Ex-FBI agent wins Fulton sheriff’s race

Former FBI agent and Democrat Ted Jackson handily defeated Republican Mike Rary in the Fulton County sheriff’s race with 99 percent of the votes counted.

Fulton’s Democratic landslide extended to the little-known surveyor’s race, where Democrat Robert Armstrong ousted incumbent Republican Bill Daniel.

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Voters wait in line at the North Springs Methodist Church precinct in Sandy Springs to cast their ballots Tuesday.

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Fulton voters also agreed to raise their property taxes to pay for the most expensive library building program in Georgia history and increase the county’s homestead exemption over the next three years — a change that could offset the library tax hike for many.

The $275 million library bond will add eight new libraries — three in Atlanta, three in north Fulton County and two in south Fulton County — at a cost of about $133 million. Two libraries would be expanded at $33.3 million, and 23 branches would be renovated for another $24 million. Eight facilities would close.

Voters also re-elected Linda Bryant to the school board. A runoff will be needed to resolve an open seat on the Fulton County Superior Court bench. Kimberly Adams led among eight candidates. Patricia Jackson and Mike Wallace were separated by just 300 votes to join her in the runoff.