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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:48:30 EST From: Khayumbia To: kharabia Subject: Fwd: Filed in US District Court: Republicans Stole Georgia Election
This e-mail contains excerpts from a damning report filed in US District Court this month on Cynthia McKinney's Open Democratic Primary election. It was prepared by Kevin Hill, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science at the Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Take a moment and read this. You will see that the Republicans clearly stole another election, this time in Georgia. The entire report is available for those who are interested. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Excerpts from: Kevin Hill, Ph.D. Report on August 20, 2002 GA 4th District DeKalb County Facts Filed in US District Court, March 2003
1. Republican turnout in the August open Democratic Georgia Fourth District Primary was 44.6%; Democratic turnout was 32.2%.
2. The county (at least the precincts in this congressional district) is 70/30 Democratic, but for the August open Democratic primary the electorate was 60/40 Democratic.
3. Majette won 97% of the GOP vote and 33% of the Democratic vote.
4. 65% of Majette’s vote came from Republican voters.
5. 97% of McKinney’s vote came from Democrats.
6. Whites are split 50/50 between the two parties in this district.
7. Blacks are 90/10 Democratic.
8. 98% of Republlicans are white.
9. 80% of Democrats are black.
10. White turnout was 38%; Black turnout was 32%.
11. This means that, although the registered voters in this district are 52% black and 48% non-black, the turnout on Election Day was 52% non-black and 48% black.
12. Majette won 90% of the white vote and 25% of the black vote.
13. McKinney won 75% of the black vote and 10% of the white vote.
14. 80% of Majette’s vote came from whites.
Bottom Line: Majette was the candidate of choice for Republicans and whites; McKinney was the candidate of choice for Democrats and blacks.
GOP Crossover voting defeated Cynthia McKinney in the Primary All else being equal, had this primary election been restricted only to Democrats – Cynthia McKinney very likely would have won. Further, she was actually the clear candidate of choice of Democrats.
Of those 38.24% of voters who were Republicans (based on vote performance) who cast ballots in the August 2002 primary, over 97% of their votes went to Denise Majette. Therefore, in the August 2002 Democratic primary, Denise Majette received nearly all the Republican vote, and Republican turnout was much higher than Democratic turnout. For DeKalb County Only:
Total Votes Cast 115,265 Eligible Voters 343,402 Turnout 33.57%
Votes for Majette 66,467 Votes for McKinney 48,798
Republican Voters in county 30.89% Democratic voters in county 69.11%
Republican Turnout in 2002 primary 44.60% Democratic Turnout in 2002 primary 32.19%
Estimated % of Voters in 2002 Primary Republican 38.24% Estimated % of Voters in 2002 Primary Democratic 61.76%
Republican Vote for Majette 97.12% Republican Vote for McKinney 2.88%
Democratic Vote for Majette 32.72% Democratic Vote for McKinney 67.27%
What Happened?
Estimated Number of GOP votes received by Majette 45,948 Estimated Number of GOP votes received by McKinney 1,363 Net advantage in GOP vote for Majette 44,585
Estimated Number of Democratic votes received by Majette 24,996 Estimated Number of Democratic votes received by McKinney 51,391 Net advantage in Democratic vote for McKinney 26,394
Estimated Winning Margin for Majette 18,191 Actual Winning Margin for Majette 17,669
Estimated Percent of Majette's Total Vote Republican 64.77% Estimated Percent of McKinney's Total Vote Democratic 97.42% Estimated Percent of Democrats Voting for McKinney 67.27%
Can the Majette win be attributed solely to GOP crossover voting? YES Was Majette the Democratic candidate of choice? NO
Almost 80% of the people voting for Majette were not black and over 87% of the votes captured by McKinney were from African Americans. In the end, there can be little doubt from these results that Denise Majette was the candidate of choice of the non-black majority, and that Cynthia McKinney was the candidate of choice for African-American voters in this open primary.
Racial Consequences For DeKalb County Only:
Total Votes Cast 115,265 Eligible Voters 343,402 Turnout 33.57%
Votes for Majette 66,467 Votes for McKinney 48,798
Black voters in county 52.10% Non-black voters in county 47.90%
Black Turnout in 2002 Primary 32.03% Non-Black Turnout in 2002 Primary 38.00%
Estimated % of Voters in 2002 Primary Black 47.83% Estimated % of Voters in 2002 Primary Non-Black 52.17%
Black Vote for Majette 24.92% Black Vote for McKinney 75.08%
Non-Black Vote for Majette 90.44% Non-Black Vote for McKinney 9.56%
What Happened?
Estimated Number of Black votes received by Majette 14,281 Estimated Number of Black votes received by McKinney 43,025 Net advantage in Black vote for McKinney 28,745
Estimated Number of Non-black votes received by Majette 56,530 Estimated Number of Non-black votes received by McKinney 5,976 Net advantage in Non-black vote for Majette 50,555
Estimated Winning Margin for Majette 21,810 Actual Winning Margin for Majette 17,669
Estimated Percent of Majette's Total Vote Non-Black 79.83% Estimated Percent of McKinney's Total Vote Black 87.81% Estimated Percent of Blacks Voting for McKinney 75.08%
Can the Majette win be attributed to block voting by nonblacks to stop the election of a black candidate of choice? YES Was Majette the black candidate of choice? NO
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