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DEL.ICIO.USMcKinney, Johnson appear headed for runoff
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As election results poured in, U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney and Democratic challenger Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. appeared headed for a runoff in the 4th District race.
With 90 percent of the vote counted, McKinney had 47 percent of the vote to Johnson’s 45 percent.
Many statewide races were as close as expected shortly after polling places in Georgia closed and election results began rolling in Tuesday night.
Some polling places in the metro area opened late and stayed past the normal 7 p.m. closing time.
The last polling place to close in the metro area was at Ocee Elementary in north Fulton. The precinct was one of several ordered to stay open because the precinct started business nearly 90 minutes late Tuesday morning.
Even though Ocee Elementary is located in proposed city of Johns Creek, the subject of one of the ballot questions on Tuesday, turnout was light. Only 171 of the precincts 1,440 voters cast ballots.
In the major statewide races, many were close.
In the Democratic race for governor, Mark Taylor slowly crept ahead of Cathy Cox. With 90 percent of the vote counted, he had just over the 50 percent of the vote needed to avoid a runoff. Cox admitted defeat at midnight.
In the other hotly contested statewide race, Casey Cagle comfortably defeated Ralph Reed, about 56 percent to 44 percent.
Other close races include:
• Jim Martin and Greg Hecht appeared headed for a runoff in the Democratic race for lieutenant governor.
• Karen Handel and Bill Stephens seem to be destined to face each other in a runoff in the Republican race for Secretary of State.
• Gail Buckner led a crowded field of candidates in the Democratic race for Secretary of State.
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