Dade County Voters Approve FLOST, Reject T-SLOST in November Election
DADE COUNTY, Ga. — Dade County voters approved the Floating Local Option Sales Tax, or FLOST, while rejecting a separate SPLOST proposal in Tuesday’s general election, according to unofficial results released by the Dade County Board of Elections.
With all seven precincts reporting, the FLOST proposal received 3,222 yes votes and 2,043 no votes, passing with approximately 61.2 percent support.
The measure is intended to provide property tax relief through revenue generated by a local sales tax.
Meanwhile, the SPLOST proposal was defeated, receiving 2,234 yes votes and 2,995 no votes. Approximately 57.3 percent of voters opposed the measure.
Dade County Board of Education Race
Republican incumbent Jason D. Crisp won the District One Board of Education race in the unofficial returns, receiving 4,172 votes.
Democratic challenger Ashton Fields received 1,161 votes.
Congressional and Legislative Results
Republican Clay Fuller received 4,108 votes in Dade County in the 14th Congressional District race, compared with 1,283 for Democrat Shawn Harris.
Fuller Wins re-election district wide
In the State House District One race, Republican Mike Cameron Wins over Democrat Steven “Diz” Disbrow
In the State Senate District 53 race, Republican Lanny Thomas wins over Democrat John Bentley “Jack” Zibluk.
Other County Races
Republican Robby Ryan received 4,680 votes in the County Commission District One at-large race.
Republican Phillip Hartline received 4,557 votes in the County Commission District Two at-large race.
Both candidates appeared without a listed Democratic opponent.
Republican Jennifer Hester Hartline received 4,530 votes in the Board of Education District Two at-large race, also without a listed Democratic opponent.
Voter Turnout
The election summary report shows:
- Registered voters: 12,268
- Ballots cast: 5,446
- Voter turnout: 44.39%
- Election Day ballots: 2,678
- Advance voting ballots: 2,664
- Absentee-by-mail ballots: 101
- Provisional ballots: 3
All seven Dade County precincts reported results.