Collins Cruises To Re-election in House Race

Doug Collins overcomes a five-man race to earn another two-year term in Washington.

Collins easily avoided a run-off Tuesday night in the 9th District U.S. House Republican primary, earning 61.27 percent of the vote in the 9th District.

There is no Democratic candidate for Collins’ seat.

Collins said he is ready to continue to serve the people of northeast Georgia.

“Today’s victory was just a humbling experience,” said Collins. “The people of the 9th District have spoken and I am humbled to be re-elected. We are going to continue to fight for conservative values in Washington, D.C. and we are going to come home and continue to represent the 9th and their heart in everything we do.”

Paul Broun finished second in the district, earning just over 22 percent of the vote. Roger Fitzpatrick came in third with 10.53 percent, Mike Scupin finished fourth at 3.36 percent, and Bernie Fontaine finished fifth with 2.75 percent of the vote.

Collins also won Stephens County easily, claming 2,429 votes in the county, or 65.23 percent. Broun had 915 votes in Stephens County, or 24.57 percent, Fitzpatrick had 233 votes, or 6.26 percent, while Fontaine had 87 votes, Scupin had 60 votes.

Stephens County Republican votes also chose Johnny Isakson, giving him 2,795 votes, or 77.38 percent, compared to Derrick Grayson’s 478 votes, and Mary Kay Bacallao’s 339 votes.

Isakson got the nod statewide and will face Jim Barksdale in the Fall.

In the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Stephens County, Barksdale received 101 votes to Cheryl Copeland’s 75 votes and John F. Coyne III’s 15 votes.