By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
JULY 21, 2020 | With early voting already under way since June 20, today we’ll reiterate our endorsements in the August 11 primary run off elections.
Eligible voters may vote in advance in person every day, including weekends, through August 7 at the Voter Registrations and Elections Beauty P. Baldwin Building located at 455 Grayson Highway, Suite 200 in Lawrenceville from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Satellite voting at four additional sites will begin August 1 and continue through Friday, August 7 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, including weekends. The additional satellite voting locations are:
- Bogan Park Community Recreation Center, 2723 N. Bogan Road, Buford;
- George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center, 55 Buford Highway, Suwanee;
- Lenora Park Gym, 4515 Lenora Church Road, Snellville; and
- Lucky Shoals Park Community Recreation Center, 4651 Britt Road, Norcross .
Earlier this year, we told GwinnettForum readers of our choices in the primary. Now in the run-off election, we list our choices for these offices.
- Click here to meet the runoff candidates and read their responses to questions.
Voters from both Democratic and Republican primaries will have a choice to make in the runoff. However, there is only one Republican runoff, in District 3 for the county commission. There are six Democratic races to be decided, and one non-partisan Superior Court judgeship seat.
Our choices in this runoff election are:
For Democratic County Commission Chairman: Nicole Hendrickson of Lilburn, who in the first vote polled 49.35 percent, and just missed winning the nomination by a whisker. Meanwhile, her runoff opponent, Lee Thompson, who got 13. 85 percent of the vote, has suspended his campaign, conceding the race to Ms. Hendrickson.
For Republican County Commissioner, District 3: Ben Archer of Bethlehem, who won 46.31 percent of the first votes. His opponent, Matt Dereimer, had 29.42 percent.
For Democratic County Commission, District 3: Jasper Watkins III of Grayson. Watkins scored 20.58 percent of the first vote, while Derrick Wilson got 33.21 percent.
For Democratic Sheriff of Gwinnett County: Curtis Clemons of Dacula, who had 33.07 percent of the primary vote, compared to Kaybo Taylor at 32.16 percent.
For Democratic Tax Commissioner of Gwinnett County: Our choice is Attorney Tiffany Porter of Lilburn, winner of 42.83 percent of the initial vote. Her opponent is Regina Carden, with 37.22 percent on June 9.
For Democratic Senator from District 9: We endorse the candidacy of Nikki Merritt of Grayson, who won 47.73 percent of the first vote. Her opponent is Gabe Okoye, winner of 27.39 in the primary voting.
For Democratic Senator from District 41: Our choice is Kim Jackson of Stone Mountain, who scored 47.13 percent of the initial primary vote. Her opponent is Mohammed Jahangir Hossain, who won 20.34 percent in the initial voting.
In the non-partisan Superior Court judge’s race, we reiterate our choice for re-election of Kathryn Schraeder of Duluth, winner of 37.22 percent in the June 9 voting. Her opponent, Deborah Fluker, scored 20.22 percent.
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Prior to making a decision of how you will vote on August 11, let us suggest you read what the candidates themselves have to say about their race.
GwinnettForum is providing space for the runoff candidates to answer six questions (in no more than 100 words) about their candidacy. Go to this section to learn how each of these candidates feel on issues of the day, and hear about their backgrounds. Note that GwinnettForum provides this space at no cost to the candidates, except they must meet with GwinnettForum for at least 30 minutes to qualify to be sent these questions. These questions and answers will appear here until the runoff.
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