Reports surfaced Monday of two mysterious robocalls over the weekend in an Athens state House race.

The political blog Georgia Tipsheet says a push poll denigrating state Rep. Doug McKillip, R-Athens, as "an insincere GOP convert" drew numerous complaints from voters.

The pre-recorded message begins with a deceptive introduction from “Elaine from Watkinsville Republicans” before polling respondents on their preference in the primary contest between McKillip and Regina Quick.

Those who indicate support for Quick, an Athens attorney, are merely reminded to vote in the July 31 primary, while those who select McKillip are treated to a torrent of negativity on the Democrat-turned-Republican lawmaker.

“We condemn the use of this ‘push poll’ tactic, particularly when it is falsely made out as if it’s coming from the Oconee County Republican Party,” (Oconee GOP Chairman Jay) Hanley said in a statement.

That the attack was a pitch-perfect rendering of Quick’s often assault on McKillip’s partisan conversion left some local Republicans concerned her campaign had orchestrated the call to boost her margin in next week’s vote.

Other sources told Flagpole that the speaker identified herself as "a Watkinsville Republican" rather than "the Watkinsville Republicans."

Quick posted a note on her Facebook page denying that her campaign was behind the push poll.

The post was written by James Richardson, but another Georgia Tipsheet blogger, Brandon Howell, is McKillip's campaign manager. (Correction: Howell is McKillip's former campaign manager.) Hanley attended a fundraiser for McKillip earlier this month. (Update: Hanley says he went to the event because Ralston is a family friend, and he didn't give McKillip any money.)

Meanwhile, other voters said they received a robocall that repeatedly referred to Quick as "an Obama liberal" and urging them to vote against her. McKillip—who supported Obama when he was a Democrat in 2008—did not respond to a question about the call.