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Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Fulton County.
Tuesday’s votes will decide who represents their parties in various races — including those for governor and Congress — in the Nov. 6 general election.
Voter turnout was slow at some locations, but busier at others. By 8 a.m., Sandy Springs Christian Church had just 16 voters.
Marc Fawcett, 65, cast his ballot at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church, which was a bit busier. He said he rarely misses an election.
“I vote in every election. This one is a little bit more challenging,” Fawcett said. “There’s a lot of noise in the governor’s election. I don’t feel passionate about either (Republican candidate) but I just feel the need to vote. This is probably the election that I would’ve skipped.”
But Fawcett didn’t. He was one 54 people who voted at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church before 8:30 a.m.
And he wasn't swayed by President Donald Trump's endorsement of Brian Kemp, a Republican candidate for governor.
"The thing I like about Casey Cagle is that he's been around a long time and I think he knows the inner workings of (government)," Fawcett said. "Now, what's gone on makes me a little queasy, because I liked Hunter Hill and he did Hunter Hill dirty."
One person who was swayed by Trump’s endorsement was Jennifer Cannon, 45, of Roswell. She calls herself a “huge Trump supporter.”
“I liked (Kemp’s) ads better and what he stands for better,” Cannon said. “I felt like ‘Hillary Cagle’ was not due, just because it was his turn.”
Cannon was one of 47 people to vote at Zion Missionary Baptist Church before 9:20 a.m.
On the Republican ticket for lieutenant governor, she said she likes Geoff Duncan, a former state representative from Cumming, businessman and former professional baseball player.
“I like Duncan” Cannon said. “I’m a baseball fan and he just doesn’t seem like a normal politician.”
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On the Republican ballot in Fulton County on Tuesday, voters will pick between Cagle and Kemp for their nominee for governor, Duncan and David Shafer for lieutenant governor, and David Belle Isle and Brad Raffensperger for secretary of state.
Democrats will pick either Sid Chapman or Otha E. Thornton Jr. for state superintendent, and then decide between Kevin Abel and Lucy McBath as the Democratic nominee for the 6th District Congressional race.
There is one non-partisan election on the ballot. Voters will pick either Kevin M. Farmer or Fani Willis to succeed Thomas R. Campbell as a judge on the Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. This race will be decided Tuesday and won’t appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Renaldo Watts, the poll manager at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church, said the polls hadn’t experienced any problems Tuesday morning.
“Everything has been smooth and steady,” said Watts, who has been a poll manager for eight years.
Veronica Hill, the manager of the Zion Missionary Baptist Church polls, echoed his comments, but said they expect “a big rush” around lunchtime.
Polls will close at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Early voting was open from July 2 to 17.
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