Super Tuesday primary: See Muscogee and Russell County precincts, ballots
When Columbus polls open at 7 a.m. today for Georgia’s presidential preference primary, 6,513 Muscogee residents already will have voted.
That’s how many voted early in the weeks leading up to today’s Super Tuesday showdown, when states across the South hold their presidential primary elections.
Voting precincts in Muscogee County will close at 7 p.m. Anyone still in line at that time will be allowed to vote, but no one arriving late will be allowed to join the end of the line.
Muscogee residents should remember that three voting precincts will move to new sites today:
Those who previously voted at Northside Baptist Church and Fox Elementary now will vote in the student center at Columbus Tech, 928 Manchester Expressway.
Those who once voted at Blackmon Road Middle School now will vote at the Salvation Army Church, 5201 Warm Springs Road.
The elections board last moved a polling place in November 2014, moving residents who once voted at the old Muscogee Elementary School, 3900 Baker Plaza Drive, to the National Infantry Museum off South Lumpkin Road at 1775 Legacy Way.
Columbus voters will choose only party nominees for president today. Across the Chattahoochee River in Russell County, residents will also decide races for district court judge, district attorney and other local contests.
In either state, voters must choose a Republican or Democratic ballot.
In Russell County, they must pick a Democratic Party ballot to vote in the judges’ races pitting Zack Collins against incumbent Buster Landreau and April Logan Russell against incumbent Walter Gray III, and the district attorney’s race in which former prosecutor Jamie Graham is challenging incumbent Kenneth Davis.
Also on the Democratic ballot are two county commission contests, with Cattie Epps, Jeff Faircloth and Charles Hollowell competing for District 5, and Larry Screws and J.S. Upshaw running in District 7.
Russell County’s Republican Party ballot has the race for the Third Congressional District where former Phenix City School Superintendent Larry DiChiara is challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, plus a contest for state Supreme Court justice, Public Service Commission president, and the U.S. Senate seat held by Richard Shelby, who faces four challengers.
Russell County voting precincts are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.
MUSCOGEE COUNTY PRECINCTS
- Wynnton Methodist Church, 2412 Wynnton Road.
- Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road.
- St. John AME Church, 3980 Steam Mill Road.
- Britt David Baptist Church, 2801 Britt David Road.
- St. Peter Methodist Church, 6507 Moon Road.
- Cornerstone Church of God, 7701 Lloyd Road.
- *Columbus Tech, 928 Manchester Expwy.
- St. Mark UMC, 6795 Whitesville Road.
- Wynnbrook Baptist Church, 500 River Knoll Way.
- Cusseta Road Church of Christ, 3013 Cusseta Road.
- National Infantry Museum, 1775 Legacy Way.
- Eddy Middle School, 2100 S. Lumpkin Road.
- Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, 4400 Old Cusseta Road.
- Faith Tabernacle Church, 1603 Floyd Road.
- Fort Middle School, 2900 Woodruff Farm Road.
- Rothschild Middle School, 1136 Hunt Ave.
- Church of Jesus Christ LDS, 4400 Reese Road.
- St. Paul Methodist Church, 2101 Wildwood Ave.
- North Highland Assembly of God, 7300 Whittlesey Blvd.
- St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4980 Hancock Road.
- *Salvation Army Church, 5201 Warm Springs Road.
- First African Baptist Church, 901 Fifth Ave.
- Epworth UMC, 2400 Devonshire Drive.
- Marianna Gallops Center, 1212 15th St.
- Edgewood Baptist Church, 3564 Forrest Road.
- Psalmond Road Rec Center, 6500 Psalmond Road.
*People who voted at Northside Baptist or Fox Elementary will vote in the student center at Columbus Tech, and people who voted at Blackmon Middle will vote at the Salvation Army Church.
RUSSELL COUNTY PRECINCTS
- Roy Martin Center, 1100 Airport Road, Phenix City.
- Ladonia Volunteer Fire Department Station, 3855 U.S. 80 West, Phenix City.
- Central Activities Building, 1500 14th St., Phenix City.
- National Guard Armory, 3614 S. Railroad St., Phenix City.
- Russell County Courthouse, 1000 Broad St., Phenix City.
- Claude Parkman Building, Prentiss Griffith Drive, Phenix City.
- Spencer Recreation Center, 400 8th Ave. S., Phenix City.
- Fort Mitchell Community Center, 870 Alabama Highway 165, Fort Mitchell.
- Troy University, 2602 College Drive, Phenix City.
- Crawford Volunteer Fire Department, 6 Alabama Highway 169 S., Phenix City.
- Dixie Volunteer Fire Department, 15 Lamb Road, Opelika.
- Cottonton Volunteer Fire Department, 1835 Alabama Highway 165, Pittsview.
- Pittsview Volunteer Fire Department, 5741 U.S. 431 S., Pittsview.
- Old Russell County Courthouse, 5 Jackson St., Seale.
- Hatchechubbee Volunteer Fire Department, 495 Blanding Road, Hatchechubbee.
- Hurtsboro Volunteer Fire Department Station, 405 Daniel St., Hurtsboro.
- Austin Sumbry Park 3999 U.S. 431 S., Phenix City.
- Absentee box: Russell County Courthouse, Broad St., Phenix City.
THE MUSCOGEE COUNTY BALLOT
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
For president:
- Hillary Clinton
- Martin J. O’Malley
- Bernie Sanders
- Michael Steinberg
REPUBLICAN PARTY
For president:
- Jeb Bush
- Ben Carson
- Chris Christie
- Ted Cruz
- Carly Fiorina
- Lindsey Graham
- Mick Huckabee
- John R. Kasich
- George Pataki
- Rand Paul
- Marco Rubio
- Rick Santorum
- Donald J. Trump
THE RUSSELL COUNTY BALLOT
The Russell County ballot by party has a list of candidates for president and then a list of electors to party conventions, which voters must follow ballot instructions to choose. Electors will not be listed here.
Voters may choose “uncommitted” from the list of presidential candidates, committing no delegates to anyone in the running.
Here are listings for each party’s ballot:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
For president:
- Hillary Clinton
- Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente
- Martin J. O’Malley
- Bernie Sanders
- Uncommitted
For U.S. Senate:
- Ron Crumpton
- Charles Nana
For District Attorney:
- Kenneth “Kenny” Davis
- Jamie Graham
For District Court Judge, Place 1:
- Zack Collins
- Buster Landreau
For District Court Judge, Place 2:
- Walter Lee Gray III
- April Logan Russell
For Russell County Commission, District 5:
- Cattie Epps
- Jeff Faircloth
- Charles E. Hollowell
For Russell County Commission, District 7:
- Larry D. Screws
- J.D. Upshaw
Proposed Statewide Amendment, No. 1:
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the legislature to provide a retirement program for district attorneys and circuit clerks of the state who are first elected or appointed on or after November 8, 2016.
SPECIAL ELECTION
Do you favor the local law authorizing the levy of a fire protection fee of fifty dollars ($50) per year on each residence and one hundred dollars ($100) on each commercial business outside the city limits of Phenix City, which shall be used to fund volunteer fire protection outside the City of Phenix City in Russell County?
REPUBLICAN PARTY
For president:
- Jeb Bush
- Ben Carson
- Chris Christie
- Ted Cruz
- Carly Fiorina
- Lindsey Graham
- Mick Huckabee
- John R. Kasich
- Rand Paul
- Marco Rubio
- Rick Santorum
- Donald J. Trump
- Uncommitted
For U.S. Senate:
- Marcus Bowman
- John Martin
- Jonathan McConnell
- Shadrack McGill
- Richard C. Shelby
For U.S. House, 3rd Congressional District:
- Larry DiChiara
- Mike Rogers
For Associate Justice, Place No. 3, State Supreme Court:
- Donald J. Beaulieu
- Tom Parker
For President, Public Service Commission:
- Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh
- Terry Dunn
Proposed Statewide Amendment, No. 1:
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to authorize the legislature to provide a retirement program for district attorneys and circuit clerks of the state who are first elected or appointed on or after November 8, 2016.
SPECIAL ELECTION
Do you favor the local law authorizing the levy of fifty dollars ($50) per year on each residence and one hundred dollars ($100) on each commercial business outside the city limits of Phenix City, which shall be used to fund volunteer fire protection outside the City of Phenix City in Russell County?
This story was originally published February 29, 2016 at 11:15 AM with the headline "Super Tuesday primary: See Muscogee and Russell County precincts, ballots."