In a busy midterm election cycle, Bryan County made its voice heard at the ballot box, with turnout reaching 51.05% of registered voters, according to unofficial results from the election office.

A solid majority of votes came from the advance voting phase, with 11,956 votes, or 33.66 percent, being cast in the weeks leading up to Election Day. 5,756 votes (16.20%) were cast in-person on Tuesday.

For School Board, Matt Hodges bested Luella Sanders to win the District 4 seat. Hodges received 3,558 votes to Sanders’ 1,708. And for the school board’s District 5 seat, David Schwartz received 2,092 votes to win ahead of Bonnie Bhonsle, who received 1,669 votes.

And in the County Commission, the District 2 seat is set for a runoff with neither candidate receiving over 50% of the vote. Incumbent Wade Price, a Republican, received 1,253 votes (48.17%), while Democrat James Fulwood received 1,077 votes (41.41%). Independent candidate Dave London received 268 votes (10.30%). The date for the runoff will be announced in due course.

For statewide races, Bryan County backed Republican incumbent Ben Watson for Georgia State Senate - District 1 by 10,853 votes while Democratic challenger Corey Foreman received 7,101 votes.

For State House - District 164, Bryan County also backed Republican incumbent Ron Stephens by 4,105 votes. Democrat Stephanie Burgess, who ultimately went on to win the seat held by the GOP since 2008, received 3,498 votes.

For State House - District 166, Republican incumbent Jesse Petrea received 4,477 votes to Pat Daley’s 2,324.

For governor, Bryan County backed Republican Rick Jackson (11,215 votes) over Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms (6,778 votes). Bottoms won the race.

And on the national stage, Bryan County helped send Jim Kingston to the U.S. House of Representatives, with 10,797 votes cast in his favor. Democrat Amanda Hollowell received 7,139 votes.

Incumbent Democratic senator Jon Ossoff, who won re-election, received 7,751 votes in Bryan County. His Republican challenger Mike Collins received 10,262 votes in the county.

Bryan County also said “yes” to the three state Constitutional Amendments and the Homestead Exemption.