Final Georgia election post-mortem | Southern Political Report

The U.S. Senate race doesn’t support the notion that the Peach State is turning Democrat. Consider this: Incumbent GOP Senator Johnny Isakson wrapped up 55% of the vote while Democrat candidate Jim Barksdale got 41%. And of course President-elect Donald Trump got 51.1% while Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton took only 45.8%.
Isakson received 46,000 more votes than Trump statewide thanks to some ticket splitting in Metro Atlanta.
Factors like Clinton’s negatives, as well as Trump’s, no doubt altered some voter behavior more than party labels.
The Libertarian Party saw its Georgia vote total nearly triple from 2012, bringing in over 120,000 votes for nominee Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico.
Amendment 1, on the controversial Opportunity School District, only passed in 7 counties – Muscogee, Columbia, Camden, Chattahoochee, Randolph, Dooly, and Quitman. It lost 60%-40%.
Amendment 3, on reconstituting the Judicial Qualifications committee, only failed to pass in Clarke County.
Amendments 2 and 4 passed overwhelmingly.