Secretary of State News

For Immediate Release
February 12, 2008		 FFI Contact: Matt Carrothers
Director of Media Relations
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Secretary of State Karen Handel Certifies Presidential Preference Primary Results

Atlanta—Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel today certified the elections results for the February 5 Presidential Preference Primary.

Democratic Presidential Preference Primary (100% of precincts reporting)

 

Votes

Percentage

Joe Biden

2,536

0.23%

Hillary Clinton

329,964

31.1%

Chris Dodd

904

0.08%

John Edwards

18,199

1.71%

Mike Gravel

952

0.08%

Dennis J. Kucinich

2,096

0.19%

Barack Obama

704,237

66.38%

Bill Richardson

1,879

0.17%

Total Votes

1,060,767

 

Republican Presidential Preference Primary (100% of precincts reporting)

 

Votes

Percentage

Rudy Giuliani

7,157

0.74%

Mike Huckabee

326,845

33.92%

Duncan Hunter

755

0.07%

Alan Keyes

1,458

0.15%

John McCain

304,724

31.62%

Ron Paul

28,092

2.91%

Mitt Romney

290,681

30.17%

Tom Tancredo

324

0.03%

Fred Thompson

3,411

0.35%

Total Votes

963,447

 

2,024,214 voters cast ballots in the Georgia Presidential Preference Primary, bringing voter turn out to 45 percent.

The results have been transmitted to the Governor. The Georgia Republican Party and the Democratic Party of Georgia will allocate delegates to their respective nominating conventions.

Karen Handel was sworn in as Secretary of State in January 2007. The Secretary of State's office offers important services to our citizens and our business community. Among the office’s wide-ranging responsibilities, the Secretary of State is charged with conducting efficient and secure elections, the registration of corporations, and the regulation of securities and professional license holders. The office also oversees the Georgia Archives and the Capitol Museum.