“With the upcoming general election in mind, the members of the LaFayette Rotary Club thought it would be interesting to hold their own mock election,” Rotary member Henry Gilbert said. “At their meeting last Tuesday (Oct. 7), members voted for all contested races which will appear on the November 4th ballot. The results are as follows:”



President

John McCain/Sarah Palin: 17 votes (89%)

Barack Obama/Joe Biden: 2 votes (11%)

Bob Barr/Wayne Root: 0



U.S. Senate

Saxby Chambliss: 15 (79%)

Jim Martin: 4 (21%)

Allen Buckley: 0



U.S. Representative, 9th District of Ga.

Nathan Deal: 16 (84%)

Jeff Scott: 3 (16%)



State Senate, 53rd District

Jeff Mullis: 10 (56%)

Bruce Coker: 8 (44%)



State Representative, 2nd District

Martin Scott: 13 (76%)

Sadie Morgan: 4 (24%)



Clerk of Superior Court, Walker County

Carter Brown: 4 (20%)

Debbie Lawrence: 16 (80%)



Sheriff, Walker County

Billy Mullis 1 (5%)

Steve Wilson 19 (95%)



Coroner, Walker County

Dewayne Wilson: 14 (78%)

Ronald Cabero: 4 (22%)



Sole County Commissioner, Walker County

BeBe Heiskell: 14 (70%)

P.J.Wilson: 6 (30%)



County Board of Education, Post 4

Patty Hart: 16 (84%)

Heather Pickard: 3 (16%)



Judge, Superior Court, Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit

Christopher Arnt: 2 (11%)

Michael Giglio: 0

Brian House: 1 (5%)

Bill Rhyne, Jr.: 12 (63%)

Lawrence Stagg: 4 (21%)



The LaFayette Rotary Club is a community wide service organization whose members are both men and women. It meets every Tuesday at noon in The Bank of LaFayette Community Room. The club president is David Bennett and the president-elect is Richard Westbrook.