Politics & Government
How Did East Atlanta Patch Vote In Super Tuesday?
A breakdown of how each precinct voted.
by Patch Staff
The neighborhoods of East Atlanta Patch overwhelmingly approved the water and sewer tax on Tuesday, precinct totals showed.
In the Atlanta-in-DeKalb neighborhoods, which include East Lake, East Atlanta and Kirkwood, the voters approved Sunday alcohol sales.
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Barack Obama garnered the most votes in the presidential primaries, though on the Republican ballots, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich garnered the most votes.
Here are the precinct-by-precinct results:
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Parkside Elementary School - Precinct 01A
17.35% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 198
- Mitt Romney: 66
- Newt Gingrich: 47
- Ron Paul: 67
- Rick Santorum: 42
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 88.5%...No: 11.5%
Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church – Precinct 01B
21.91% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 327
- Mitt Romney: 90
- Newt Gingrich: 94
- Ron Paul: 78
- Rick Santorum: 30
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 86.61%...No: 13.39%
D.H. Stanton Elementary School - Precinct 01G
9.76% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 114
- Mitt Romney: 10
- Newt Gingrich: 4
- Ron Paul: 9
- Rick Santorum: 5
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 88.08%...No: 11.92%
Thomasville Recreation Center – Precinct 01R
8.4% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 92
- Mitt Romney:
- Newt Gingrich:
- Ron Paul:
- Rick Santorum: 2
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 92.93%...No: 7.07%
Benteen Elementary School – Precinct 01T
10.21% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 69
- Mitt Romney: 20
- Newt Gingrich: 1
- Ron Paul: 9
- Rick Santorum: 3
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 86.05%...No: 13.95%
Butler Street Baptist Church – Precinct 02D
13.26% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 240
- Mitt Romney: 35
- Newt Gingrich: 39
- Ron Paul: 41
- Rick Santorum: 21
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 86.05%...No: 13.95%
Little 5 Points Community Center – Precinct 02E
20.18% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 161
- Mitt Romney: 51
- Newt Gingrich: 45
- Ron Paul: 31
- Rick Santorum: 16
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 92.57%...No: 7.43%
Wheat St Towers Apt Complex – Precinct 02S
9.54% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 130
- Mitt Romney: 6
- Newt Gingrich: 15
- Ron Paul: 9
- Rick Santorum: 16
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 87.64% No: 12.36%
Lang-Carson Recreation Center – Precinct 05A
11.83% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 232
- Mitt Romney:
- Newt Gingrich: 46
- Ron Paul: 0
- Rick Santorum: 23
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 84.81%...No: 15.19%
Cook Elementary School – Precinct 05B
11.75% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 67
- Mitt Romney: 48
- Newt Gingrich: 2
- Ron Paul: 65
- Rick Santorum: 4
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 76.25%...No: 23.75%
Auburn Avenue Research Library – Precinct 05C
0% turnout
Liberty Baptist Church – Precinct 05F
9.47% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 70
- Mitt Romney: 1
- Newt Gingrich: 4
- Ron Paul: 2
- Rick Santorum: 4
- Water and sewer sales tax: Yes: 83.33%...No: 16.67%
DEKALB COUNTY:
(Atlanta-in-DeKalb)
Bouldercrest Road
10.8% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 138
- Mitt Romney: 3
- Newt Gingrich: 7
- Ron Paul: 67
- Rick Santorum: 4
- Sunday alcohol sales: Yes: 61.54%...No: 38.46%
Burgess-Peterson Academy
16.9% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 224
- Mitt Romney: 29
- Newt Gingrich: 29
- Ron Paul: 32
- Rick Santorum: 20
- Sunday alcohol sales: Yes: 76.47%...No: 23.53%
Coan Middle School
10.84% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 165
- Mitt Romney: 27
- Newt Gingrich: 30
- Ron Paul: 37
- Rick Santorum: 11
- Sunday alcohol sales: Yes: 73.38%...No: 26.62%
East Lake Elementary
13.96% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 275
- Mitt Romney: 38
- Newt Gingrich: 36
- Ron Paul: 29
- Rick Santorum: 20
- Sunday alcohol sales: Yes: 78.59%...No: 21.41%
Epworth
20.79% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 299
- Mitt Romney: 137
- Newt Gingrich: 90
- Ron Paul: 78
- Rick Santorum: 48
- Sunday alcohol sales: Yes: 91.75%...No: 8.25%
Gresham Road
10.66% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 185
- Mitt Romney: 12
- Newt Gingrich: 14
- Ron Paul: 16
- Rick Santorum: 6
- Sunday alcohol sales: Yes: 70.78%...No: 35.45%
Mary-Lin Elementary
19.30% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 166
- Mitt Romney: 143
- Newt Gingrich: 65
- Ron Paul: 57
- Rick Santorum: 28
- Sunday alcohol sales: Yes: 89.94%...No: 10.06%
McNair High
8.04% turnout
Votes Cast:
- Barack Obama: 160
- Mitt Romney: 14
- Newt Gingrich: 16
- Ron Paul: 15
- Rick Santorum: 7
- Sunday alcohol sales: Yes: 74.21%...No: 25.79%
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