Muscogee County Board of Elections reported its final unofficial and incomplete election results at about 11 p.m. Tuesday night amid a tight U.S. Senate race.
While many statewide races have not been called, here’s how Columbus voted in Tuesday’s midterm election.
U.S. Senate
As of 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Sen. Raphael Warnock is down by 0.8 points to Herschel Walker statewide, according to the Associated Press. A candidate needs to receive more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff election.
In Muscogee County, voters chose Warnock, with the Democrat receiving about 62% of the vote.
U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock campaigns Monday night at Abundant Life Full Gospel Outreach Church in Columbus, Georgia. 11/07/2022 Mike Haskey mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com
Governor
Gov. Brian Kemp leads Stacey Abrams as of 11 p.m. Tuesday with about 54% of Georgia voters giving Kemp their vote, according to the AP. Muscogee County voters leaned towards Abrams with about 59% of the county’s vote. Abrams conceded to Kemp on Tuesday night.
Lieutenant Governor
While Republican Burt Jones is leading the race for lieutenant governor statewide as of 11:45 p.m., Democrat Charlie Bailey led in Muscogee County with around 59% of the vote.
Secretary of State
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger leads Bee Nguyen statewide as of 11:45 p.m., with around 54% of the vote. In Muscogee County, Nguyen received about 56% of the county’s vote.
Attorney General
The majority of votes in Muscogee County for Georgia attorney general went to Democrat Jennifer “Jen” Jordan over incumbent Attorney General Chris Carr. About 59% of Muscogee County voters chose Jordan.
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Sanford Bishop kept his seat representing the 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, holding off Republican Chris West by 54.9% to 45.1%, according to the AP. Muscogee County voters leaned towards Bishop, with him winning about 68% of the county’s vote.
According to the AP, Republican Drew Ferguson held off Democrat Val Almonord In the 3rd Congressional District. About 67% of Muscogee County voters went for Ferguson.
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop waits to do an interview with a local television station at his election night party in Columbus, Georgia, on Nov. 8, 2022. Mike Haskey Ledger-Enquirer
State Senate
State Senator Randy Robertson will continue representing District 29, defeating Democrat Ellen Wright after receiving about 66% of the vote with all precincts reporting, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website. Voters in Muscogee County chose Robertson, as he garnered around 62% of the county’s vote.
Running unopposed, Ed Harbison will continue representing District 15.
State House of Representatives
Georgia State Reps. Vance Smith Jr., Richard Smith and Carolyn Hughley all ran unopposed and will continue representing districts 138, 139 and 141, respectively, in the State House of Representatives. Tremaine Reese, who also ran unopposed, will now represent district 140.
Rep. Debbie Buckner held her seat against Republican challenger Justin Rickett after receiving about 61% of the vote, with all precincts reporting, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website. In Muscogee County, voters went for Buckner by about 75% to Rickett’s 25%.
Other races
Nakita Hemmingway received the majority of Muscogee County’s support over Republican Tyler Harper and Libertarian David Raudabaugh for Commissioner of Agriculture, with about 58% of the vote.
Commissioner of Insurance John King received about 41% of the vote in Muscogee County to Democrat Janice Robinson’s 59%.
Around 41% of Muscogee County voters went for State School Superintendent Richard Woods, with 59% voting for Alisha Searcy.
William “Will” Boddie Jr. received the majority of the vote in Muscogee County for Commissioner of Labor, with about 58%.
Brittany McGee is the community issues reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer. She is a 2021 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Media and Journalism with a second degree in Economics. She began at the Ledger-Enquirer as a Report for America corps member covering the COVID-19 recovery in Columbus. Brittany also covered business for the Ledger-Enquirer.
