ELECTION NIGHT: Complete May 21 Primary Results

Laurens County election results in May 21 General Primary races.

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May 21, 2024
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UPDATE (8:13 a.m.): These results have been updated to include district-wide returns in races for District Attorney, State Senate and Superior Court Judge.

Laurens County voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide winners in primary races for five local offices, and one state senate seat.

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Here are the results, as reported by Laurens County election officials and the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.

Check back with courierheraldtoday.com Wednesday, and pick up our Thursday print edition for full coverage.

Key: ✅ – Winner; 👟 – Runoff June 18

Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Votes%
Craig Fraser (incumbent) 4,46346
Harold McLendon ✅5,18153
McLendon prevails in a close race to unseat Fraser after a long tenure as Dublin’s DA.

Laurens County Commission, District 2Votes%
Trae Kemp (incumbent) 👟80244
Keith Oliver 👟50427.7
Mike Roberson50227.6
A strong showing by two challengers will force Kemp into a runoff as he seeks a third term. Oliver, by a mere two votes, advances to the June 18 face-off.

Laurens County Commission, District 3Votes%
Jeff Davis (incumbent)95549
Gerad Mathis ✅1,01351
Mathis, by a narrow margin, pulls another of the night’s multiple upsets against a multi-term incumbent.

Dublin Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Votes%
Trey Taylor (incumbent) ✅7,21755
Brad Childers3,93530
Brandon Faircloth1,75513
Taylor, who was appointed last summer by Gov. Brian Kemp to step in for retired Judge Donny Gillis, is re-elected to the post for a full four-year term.

Laurens County Tax CommissionerVotes%
Tim Aldridge 👟1,81927
Sharon Arata1,64124
Darla Brown 👟2,40835
Raj Saxena82512
Aldridge and Brown will go head-to-head in a June 18 runoff as the final two contenders to succeed retiring tax commissioner Lee Dixon.

Georgia State Senate, District 20 Votes%
Larry Walker (incumbent) ✅16,61076
Tori Branum5,08223
Walker, who will face no Democratic opposition in November’s general election, is re-elected to a fifth term.
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