October 30, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County hit a record high for early voting turnout at 5,089 for the November 3 election.
The early voting period ended Thursday with 510 casting ballots including 487 in person and 23 by absentee. That brings the 14 day total from October 14-29 at 5,089 (4,635 in person and 454 absentees), up by 1,097 over the early voting/absentee turnout of 3,992 for the 2016 Presidential election. DeKalb County has 12,509 registered voters.
Election day voting on Tuesday, November 3 will be from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at all 15 precincts in DeKalb County.
Safeguards are in place to help protect both workers and voters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Dennis Stanley, Administrator of Elections the largest precinct vote turnout was the courthouse precinct at 53.1% while the lowest precinct vote was Belk at 18.7%.
Voting by precinct compared to the number of registered voters by precinct is as follows from October 14-29:
Alexandria: 407 voted (registered voters in this precinct 1,320 (30.8 % voted)
Temperance Hall: 177 voted (504 registered voters in this precinct (35.1% voted)
Edgar Evins State Park: 19 voted (100 registered voters in this precinct (19% voted)
Liberty: 169 voted (544 registered voters in this precinct (31% voted)
Dowelltown: 182 voted (535 registered voters in this precinct (34% voted)
Snow Hill: 280 voted (710 registered voters in this precinct (39.4% voted)
Church of God: 836 voted (1,812 registered voters in this precinct (46.1% voted)
Rock Castle: 39 voted (188 registered voters in this precinct (20.7% voted)
Courthouse: 938 voted (1,766 registered voters in this precinct (53.1% voted)
Johnson’s Chapel: 206 voted (532 registered voters in this precinct (38.7% voted)
County Complex: 663 voted (1,347 registered voters in this precinct (49. 2% voted)
Belk: 73 voted (389 registered voters in this precinct (18.7% voted)
Keltonburg: 217 voted (576 registered voters in this precinct (37.6% voted)
Blue Springs: 192 voted (628 registered voters in this precinct (30.5% voted)
Church of Christ Annex: 691 voted (1,558 registered voters in this precinct (44.3% voted)
Voting totals for the 14 days of early voting were as follows:
*Wednesday, October 14- 528 cast ballots including 287 in person and 241 by absentee.
*Thursday, October 15 – 320 voted including 303 in person and 17 absentees
*Friday, October 16- 340 including 336 in person and 4 absentees
*Saturday, October 17- 268 including 247 in person and 21 absentees
*Monday, October 19- 362 which was 346 in person (including Webb House residents) and 16 absentees.
*Tuesday, October 20-326 including 317 in person and 9 by absentee
*Wednesday, October 21- 356 including 328 in person and 28 by absentee
*Thursday, October 22- 375 voted including nursing home residents and 3 absentees.
*Friday, October 23-419 including 403 in person and 16 by absentee
*Saturday, October 24-299 all in person
* Monday, October 26- 342 including 312 in person and 30 by absentee
*Tuesday, October 27- 336 including 303 in person and 33 by absentee
*Wednesday, October 28- 308 including 295 in person and 13 by absentee
*Thursday, October 29- 510 including 487 in person and 23 by absentee