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Mayor Lockwood re-elected, 2 newcomers to council in Milton

Joe Lockwood, who was first elected as mayor of Milton in 2006, was re-elected to a fourth term on Tuesday.
Joe Lockwood, who was first elected as mayor of Milton in 2006, was re-elected to a fourth term on Tuesday.
By Mitchell Northam
Nov 8, 2017

The majority of voters in Milton are satisfied with how Joe Lockwood has led the city.

On Tuesday, voters elected Lockwood to a fourth term as the city’s mayor.

Lockwood garnered 66 percent of Tuesday's vote, defeating challenger Dr. Laura Rencher in the mayor's race. A total of 4,452 people voted in the mayoral election.

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Milton also elected two new city council members. Peyton Jamison ran unopposed and won the District 1 seat, succeeding Karen Thurman who did not seek re-election. Laura Bentley defeated incumbent councilman Bill Lusk for the District 2 seat, taking 71 percent of the vote.

For the District 3 seat, incumbent councilman Joseph Longoria ran unopposed.

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Lockwood has been the city's mayor since 2006 and is the founder of the construction firm, JK Lockwood Construction. In the District 2 city council race, he endorsed Bentley.

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