Mother Nature was kind for most of Election Day 2012 as Georgetown
County residents and millions of Americans voted for everything from the
next president of the United States all the way down to the next county
Clerk of Court.
With 35 of 36 Georgetown County precincts reporting as of 10:40 p.m. A
technical problem with an Andrews precinct is keeping the final numbers
from being posted. We will update when the finals are received.
The school board race between Richard Kerr and Peggy Wheeler-Cribb is
too close to call and a recount will take place.
Austin Beard won his bid for reelection to county council.
Alma White retains the clerk of court seat.
President Mitt Romney: 16,225
Barack Obama: 13,471 7th Congressional District Tom Rice:16,191
Gloria Bromell Tinubu: 12,615
Sheriff
Lane Cribb: 17,685
Darryel Carr: 8,394
House District Carl Anderson 9580
Tom Winslow: 3009
Clerk of Court
Alma White: 14,883 Tammie Avant: 10,743
County Council District 5
Austin Beard: 1155
Bubba Grimes: 685
Ben Dunn: 727
Auditor
Brian Shult: 11,700 Kathy Harrelson: 9693 Rod Stalvey: 2152
School Board District 3
Sandra Johnson: 583
Gene Footman: 1332
School Board District 5
Elery Little: 1441
Murray Vernon: 1088
School Board District 6
Richard Kerr: 1722
Peggy Wheeler-Cribb: 1702
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