Final counts of absentee and provisional ballots in Ga. and Mont....
Final counts of absentee and provisional ballots in Ga. and Mont. changed Nov. 7 PSC election outcomes. A runoff election Dec. 5 will fill the Atlanta-area Dist. 3 PSC seat, after final unofficial results showed PSC Comr. David Burgess…
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(D) short of a needed majority. Burgess, who came in just shy of 50%, again will face Atlanta Realtor Chuck Eaton (R), who polled 46%. Local observers said the Libertarian ticket run by Alpharetta engineer Paul McGregor siphoned off enough votes to deny anyone a majority. Both run-off candidates said their big challenge will be generating enough interest in the PSC race to entice voters back to the polls. Burgess’s campaign, managers said, will seek out seniors with much at stake in PSC energy and telecom rules. Eaton’s campaign will target voters planning on voting in local runoffs around the state. The PSC race was the only statewide contest to reach a runoff. Final tallies in a tight Mont. PSC contest for the open Dist. 5 Helena-area seat reversed preliminary results. Instead of Dayton rancher Mike Taylor (R) winning the seat by 53 votes, the final unofficial tally showed Helena state Sen. Ken Toole (D) the victor by 107 votes. Taylor said he will request a recount, paid for by the state since the margin is under 200 votes. Taylor can’t file for a recount until Nov. 27, the deadline for the secretary of state to certify vote counts.