In the Loop
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Jody Hice Is Paul Broun 2.0
Rep. Paul Broun may be gone after his bid for Senate failed Tuesday, but Mother Jonesargues argues that one of the men seeking to replace him is actually worse.
Jody Hice is in a runoff with trucking company owner Mike Collins of Jackson for Broun's 10th District seat. Says the liberal magazine:
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Daniell Keeps Oconee Seat; Hale Forced into Runoff
Oconee County Board of Commissioners incumbents Margaret Hale and John Daniell bested their challengers in the Oconee County Republican primary today, though Hale did not get a majority of votes in the three-way race and will meet challenger Bubber Wilkes in the runoff election on July 22.
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Four More Years for Mayor Nancy Denson
Bailey wins re-election; Dickerson ousts Lowry; Link and Watkins in a District 3 runoff.
Photo Credit: Heather Kennedy/Flickr
Polls are closed. It's all over but the countin'. Election returns should start coming in in about an hour, so check back. We'll be updating this post throughout the evening.
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Polls Are Open: Election Day Open Thread
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
Mayor Nancy Denson campaigns outside Hill Chapel Baptist Church Saturday, May 10.
Athens voters head to the polls today to elect a nonpartisan mayor and three commissioners, as well as vote in Republican or Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate, Congress and statewide offices.
Before you vote, check out our guide to the local election. The Georgia Secretary of State's site can tell you whether you're registered and what districts you're in, and the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections has sample ballots, a list of polling places and other information. As always, don't forget a photo ID.
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How Tim Denson Can Win the Mayor's Race
Photo Credit: David Schick
Which Denson will survive Highlander: The Densoning?
I infamously wrote a couple of months ago that Tim had no chance to beat Nancy. I still think it's unlikely, but with election officials expecting just 21–22 percent turnout, Tim has a puncher's chance. Here's what it would take for him to win.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of May 19
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
There can be only one.
1. Mayor Denson
Which one will prevail? Tuesday night, we'll finally know.
2. ACC voters
Y'all literally hold the power this week. Do the right thing.
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Pre-Election Day Roundup
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
District 1 candidate Sharyn Dickerson (center) and District 5 Commissioner Jared Bailey (right).
Early voting is over and Election Day is tomorrow. Here's what's happening in the waning days and hours of the campaign.
• Early voting numbers were just sad: 3,186 in-office ballots cast and 285 absentee ballots mailed out in a county with 54,000 registered voters. Supervisor of Elections and Voter Registration Gail Schrader did not have partisan figures at her fingertips, but more voters are picking Democratic ballots than Republican, she said. (UPDATE: 2,027 Democratic ballots and 1,130 Republican, which is about the usual ration.) Overall, Schrader expects a mere 21–22 percent turnout.
• Tim Denson went on Tim Bryant this morning and hit back at Mayor Nancy Denson for saying that Tim will "more than double" your property taxes. "I'm shocked that she would say that, being a former tax commissioner, because she has to see that there's no way that would happen, ever," he said. "That's an extreme exaggeration, a bit of fear mongering here." Nancy will be on 1340 WGAU tomorrow at 9 a.m.
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Land Trust Wants to Protect Oconee Farm
The Athens Land Trust is processing paperwork to submit the Oconee County farm of Carole Ludwig for protection following an announcement earlier this month that the federal government is accepting applications under the new Agricultural Conservation Easement Program.
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