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McKinney wins GOP nomination for Ga.'s District 12
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Following up a first place primary with a runoff win, Republican candidate Ray McKinney will face incumbent John Barrow this November in the race for Georgia’s 12th congressional district. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, McKinney secured 62.1 percent of the district vote in a runoff win over Thunderbolt fire chief Carl Smith, who received 37.9 percent. Republican voter turnout for the runoff dropped only slightly from the primary with 22,957 total votes cast on August 10 compared with 27,477 votes cast on July 20.
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