Ladies, gentlemen and Bees, it’s Election Day 2012. Some monumental decisions are being made today, and tomorrow morning there may be a new man in the White House. District will be bringing you the latest numbers out of Chatham County, as well as the ever-important votes of the electoral college. Buckle down, it’s going to be a big night no matter the outcome.
Electoral Votes (270 Needed for Presidency)
President Barack Obama (D) — 303 electoral votes
Governor Mitt Romney (R) — 206 electoral votes
Popular Votes
President Barack Obama (D) —50 percent with 59,633,456
Governor Mitt Romney (R) — 48 percent with 57,003,614
For Chatham County: 89 out of 89 Precincts Reporting:
United States President
Romney: 44,258
Obama: 56,901
Johnson: 1,063
Professional Standards Commission (PSC) District 3
Chuck Eaton (R) — 40,480
Stephen Oppenheimer (D) — 46,835
Brad Ploeger (L) — 3,606
PSC Dsitrict 5
Stan Wise (R) — 49,225
David Staples (L) — 31,077
US House District 1
Jack Kingston (R) — 51,693
Lesli Raw Messinger (D) — 46,571
State House
Ron Stephens (R) — 5,404
Lauren Craddock (D) — 4,466
Amendment 1 — Charter Schools
Yes — 54,268
No — 44,023
Amendment 2 — Allowance of Multi-year Rentals
Yes — 61,449
No — 33,209
