Cherokee State House Election Certified By State

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp certified last Tuesday's run-off election, which Scot Turner won with 60 percent of the vote.

The state has officially certified last week's run-off election results in the Georgia House District 21 race. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp certified the results this morning, making Scot Turner the official winner of the race. Turner won the election with 903 votes, or 60 percent over candidate Brian Laurens' 599 votes, or 40 percent. The House district encompasses Holly Springs, portions of BridgeMill, south Canton and parts of southeast Cherokee.  Turner said he will be officially sworn into office at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.  Both Laurens and Turner were the top two vote-getters during the Jan. 8 special election, but neither candidate earned the 50 percent plus one majority needed to achieve victory. The House seat was vacated by …

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House District 21 Runoff Election Results

All results are unofficial until certified by the Secretary of State's Office

With just over 1,500 tallied in House District 21 runoff election, Scot Turner is leading Brian Laurens with 903 votes, or 60.12 percent. The two men were the top two vote-getters during the Jan. 8 special election, though neither earned the 50 percent plus one majority needed to achieve victory. The seat was vacated by Sean Jerguson, who was defeated in his attempt to move to the State Senate by Brandon Beach during the Jan. 8 election.

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Brian Laurens Claims False Endorsement

The organization Brian Laurens claims to have received endorsement from has denied backing him, or any candidate.

Brian Laurens, the candidate for the House District 21 special election who earlier this year was accused of trying to use political connections to get out of a traffic ticket, is in hot water again. The latest allegations against the political consultant show that Laurens has been mailing out campaign literature which claims he has been endorsed by Georgia Conservatives in Action (GCIA). However, GCIA denies endorsing Laurens, and, according to Georgia Pundit's Todd Rehm, have  a "history of not endorsing as an organization." Mike Hassinger of Peach Pundit got in touch with GCIA co-founder Pat Tippett, who said, "We did not endorse [Laurens]. He sent that out on his own." GCIA has asked Laurens to retract his claim.

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Last Week To Vote Early In February Run-Off

Voters in the Georgia House District 21 will choose between Republicans Scot Turner and Brian Laurens in the Feb. 5 run off election.

Today is the start of the last week in which voters who reside in Georgia House District 21 can cast ballots ahead of the Feb. 5 run-off election. Voters who reside in the district, which encompasses Holly Springs, portions of BridgeMill, south Canton and parts of southeast Cherokee, can cast ballots between 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Albert L. Stone Elections Building at 400 East Main Street in Canton.  Early voting in the race has been "extremely slow" so far, Cherokee Elections Supervisor Janet Munda told Patch last week. Munda also told the Cherokee Tribune that as of Friday, 68 people have voted early while 72 people have requested ballots by mail. No voting will be held on Monday Feb. 4, and voters in the …

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Brian Laurens Denies Using Relationship To Throw Out Citation

After he was pulled over for running a stop sign, Laurens called Mayor Tim Downing to ask how he can have stop signs removed from entrances to a roundabout in his neighborhood.

Turner, Laurens Debate Ethics, Term Limits, Falcons Stadium

The two candidates in the Feb. 5 run off for the Georgia House District 21 seat faced off in a debate Tuesday night sponsored by the Cherokee County Republican Party.

A proposed new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons, ethics reform and term limits were on the minds of the two candidates who will be on the Feb. 5 run-off ballot to fill the Georgia House District 21 seat. Candidates Brian Laurens and Scot Turner participated in a debate sponsored by the Cherokee County Republican Party Tuesday night in downtown Holly Springs. Both Republican candidates spent a little more than an hour responding to questions asked by representatives from Cherokee's local media outlets and members of the Republican Party. The candidates touched on topics such as education funding, school choice, the Second Amendment, term limits and a proposal to use hotel-motel tax collected by the city of Atlanta to help fund a new …

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Early Voting For Cherokee Run-Off Election "Extremely Slow"

Less than 30 people have cast ballots ahead of the Feb. 5 special election to fill the Georgia House District 21 seat.

Very few voters have cast ballots early for the Feb. 5 run-off election to fill the Georgia House District 21 seat. As of late Tuesday morning, only 28 residents have voted early at the Cherokee County Elections and Voter Registration's office in downtown Canton, Elections Supervisor Janet Munda said.  "It's extremely slow," Munda added. "It looks like we may hit five percent this time." Munda was referring to the projection she originally predicted for the Jan. 8 special election for both the House and the Georgia Senate District 21 seats. The county ended up seeing a 10 percent turnout for that election.  Voters in the run-off will choose between Republican candidates Scot Turner and Brian Laurens, who came in first and second …

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Debate For House Run-off Candidates Set For Jan. 22

Republicans Scot Turner and Brian Laurens will face off in Holly Springs before their Feb. 5 runoff election.