(Bumped. - promoted by James L.)
Check out the results from the Georgia SoS, or tune in to the gripping liveblog delivered by Tondee's Tavern. Right now, Marlow is four points down from Whitehead (R), the Republican frontrunner, and three points ahead of Republican Paul Broun. Marlow will need to hold this position in order to advance to the run-off. Fingers crossed!
8:15PM: Marlowe's slipped to 3rd place with 27% of precincts reporting:
Whitehead (R): 31.7%
Broun (R): 25.2%
Marlow (D): 23.2%
Freeman (D): 7.2%
8:18PM: Neck and neck with 31% in.
Whitehead (R): 28.5%
Marlow (D): 28.4%
Broun (R): 24.5%
Freeman (D): 6.7%
8:34PM: Whoops. Here's the real SoS link. Don't drink and blog, folks.
Anyway, Columbia, Whitehead's home county, has yet to report--and it's gonna be a bloodbath there.
8:42PM: For a taste of the carnage to come from Columbia county, check this out. Whitehead is beating Marlow by an 9-to-1 8-to-1 margin here, and Broun is limping ahead of him.
8:50PM: The SoS is starting to report returns from Columbia. 67% in.
Whitehead (R): 39.2%
Marlow (D): 23.3%
Broun (R): 20.8%
Freeman (D): 5.6%
Marlow is lagging behind Broun and Freeman in Columbia--but let's hope it won't be enough to put Broun over the edge.
9:12PM: 79% in. With lots more red turf left to report in Columbia and Habersham, Marlow will need to perform exceptionally in the remaining Athens precinct and hope that Broun performs poorly in Wilkes. This one is looking ugly.
Whitehead (R): 40.7%
Marlow (D): 22.3%
Broun (R): 21.4%
Freeman (D): 4.9%
10:19PM: 94% in.
Whitehead (R): 43.7%
Marlow (D): 20.5%
Broun (R): 20.4%
Freeman (D): 4.8%
32 votes difference between second and third. With precincts left in Banks, Columbia, Greene, Habersham, Madison, Morgan, and Putnam (all counties that favored Broun over Marlow), I don't see how Marlow advances to the run-off.
11:29PM: With 96% in, Marlow is down by nearly 200 votes. |
