Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The Carrollton Republican in his third election in three months defeated Libertarian James Camp to earn the state senate seat.
Mike Dugan, a 20-year Army veteran and local building contractor from Carrollton, will soon be able to add state senator to his résumé. With all precincts reporting, Dugan posted a strong victory against Libertarian James Camp in a special election to determine the next state senator for District 30. Voters in parts of three counties—Paulding, Douglas and Carroll—were able to cast ballots. In Paulding, Dugan took 80.3 percent of the vote by earning 233 votes to Camp’s 57; voters from all four Paulding precincts favored the Republican candidate. The county saw 291 ballots cast out of 24,586 registered voters— a turnout of 1.18 percent. Douglas also was decidedly in Dugan’s corner. Results from the Secretary of State’s office showed that …
Get a recap of our live blog of the results from Tuesday's special election for State Senate District 30.
In just a few hours, we should know who will represent Senate District 30 when the Georgia General Assembly convenes next week. Registered voters in the district had until 7 p.m. today to cast their votes for either Libertarian James Camp or Republican Mike Dugan. Helping to decide today’s race were the Paulding voters who cast ballots at four polling places—the Taylor Farm Park, Nebo Elementary, Austin Middle and Carl Scoggins Middle precincts. We’ll be bringing you live results from the Paulding County Elections Office, and overall vote totals periodically. In addition to a southern portion of Paulding County, District 30 includes most of Carroll County and a western portion of Douglas County. Return to Dallas-Hiram Patch for further …
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Voters in portions of three counties, including Paulding, will choose between Libertarian candidate James Camp and Republican candidate Mike Dugan to determine the district’s next state senator. Return to Dallas-Hiram Patch for tonight’s results.
The 2012 election season will finally end today as voters in parts of three counties, including Paulding, weigh in on a state senate race that has spanned since late last year. Registered voters in Senate District 30 will have the chance to choose between Libertarian candidate James Camp and Republican candidate Mike Dugan. The winner will then look forward to next week as the 2013 Georgia General Assembly gets under way. Camp lives just outside of Temple has been employed as a senior IT technician for the past five years with a small IT consulting firm in Carrollton, according to his website. Dugan is a 20-year Army veteran and local building contractor, according to his website. Related news: Meet Your Candidates: Senate District 30 …
Friday, January 4, 2013
Early voting in the State Senate District 30 Race between Libertarian candidate James Camp and Republican candidate Mike Dugan concludes today at 5 p.m. Voters will have one more opportunity to cast ballots—Tuesday’s election day.
Voters in a portion of Paulding County have one last chance today to cast their ballots early in a special election that will determine their next state senator. Early voting for residents of State Senate District 30 began Wednesday. Those who have yet to cast their ballots early can visit today the Paulding County Elections Office in Dallas from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On the ballot are Libertarian James Camp and Republican Mike Dugan, the latter of whom won a Dec. 4 runoff to become the GOP candidate. Related news: Meet Your Candidates: Senate District 30 Those who do not vote by 5 p.m. today will have one more day to their have say in the race—Tuesday’s election day. The four Paulding polling places in District 30—the Taylor Farm Park, Nebo …
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Early voting began Wednesday in the State Senate District 30 Race between Libertarian candidate James Camp and Republican candidate Mike Dugan.
Early voting is under way in the State Senate District 30 Race between Libertarian candidate James Camp and Republican candidate Mike Dugan. A Jan. 8 special election will ultimately determine the district’s next senator. Early voting, typically held the week before the election day, is only being offered Wednesday through Friday due to government offices being closed for New Year’s. Early voting for affected Paulding voters is only offered at the Paulding County Elections Office. The four Paulding polling places in District 30—the Taylor Farm Park, Nebo Elementary, Austin Middle and Carl Scoggins Middle precincts—will open the doors to their voters from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Jan. 8. Camp lives just outside of Temple has been employed as a …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Less then 3 percent of eligible voters in Paulding cast ballots in last week’s runoff election to select the Republican nominee for the open state senate seat. Voters will return to the polls early next year to choose their district’s next senator.
A new year will have barely started when residents of Senate District 30 get their first opportunity to head to the polls to help pick their next state senator. The district’s next senator will be either Libertarian James Camp or Republican Mike Dugan, the latter of whom won a Dec. 4 runoff to be named the GOP candidate. The special election between the two is set for Tuesday, Jan. 8, but voters will be able to cast early votes in person six days earlier. Related news: Meet Your Candidates: Senate District 30 Early voting, typically held the week before the election day, will only be offered Wednesday through Friday, Jan. 2-4, due to government offices being closed for New Year’s. Early voting for affected Paulding voters will only be …
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tuesday’s runoff election was to select the Republican nominee for the senate seat impacting Paulding, Carroll and Douglas counties. Voters will head back to the polls next month to determine the district’s next senator.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Residents in Senate District 30 now know who they’ll see on their ballots in a special election next month. After precincts in Paulding, Carroll and Douglas counties had tabulated their votes, it was Mike Dugan, a general contractor from Carrollton, who had prevailed in Tuesday’s runoff to determine the Republican nominee in the District 30 race, according to the Secretary of State’s website. Dugan had 3,606 ballots while 2,857 votes went Bill Hembree, who earlier this year resigned from his reelection bid in House District 67 to pursue the Senate seat. Dugan had 55.8 percent of the vote to Hembree’s 44.2. But the three counties represented in the race were split on the candidates. In Douglas County, Hembree took 1,526 of the 1,894 ballots…
Only voters in four Paulding precincts will be casting ballots at their normal polling places today. Today’s runoff will select the Republican candidate who will move onto a January special election to determine the next state senator for District 30.
Residents in four Paulding County voting precincts will have 12 hours today to visit the polls to weigh in on one election. Voters who cast ballots at the Taylor Farm Park, Nebo Elementary, Austin Middle and Carl Scoggins Middle precincts starting at 7 a.m. can head to their respective polling places to weigh in on a runoff election to determine the Republican candidate who will advance in the race to become the next state senator for District 30. Voters will choose between Mike Dugan and Bill Hembree in today’s election; the two advanced to the runoff by being the top two vote-getters out of four during a Nov. 6 special election. The polls close at 7 p.m.; anyone still in line to vote once the polls close will be allowed to cast a ballot…
Monday, November 26, 2012
Voters in four Paulding precincts have this week and Dec. 4 to help select the Republican candidate who will move onto a January special election to determine the next state senator for District 30.
The holiday season may be upon us, but for voters in four Paulding County voting precincts, it’s still election season. Those voters who cast ballots at the Taylor Farm Park, Nebo Elementary, Austin Middle and Carl Scoggins Middle precincts starting today can weigh in on a runoff election to determine the Republican candidate who will advance in the race to become the next state senator for District 30. The runoff between Mike Dugan and Bill Hembree will be held Dec. 4, but affected voters can early vote this week at the Paulding County elections office. The elections office is the only place early voting will be offered, but voters’ regular polling places will be open on the Dec. 4 election day. Related news: Dugan and Hembree advanced to…
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Friday, November 9, 2012
A Dallas woman who had not voted in 20 years was not able to cast a ballot in this year’s presidential election due to a state law that took her off the voter rolls due to inactivity.
It was this year’s presidential election that led Deborah Whitworth to want to vote for the first time in two decades. The Dallas resident took her husband to vote Oct. 29, the first day of advance voting in Paulding County. But when she attempted to vote at the Crossroads Library, she was told she had been “deleted out of the system.” That news shocked Whitworth, who had been a registered voter during the 1992 presidential election—the last time she cast a ballot. But for 20 years she has remained at her same Cartersville Highway home, which led her to question why she could not vote despite staying put in Paulding. She said election officials had told her that she had been sent notices that warned her that she would be taken off the …
Jon Gargis
11:45 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
JB, Dugan earned 3,299 votes to Camp’s 467 in the three counties that voted, or 87.6 percent of overall vote. Paulding's 291 ballots were a portion of that. more ›