Tag: race
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VOTE 2026: Tallies still slowly increasing for early votes cast in congressional special election
Early voting’s opening days hit the midweek point and got up past the 700 mark as the precincts closed on Wednesday evening in Polk County. The 14th District Special Election to replace Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene continues in several counties including Polk, and has thus far exceeded just 6,000 ballots cast out of more than…
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GALLERY: Shanty Sleigh Ride 500 inaugural race held in Cedartown
Shanty Hair Society in partnership with the Downtown Cedartown Association held their inaugural Shanty Sleigh Ride 500 on West Ware Street in front of Lankford Corner on the Silver Comet Trail on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The event saw six teams take part in the first-ever race featuring groups of five pushing a “sleigh” they…
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VOTE 2025: PSC Commission primaries draw low turnout
Results are still being tallied statewide, but Polk County once again was first across the finish line to report on the state level – though the turnout was low enough to make it little more than a light chore. Locally, most of the races ended with a clear result for Public Service Commission primaries –…
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VOTE 2024: Local races decided as Election Day closes with big turnout
More than 95,000 people cast their ballot in Paulding County between early voting and casting a ballot on Election Day, and the numbers tell the tale in many local races. The national races reflected the mood of voters along party lines, with both former President Donald Trump and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene leading in the…
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VOTE 2024: Polk count all completed, Trump wins countywide Presidential race
There’s still plenty more votes to be counted (and even a few more to be cast) across the country tonight as polling places remain open on the West Coast and elections officials are hard at work counting up the ballots. Here in Polk County, that work is completely done. County officials finished up all of…
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VOTE 2024: Tracking the Presidential Results
The polls are closed, and the ballots are being counted for early voting, absentee mail-in and today’s round at the polls for Paulding County’s 2024 General Election. Polls closed at 7 p.m., and here are some preliminary results so far including those on the local, state and national level. PRESIDENTIAL RACE DEMOCRATIC PARTY KAMALA HARRIS…
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VOTE 2024: Tracking the Presidential race
The ballots are cast, the decisions are made. Now it’s just a matter of counting the ballots and posting the results of a race that has been ongoing for years. The Presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is coming to an end as Election Day concluded at 7 p.m.…
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VOTE 2024: Election Day underway as historic vote already draws
Polls opened at 7 a.m. as more than 70,000 residents registered to vote have already cast their ballot during early voting, and more are expected at precincts today as another historic election wraps up today. Some 73,859 voters have already cast a ballot between voting early in person and absentee ballots submitted back to the…
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VOTE 2024: CAST YOUR BALLOT TODAY
The time has come and the deadline is 7 p.m. EST to get to one of seven polling places in Polk County and cast your vote for President, the Congressional Race in the 14th District, and statewide ballot questions put forth by the legislature to the electorate. Check out information you’ll need for precinct locations…
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VOTE 2024: Day 1 of early voting tops 900 ballots at Watson Govt. Complex
Paulding County contributed their turnout to a record-breaking day to open Early Voting in the State of Georgia on Tuesday. Just over 900 voters – 902 to be exact – cast a ballot in person at the Watson Government Complex, contributing to the more than 300,000 who reported to precincts across the state to get…