Sandy Springs City Council District 4 headed to runoff

Here s a recap of the Sandy Springs City Council elections from Nov For news on the Sandy Springs mayoral race click here District headed to runoff Incumbent Jody Reichel s decision to run for mayor left the race open Michelle Sullivan received votes to lead the race in unofficial results Frank Roberts came in second with and appears headed for a runoff balloting with Sullivan All five precincts had informed according to results from the Georgia Secretary of State s Office District Percentage VotesDave Flynn Steven D Hickey Frank Roberts Michelle Sullivan ReportingUpdated a m Steven D Hickey s votes nearly matched Dave Flynn who was one vote short with District voters will head back to the polls on Dec if unofficial results hold that show the leading candidate s vote totals fall short of the percent plus one vote required to win the office Paulson holds in District Incumbent John Paulson faced a stiff challenge to keep his District seat from Lorri Connor With four of six precincts reporting he leads Connor by votes District Percentage VotesLorri Connor John Paulson I ReportingUpdated a m Incumbents hold in Districts and District voters cast votes for incumbent City Council member Melody Kelly whose opponent withdrew from the race Sandy Springs City Council member Melissa Mular front left was joined by family members from Pennsylvania on her electoral process night watch The incumbent appeared to easily keep her seat Photo by Bob Pepalis In the District council race incumbent Melissa Mular had percent of the vote with ballots cast for her Challenger Tara Overzat trailed with votes in the district s precincts District Mary Ford appears to be another new face who will appear on the council dais to represent District in the seat now held by Tibby DeJulio He has been the longest-serving council member taking office with the formation of the city District Percentage VotesKristen Daddow-Rodriguez Mary Ford Colin Hubbard ReportingUpdated a m DeJulio endorsed Ford The votes Ford received in the district s five precincts gave her almost percent of the total in unofficial results Challengers Kristen Daddow-Rodriguez votes and Colin A Hubbard votes do not have enough votes to force a runoff Chinsky wins District Council member Andy Bauman s run for mayor left the District seat open for a new face Andrew J Chinsky s votes in unofficial totals in seven of the district s eight precincts gave him percent of the total ballots cast His opponent Tesula Stewart collected votes District Percentage Votes Andrew Chinsky Tesula Stewart ReportingUpdated a m Chinsky mentioned Our campaign built extraordinary help across neighborhoods ages and political ideology He stated his achievement sent a clear message and mandate our City s first chapter has proven a success but as Sandy Springs turns years old now is not the time for complacency The post Sandy Springs City Council District headed to runoff appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta