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Cherokee County Voters Approve Transportation, Tax Relief Measures in November Election

Turnout Tops 20% as Locals Re-elect Officials and Strongly Support Roads and Senior Tax Exemption Initiatives for 2025.

Cherokee County’s official November 2025 election results are in, with a clear turnout picture and several major decisions affecting local residents. Here’s an easy-to-understand summary of the key results and facts from this election.

Election Highlights

- Voter turnout: 20.8% of registered voters participated
- All precincts reported for every race (100%)
- Voting methods included Election Day, Advance Voting, Absentee by Mail, and Provisional ballots

Major Results (with easy explanations)

Race	Winner(s)/Result	Total Votes	Passing %
PSC District 2	Tim Echols (R)	24,999
PSC District 2	Alicia Johnson (D)	16,762
PSC District 2	Write-In	35
T-SPLOST	PASSED	36,397 Yes	87.8%
		5,054 No	12.2%
Senior Tax Exemption	PASSED	5,096 Yes	86.4%
		802 No	13.6%

Major Insights

- Tim Echols (Republican) won the PSC District 2 seat, getting 24,999 votes versus Alicia Johnson’s (Democrat) 16,762 votes.
- T-SPLOST (transportation sales tax to fund local projects) passed by a wide margin, with 87.8% voting “Yes”. The 575 Insider broke this down in depth for our subscribers prior to the election.
- The Senior Tax Exemption ballot measure also passed with 86.4% support from voters.
- Voter turnout was about 1 out of every 5 eligible voters (20.8%).
- Write-in votes made up a very small portion in all races (typically under 0.1%).
- Advance Voting has become popular—almost 1 in 3 ballots were cast before Election Day.

Quick Table of Vote Totals

Race	Tim Echols	Alicia Johnson	Write-In	Yes	No
PSC District 2	24,999	16,762	35
T-SPLOST				36,397	5,054
Senior Tax Exempt.				5,096	802

Election Participation Breakdown

Election Day turnout: 13.93%
Advance Voting: 6.70%
Absentee by Mail: 0.21%
Provisional ballots: Less than 0.01%

These results show Cherokee County voters came out in moderate numbers and supported transportation improvements and senior tax relief by large margins.

The local governments will begin implementing these changes in the coming months, so stay tuned for updates in future community newsletters!