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Election night 2016 results
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Polls closed at 7 p.m. and walk-in ballots were expected at the Newton County Board of Elections (BOE) office after 8 p.m.

According to BOE Chair Hugh Steele, around 2,000 mail-in votes were received in Newton County.

"We had a tremendous turnout," Steele said. "I've never seen this many mail-ins."


State Results    159 of 159 counties reporting

President

Donald Trump                     51.20%

Hillary Clinton                     45.74%

Gary Johnson                      3.06%

 

U.S. Senator 

Johnny Isakson (I)             54.91%

Jim Barksdale                     40.93%

Allen Buckley                      4.16%


Public Service Commission, District 2

Tim Echols (I)                    66.64%

Eric Hoskins                       33.36%


U.S. Representative, District 4

 
Victor Armendariz                24.31%

Henry "Hank" Johnson (I)    75.69%

 

U.S. Representative, District 10


Jody Hice                            100%

 

State Senator, District 17

Richard Jeffares (I)              59.70%

Bill Blackmon                       40.30%

 

State Senator, District 43

JaNice Van Ness (I)                29.58%

Tonya Anderson                     70.42%

 

State Representative, District 109

Andy Welch (I)

 

State Representatives, District 112


Dave Belton (I)                    100%

 

State Representative, District 113

Pamela Dickerson (I)            100%

 


Newton County results - 24 of 24 precincts reporting

Chair

Aaron Varner                     49.76%          21,253 votes

Marcello Banes                  50.24%           21,454 votes

 

Tax Commissioner

Barbara Dingler (I)                53.58%             22,920 votes

Casey Duren                         46.42%             19,855 votes

 

Coroner

Tommy Davis (I)                     53.28%         22,759 votes

Dorothy Bailey-Butts               46.72%         19,955 votes

 

Constitutional Amendment No. 1

Yes                                         37.29%

No                                          62.71%

 

Constitutional Amendment 2

Yes                                        84.39%

No                                         15.61%

 

Constitutional Amendment 3

Yes                                       62.83%

No                                        37.17%

 

Constitutional Amendment 4

Yes                                      82.55%

No                                       17.45%

 

District Attorney

Layla Zon (I)                      100%

 

Probate Judge

Melanie Bell                        100%

 

Superior Court Clerk


Linda Hayes (I)                    100%

 

Sheriff

Ezell Brown (I)                     100%

 

County Commissioner 1

Stanley Edwards                    100%

 

County Commissioner 3

Nancy Schulz (I)                    100%

 

Board of Education 2

Eddie Johnson (I)                    100%

 

Board of Education 4

Almon Turner (I)                    100%

 

Special Election - BOE 1


Trey Bailey                         100%