VOTE! It’s Election Day
Press Release May 24, 2022
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — It’s Election Day in Georgia. All eyes will be on the gubernatorial race where incumbent Brian Kemp is expected to handily defeat former Senator David Perdue despite President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Perdue.
This 2022 General Primary and Non-partisan General Election follows weeks of early voting that shattered turnout records and produced 857,000 votes, three times the number of votes recorded in the 2018 mid-term election. The turnout should silence Democrat claims that the new Georgia voting law would suppress the vote. Republicans cast 406,000 votes to Democrats 299,000.
If the polls are correct, US Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who also has Trump’s endorsement, will run away from five Republican challengers much as the legendary running back used to run away from opponents at the University of Georgia.
Other high-profile races to be contested include US Congress, Lt. Governor and Secretary of State. and attorney general. Here in Forsyth County several down-ballot races will garner a lot of attention, including State Representative races in the 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th and 48th districts.
Parents with children in the Forsyth County School System will have their eyes on the Board of Education races in District 1 and District 5. Former hospital CEO Dennis Scheidt is trying to unseat Chairman Wes McCall in the District 1 race and Mike Valdes and Erin Knight are the candidates in District 5.
Polls will open at 7 am and are expected to close at 7 pm.
Perdue, Loeffler win in Forsyth County
News January 5, 2021
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. –Republicans in Forsyth County gave incumbent Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler their overwheming endorsement in the U.S. Senate runoff election Tuesday.
Perdue received 75,734 votes to Democrat Jon Ossoff’s 33,764. Loeffler defeated Rev. Raphael Warnock 34,456. Republican Party Chairman Patrick Bell said he was pleased with the Republican’s effort to get out the vote in his county.
“We had people all day today trying to get people to the polls.” Bell added, however, he was concerned with the statewide vote.
But the effort may not be enough. When Forsyth County’s votes were reported at about 11:30 p.m. Warnock had just taken a 26,000 vote lead over Loeffler and Perdue saw his lead drop from about 118,000 votes to just 3,000 after 130,000 votes were reported from heavily Democrat DeKalb County.
Advance voting starts Monday in high stakes U.S. Senate race
News December 10, 2020

Sen David Perdue

Jon Ossoff
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — One of the most important elections in U.S. history will take place Jan. 5 when Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue face Democrat challengers Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff respectively in the General Runoff. The eyes of the nation will be on Georgia to learn which party will control the U.S. Senate during the next administration.
Advance voting begins next week and will continue each Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. until Dec. 31. There will be no Saturday voting and the voting locations will be closed for Christmas Holiday Dec. 24 and 25 and again on Jan. 1. On Election Day, Jan. 5, all precincts will be open and voters will report to their respective precincts which will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The other race on the ballot is for District 4 Public Service Commissioner where incumbent Republican Lauren Bubba McDonald Jr. will face Democrat Daniel Blackman.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler

Rev. Raphael Warnock
ADVACE VOTING LOCATIONS
Elections office 1201 Sawnee Drive
Hampton Park Library 5345 Settingdown Road
Parks and Recreation Center 1605 Canton Hwy.
Sharon Springs Park 1950 Sharon Road
Midway Park Community Building 5100 Post Road
The county has provided an Absentee Ballot Drop Box available at the Forsyth County Elections Office located at 1201 Sawnee Drive, Cumming.
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