery 1,683 59.87%
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Thomas County Commission District 4
Democrat
Michael B. Greene 181 48.66%
Louis R. Rehberg 191 51.34%
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State Representative, District 173
Republican
Clay Campbell 1,452 41.2%
Mike Keown 2,069 58.8%
GRADY
Clay Campbell 116
Mike Keown 289
THOMAS
Clay Campbell 1,336 42.88%
Mike Keown 1,780 57.12%
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Supreme Court Justice, Sears
Non-Partisan
Grant Brantley 393,425 37.9%
Leah Sears 645,946 62.1%
THOMAS
Grant Brantley 2,334 44.52%
Leah Sears 2.905 55.42%
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Appeals Court Judge, Eldridge
Non-Partisan
Debra Bernes 268,021 29.3%
William Ashley Hawkins 70,324 7.7%
Howard Mead 181,087 19.8%
Thomas C. Rawlings 109,171 11.9%
Mike Sheffield 179,828 19.7%
Lee Elizabeth Tarte Wallace 106,094 11.6%
THOMAS
Debra Bernes 1.088 22.99%
William Ashley Hawkins 412 8.70%
Howard Mead 387 8.18%
Thomas C. Rawlings 1,227 25.92%
Mike Sheffield 1.047 22.12%
Lee Elizabeth Tarte Wallace 570 12.04%
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United States Senator, Miller
Republican
Herman Cain 155,649 26.7%
Mac Collins 119,745 20.5%
Johnny Isakson 308,084 52.8%
THOMAS
Herman Cain 1.069 34.07%
Mac Collins 507 16.16%
Johnny Isakson 1,562 49.78%
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United States Senator, Miller
Democrat
Leigh Baier 41,725 7.6%
Jim Boyd 77,515 14.2%
Sid Cottingham 14,984 2.7%
James N. Finkelstein 20,637 3.8%
Denise L. Majette 219,919 40.2%
W. Cliff Oxford 115,093 21.0%
Govind N. Patel 8,691 1.6%
Mary Hodges Squires 48,822 8.9%
THOMAS
Leigh Baier 179 7.21%
Jim Boyd 840 33.84%
Sid Cottingham 27 1.09%
James N. Finkelstein 63 2.54%
Denise L. Majette 358 14.42%
W. Cliff Oxford 718 28.93%
Govind N. Patel 41 1.65%
Mary Hodges Squires 256 10.31%
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Public Service Commission, District 2 - Eastern
Republican
Robert B. "Bobby" Baker, Jr. 387,712 74.8%
Roger "Bulldozer" Dozier 88,498 17.1%
Terry Taschwer 42,186 8.1%
THOMAS
Robert B. "Bobby" Baker, Jr. 2,306 79.79%
Roger "Bulldozer" Dozier 430 14.88%
Terry Taschwer 154 5.33%
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Public Service Commission, District 2 - Eastern
Democrat
Mac Barber 346,431 71.5%
Michael R. Berlon 138,105 28.5%
THOMAS
Mac Barber 1,795 79.11%
Michael R. Berlon 474 20.89%
Results of the runoff election August 10, 2004
Chief Magistrate
Republican
Tim Louderback 703 59.83%
Kenneth R. Taylor 472 40.17%
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US Senate
Democrat
Thomas County vote:
Denise Majette 295 51.85%
Cliff Oxford 274 48.15%
Statewide vote
97% of precincts reporting
Denise L. Majette 156,066 59.2%
W. Cliff Oxford 107,747 40.8%
Here are the returns in the federal, state and Thomas County elections in the General Election November 2, 2004.
In Thomas County offices that were contested
Chief Magistrate:
100% of precincts
Tim Louderback (R) 5,949 39.24%
Andy Seery (D) 9,197 60.67%
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County Commission District 2:
100% of precincts
Greg Patterson (R) 855 46.70%
Moses Gross (I)(D) 975 53.25%
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President of the United States
95% of precincts reporting in Georgia
George W. Bush (R) 1,789,186 58.0%
John F. Kerry (D) 1,276,438 41.4%
Michael Badnarik (Lib) 17,295 0.6%
100% of precincts in Thomas County
George W. Bush (R) 9,659 61.4%
John F. Kerry (D) 5,997 38.1%
Michael Badnarik (Lib) 49 0.3%
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United States Senator
95% of precincts reporting in Georgia
Johnny Isakson (R) 1,740,187 57.8%
Denise L. Majette (D) 1,204,037 40.0%
Allen Buckley (Lib) 64,912 2.2%
100% precincts in Thomas County
Johnny Isakson (R) 9,260 61.5%
Denise L. Majette (D) 5,476 36.4%
Allen Buckley (Lib) 304 2.0%
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Public Service Commission, District 2 - Eastern
95% of precincts reporting in Georgia
Robert B. "Bobby" Baker, Jr. (R) 1,643,818 57.1%
Mac Barber (D) 1,138,266 39.5%
JaLynn Hudnall (Lib) 96,440 3.4%
100% precincts in Thomas County
Robert B. "Bobby" Baker, Jr. (R) 8,853 60.3%
Mac Barber (D) 5,597 38.1%
JaLynn Hudnall (Lib) 234 1.6%
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U.S. Representative, District 2
93% of precincts reporting in the district
Dave Eversman (R) 63,640 33.2%
Sanford Bishop (D) 127,876 66.8%
100% precincts in Thomas County
Dave Eversman (R) 6,741 44.5%
Sanford Bishop (D) 8,406 55.5%
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State Senator, District 8
95% of precincts reporting
Rusty Griffin (R) 21,060 43.9%
Tim Golden (D) 26,916 56.1%
100% of precincts in Thomas County
Rusty Griffin (R) 4,645 48.2%
Tim Golden (D) 4,988 51.6%
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State Senator, District 11
93% of precincts reporting
John Bulloch (R) 24,124 53.2%
Murray Campbell (D) 21,241 46.8%
100% of precincts in Thomas County
John Bulloch (R) 3,840 70.4%
Murray Campbell (D) 1,611 29.5%
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State Representative, District 173
93% of precincts reporting
Mike Keown (R) 10,077 63.6%
Gary Cooper (D) 5,767 36.4%
100% of precincts in Thomas County
Mike Keown (R) 8,551 62.2%
Gary Cooper (D) 5,186 37.7%
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State Representative, District 174
88% of precincts reporting
Norman Bennett (R) 5,601 46.1%
Ellis Black (D) 6,537 53.9%
100% of precincts in Thomas County
Norman Bennett (R) 686 48.9%
Ellis Black (D) 717 51.1%
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A district not in Thomas County, but of interest
State Representative, District 172
93% of precincts reporting
Gene Maddox (R) 7,428 50.9%
Wallace Sholar (D) 7,152 49.1%
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Appeals Court Judge
95% of precincts reporting
Debra Bernes (Non-Partisan) 1,035,820 41.7%
Howard Mead (Non-Partisan) 958,553 38.5%
Mike Sheffield (Non-Partisan) 492,410 19.8%
100% of precincts in Thomas County
Debra Bernes (Non-Partisan) 4,370 36.0%
Howard Mead (Non-Partisan) 3,947 32.5%
Mike Sheffield (Non-Partisan) 3,792 0.2%
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Constitutional Amendments, Marriage defined as union of a man and a woman
95% of precincts reporting
Yes (Non-Partisan) 2,297,817 76.3%
No (Non-Partisan) 715,605 23.7%
100% of Thomas County precincts
Yes (Non-Partisan) 13,129 86.1%
No (Non-Partisan) 2,127 13.9%
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Constitutional Amendments, Provide Supreme Court authority to answer questions of law from federal courts
95% of precincts reporting
Yes (Non-Partisan) 1,938,042 69.2%
No (Non-Partisan) 864,456 30.8%
100% of Thomas County precincts
Yes (Non-Partisan) 10,059 70.4%
No (Non-Partisan) 4,222 29.6%
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Here are the seats that were up for election in Thomas County after qualifying was over; all incumbents, except as noted, said they were running for reelection
Thomas County Commission
--District 2 - Moses Gross (D), incumbent; Greg Patterson has qualified as a Republican
--District 4 - Richard Smith (D), incumbent, will not run for reelection; Michael Greene, Democrat has qualified, and Louis Rehberg, Democrat has qualified
--District 6 - Mary Jo Beverly (D), incumbent has qualified
--District 8 - Elaine Mays (R), incumbent has qualified
Thomas County Board of Education
--District 2 - Mark Clark (R), incumbent has qualified
--District 4 - John Stephenson (D), incumbent has qualified
--District 6 - Cecil Stewart (D), incumbent, has qualified
Countywide and Constitutional Officers
--Coroner - Sam Brown (D), incumbent has qualified
--Judge of Probate Court - Vickie Burnette (N), incumbent has qualified
--Chief Magistrate - Grace Garland (D), incumbent has qualified; S. Andrews "Andy" Seery has qualified as a Democrat for the office; Tim Lounderback has qualified as a Republican; Kenneth Taylor has qualified as a Republican; Jessica Faulk has qualified as a Republican
--Clerk of Court - David Hutchings (D), incumbent has qualified
--Solicitor General - Joseph Thomas McGraw (D), incumbent has qualified
--District Attorney - J. David Miller (R), incumbent has qualified
--Sheriff - R. Carlton Powell (D), incumbent has qualified
--Tax Commissioner - Shirley Prevatt (R), incumbent has qualified
State Senate
--District 8 - Tim Golden (D), indicated in Fall 2003 would not run for reelection, in April 2004 said he would run for reelection; Rusty Griffin from Valdosta qualified as a Republican
--District 11 - John D. Bulloch (R), incumbent has qualified; Murray Campbell, a farmer from Camilla qualified as a Democrat
State Representative
--District 173 - No incumbent; Mike Keown of Coolidge qualified as Republican and Clay Campbell of Thomasville qualified as a Republican; Gary Cooper of Thomasville qualified as a Democrat
--District 144 - Ellis Black (D), incumbent has qualified; G. Norman Bennett, a human resources director from Valdosta and former Chairman of the Lowndes County Commission has qualified as a Republican
Judge of Superior Court
--Harry J. Altman, II, (N), incumbent has qualified
--Richard M. Cowart (N), incumbent has qualified
--H. Arthur McLane (N), incumbent has qualified
Judge of State Court
--Elliot P. McCollum, Jr., (N), incumbent has qualified