What voters said after they cast their ballots in Tuesday’s primary runoff election in Georgia:
Sylvia Small, an Atlanta public relations counselor, said she voted for Nathan Deal in the Republican runoff for governor.
“It was an easy choice. I don’t like negative campaigning,” Small said. “A campaign should be able to stand on its own merits.”
She said she was more influenced by Deal’s message than she was by the big-name endorsements in the final days leading up to the runoff. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee came to stump for Deal on Sunday, and ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin headlined a rally for Handel on Monday.
“They are national candidates with their own agendas,” she said. “This is a state race.”