Write-ins seen on Clarke ballots

Several unopposed Clarke County incumbents were on the ballot on Nov. 3 but some received a few opposition votes through the use of a write-in ballot. Write- ins aren’ t permitted in primary contests but are in general elections. Only one statewide race has ever been won by a write-in candidate, in 1983, when Lowell Barron was denied his party’s nomination for a state senate seat but mounted a write-in campaign and won 7,500 to the ballot candidate’s 5,100. There were a smattering of write-ins in Clarke County races with only one person on the ballot. Clarke County Coroner Matthew Milstead had 96 write-ins against him, followed by Revenue Commissioner Tyler Prescott (89), Sheriff DeWayne Smith (85), Clarke County School Board Commissioner Thamus Douglas (36), County Commissioner Barry Chauncey (26) and County Commissioner The post Write-ins seen on Clarke ballots first appeared on Clarke County Democrat.

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