Painter And Deffenbaugh Set For Run-off For District 1; Neal Keeps District 2 Seat

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

In Georgia's District 1 House contest, Alan Painter of Rossville won Walker County in a race with Mike Nowlin of Chickamauga and John Deffenbaugh of Lookout Mountain in the Republican primary. But Mr. Deffenbaugh, a former member of the Dade County Commission and resident of Lookout Mountain, Ga., won big in Dade to emerge in a run-off with Mr. Painter.

Democrat Thomas McMahan of Rising Fawn is the Democratic candidate.

Republican Martin Scott did not seek re-election.

Walker - Deffenbaugh 1,190 Nowlin 1,351 Painter 1,683

Dade  - Deffenbaugh 1,311 Nowlin 707 Painter 715

In the District 2 House race, incumbent Jay Neal of LaFayette won over Steve Tarvin of Chickamauga in the Republican primary.

Catoosa - Neal 911 Tarvin 662

Walker - Neal 3,422 Tarvin 2,284

Whitfield - Neal 691 Tarvin 851

Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga was alone on the ballot for another term in the state Senate.

 


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