Nearly 25,000 of Bryan County's 32,872 registered voters cast ballots this year resulting in solid wins for Republican party candidates, according to unofficial results from the elections office.

Although only 4,813 ballots were cast on election day Tuesday, a 14.6 percent turnout, the majority of votes came in the advanced voting phase. Nearly 19,000 votes (or 57.4 percent) were recorded in the weeks leading up to Nov. 5.

Bryan County cast 16,725 votes for Donald Trump, while Kamala Harris received 7,769.

Many of the local Board of Commission and Education races were uncontested, but of note was the challenge of Commission Chair Carter Infinger by write-in candidate Meredith Gibson. In the end, the Republican incumbent Infinger won easily, 20,480 to 2,032. 

In the Board of Education District 4 race, Karen Krupp defeated M. Thomas Seaman 4,493 to 1,266.

District 1 Commissioner Alex Floyd, District 3 Commissioner Jeff Nielsen, Board of Education Vice Chair Marianne Smith, BOE District 2's Dennis Seger and BOE District 3's Derick Smith were all unopposed.

Other county races that were unopposed included incumbent Rebecca Crowe (Clerk of Superior Court), Mark Crowe (Sheriff), Billy Reynolds Sr. (Probate Judge), Pamela Gunter (Tax Commissioner), and Bill Cox (Coroner).

Regional, state and national races included another win for U.S. House District 1 incumbent Buddy Carter. The Republican received 17,390 votes in Bryan County compared to Democrat challenger Patti Hewitt's 6,608.

In State House District 166, Republican incumbent Jesse Petrea received 6,360 votes in the county to Gary Fortson's 2,166.

Bryan County voters said yes to the two proposed Constitutional Amendments and one Statewide Referendum.