{"id":9669,"date":"2014-07-21T14:13:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T18:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=9669"},"modified":"2014-07-21T14:14:34","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T18:14:34","slug":"primary-election-tomorrow-22-july-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/primary-election-tomorrow-22-july-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"Primary election tomorrow, 22 July 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-iVZkWKRehQw\/TWgW2Wrf0tI\/AAAAAAAAGBY\/NCsvkBHI_6g\/s200\/YourVoteCounts.jpg\">\r\nFrom County Commissioner to Georgia School Superintendent\r\nand U.S. Senate, you can vote in the primary election tomorrow,\r\nif you haven&#8217;t already voted.\r\nIf I forgot any runoffs, please let me know.\r\n<p>\r\n<H3>Lowndes County Commission District 5<\/H3>\r\n<H4>Nonpartisan Runoff:<\/H4><!--more-->\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?s=clay+griner\">Clay Griner<\/a>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?s=norman+bennett\">G. Norman Bennett<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nI&#8217;ve linked above to items about each of these two candidates on the LAKE blog.\r\nAs you can see, we know a lot more about Norman Bennett.\r\nAnd I will say that Bennett has made an effort to reach out to me,\r\nwith some extensive discussion of the local situation and what he\r\nhopes to do about it.\r\nGriner has not.\r\n<H3>Georgia Senate District 8<\/H3>\r\nIncumbent Tim Golden is retiring.\r\n<H4>Democratic Candidate (no runoff):<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joinmohanty.com\/\">Bikram Mohanty<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>Republican Runoff:<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ellisblack.com\/\">Ellis Black (currently GA House 174)<\/a>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/votejohnpage\/info\">John Page (was Lowndes County Commission District 5)<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>Georgia School Superintendent<\/H3>\r\n<H4>Democratic Runoff:<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alishaforgakids.com\/\">\r\nAlisha T. Morgan<\/a>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/valforeducation.com\/\">\r\nValarie Wilson<\/a>,\r\nwho spoke at the 1 July 2014\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowndesdems.org\/2014\/07\/20\/videos-jason-carter-headlining-bbq-lcdp-2014-04-07\/#Public-education-for-Georgia-s-success\">LCDP BBQ<\/a>.\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>Republican Runoff:<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/buckforsuperintendent.com\/\">Mike Buck<\/a>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodsforsuper.com\/\">Richard Woods<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>U.S. Congress District 1<\/H3>\r\n<p>\r\nIncumbent Jack Kingston is running for Senate instead.\r\n<H4>Democratic Runoff:<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianreese4congress.com\/\">Brian Reese<\/a>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amy4congress.com\/\">Amy Tavio<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nTavio is\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/amy4congress.com\/the-issues\/jobs-and-growth\/\">\r\nendorsed by former GA-01 candidate Bill Gillespie<\/a>.\r\nShe has also made noises about opposing the Sabal Trail fracked methane\r\npipeline, although she has not put anything about that on her campaign website.\r\n<H4>Republican Runoff:<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/friendsofbuddycarter.com\/?nr=0\">Buddy Carter<\/a>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobjohnsonforcongress.com\/\">Bob Johnson<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H3>U.S. Senator<\/H3>\r\n<p>\r\nIncumbent Saxby Chambliss is retiring.\r\n<H4>Democratic Candidate (no runoff):<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.michellenunn.com\/\">Michelle Nunn<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<H4>Republican Runoff:<\/H4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vote.jackkingston.org\/\">Jack Kingston<\/a>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/perduesenate.com\/?utm_source=Google&#038;utm_medium=Search&#038;utm_campaign=DavidPerdue\">David Perdue<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\nI got a robocall for Perdue claiming Kingston was a liberal,\r\nwhich I found highly entertaining.\r\nIt&#8217;s no secret\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/jack-kingston-has-a-green-tongue-gretchen-quarterman.html\">\r\nI&#8217;m not a fan of Jack<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From County Commissioner to Georgia School Superintendent and U.S. Senate, you can vote in the primary election tomorrow, if you haven&#8217;t already voted. 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