Voters across metro Atlanta went to the polls Tuesday to decide dozens of important local races, everything from "brunch bills" and a controversial ethics change to dozens of mayoral and city council seats.
Find below a list of races and results that were available as of press time. Unless otherwise noted, only presumed winners are listed.
All results are unofficial until certified at a later date.
Cities that voted on brunch bill referendums were deciding if local restaurants should be able to sell alcoholic beverages starting at 11 a.m. on Sundays.
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Cherokee County
In the Canton mayor’s race, Bill Grant defeated Dwight Pullen. Incumbent councilmembers Joellen Wilson and Farris Yawn won, according to unofficial results.
Clayton County
In Morrow, incumbent Jeff DeTar and John Lampl appeared to be headed for a runoff for mayor.
Other races:
College Park
Mayor: Jack Longino (I) and Bianca Motley Broom appeared set for a runoff.
City Council Ward 1: Ambrose Clay (I)
City Council Ward 3: Ken Allen
Jonesboro
Mayor: Joy Day (I) appeared to have defeated Jarrett Miller.
City Council: Ed Wise (I), Tracey Messick and Donya Sartor appeared to have secured spots.
Voters also approved a measure to allow the city to issue permits for the packaged sale of distilled spirits.
Morrow
City Council Post 2: Van T. Tran
City Council Post 4: Larry Ferguson (I) and Khoa Vuong headed for a runoff.
Brunch bill: Rejected
Riverdale
Mayor: Evelyn Wynn-Dixon (I)
City Council Ward 2: Frank Cobbs Jr.
City Council Ward 4: Kenneth Ruffin (I)
Cobb County
In Smyrna, Derek Norton and Ryan Campbell appear headed for a runoff to replace longtime Mayor Max Bacon.
Smyrna City Council winners wereAustin Wagner (Ward 2), Travis Lindley (Ward 3), Susan Wilkinson (I) (Ward 5), and Lewis A. Wheaton (Ward 7).
Other races:
Acworth
Alderman Post 1: Butch Price (I), Crystal Bailey Williams (results not available at press time)
Alderman Post 3: Brett North (I), Salome W. Sadera (results not available at press time)
Austell
Mayor: Ollie B. Clemons (I)
City Council Ward 2: Devon D. Myrick
City Council At Large, Post 1: Melanie Maria Elder
Kennesaw
City Council Post 1: James Eaton (I)
Powder Springs
City Council Post 1: Patrick Wayne Bordelon (I)
City Council Post 2: Patricia Wisdom (I)
DeKalb County
Voters rejected a referendum aimed at restructuring DeKalb's ethics board after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the way its members are currently appointed is unconstitutional. Critics of the proposal said the restructuring would weaken the ethics board and reduce some of its powers, and the county's voters appear to agree.
DeKalb members of the General Assembly are expected to go back to the drawing board during the 2020 session, likely with a pared down proposal that removes some of the more controversial provisions.
Other races:
Avondale Estates
Mayor: Jonathan Elmore (I)
City Commission: Brian Fisher (I) and Dee Merriam win as top two vote-getters
Brookhaven
Mayor: John Ernst (I)
City Council District 3: Madeleine Norine Simmons
Two property tax homestead exemptions for the city were approved.
Chamblee
City Council District 2: Leslie Robson (I)
City Council District 3: Karen Lupton
City Council At Large: Darron Kusman (I)
Two property tax homestead exemptions for the city were approved.
Clarkston
City Council (three to be elected): Awet “Howard” Eyasu (I), Laura Hopkins, Debra Johnson
Decatur
City commissioner, District 1, Post B: George Dusenbury
City commissioner, District 2, Post B: Lesa Mayer
City commissioner at large: Tony Powers (I)
Doraville
Mayor: Joseph Geierman and Donna Pittman (I) in a runoff.
City Council District 1: Andy Yeoman
City Council District 2: Rebekah Cohen Morris
City Council District 2 (special election): Chris Henshaw
City Council District 3: Maria Alexander
Dunwoody
Mayor: Lynn Deutsch
City Council At Large, Post 4: Stacey Harris
City Council At Large, Post 5: Joe Seconder
Lithonia
Mayor: Shameka Reynolds
City Council (two to be elected): Darold Honore Jr. and Vanneriah Wynn
Stone Mountain
City Council Post 1: Gina Stroud Cox
City Council Post 2: Clint Monroe
City Council Post 3: Chakira Johnson (I)
Stonecrest
Mayor: Jason Lary (I)
City Council District 5 (special election): Tammy Grimes and Dave Marcus in a runoff.
Tucker
City Council Post 2, District 1: Bill Rosenfeld (I)
Fayette County
Fayetteville
City Council Post 1: Darryl Langford
City Council Post 2: Kathaleen Brewer (I) and Joe Clark appear headed to a runoff
Peachtree City
City Council Post 1: Phil Prebor (I)
City Council Post 2: Mike King (I)
Tyrone
Town Council Post 1: Linda Howard (I)
Town Council Post 2: Melissa Hill.
Forsyth County
In Cumming, Joey Cochran won the Post 3 seat on the City Council.
Forsyth’s only city also approved a “brunch bill” referendum.
Fulton County
Residents of 12 cities in Fulton County cast ballots in key races, including three where longtime mayors of cities in southern Fulton County faced challengers.
Other races:
Alpharetta
City Council Post 6: Dan Merkel (I)
Voters also approved two ballot measures to expand the city’s homestead property tax exemptions.
Chattahoochee Hills
City Council District 1: Ricky Stephens (I)
City Council District 3: Anita McGinnis
City Council District 5: Troy Bettis
College Park
Mayor: Jack Longino (I) and Bianca Motley Broom appeared set for a runoff.
City Council Ward 1: Ambrose Clay (I)
City Council Ward 3: Ken Allen
East Point
City Council Ward A: Lance Robertson
City Council Ward B: Thomas Calloway (I)
City Council Ward C: Myron Cook (I)
City Council Ward D: Stephanie Gordon (I)
Voters also approved three freeport exemption measures.
Fairburn
Three Council Seats: James A. Whitmore (I), Linda J. Davis (I), Patrick Pallend (I)
Hapeville
Mayor: Alan Hallman (I)
Alderman At-Large: Michael T. Rast (I)
Voters also approved two ballot measures to expand the city’s homestead property tax exemptions.
Johns Creek
City Council Post 2: Dilip Tunki and Brian Weaver appeared headed for a runoff.
City Council Post 4: Chris Coughlin (I) and Marybeth Cooper appeared headed for a runoff.
City Council Post 6: Erin Elwood and Issure C. Yang appeared headed for a runoff.
Milton
City Council District 2, Post 2: Paul Moore
Palmetto
Mayor: J. Clark Boddie (I)
City Council: Robert Deon Arnold, Patty O’Hara-Willey (I) and Teresa Thomas-Smith win as the top three vote-getters
City Council (unexpired term ends Dec. 31, 2021): Nathan Slaton
Roswell
City Council Post 1: Marcelo Zapata (I)
City Council Post 2: Michael Palermo (I)
City Council Post 3: Christine Hall and Lisa Holland appeared headed for a runoff.
Municipal Judge: Brian Hansford (I)
South Fulton
City Council District 1: Catherine Foster Rowell (I)
City Council District 5: Corey Alan Reeves
City Council District 7: Mark Baker (I)
Voters also approved ballot measures regarding tax allocation districts and creating a homestead exemption for residents.
Union City
City Council: Christina Hobbs (I) and Brian Jones (I) win as top two vote-getters
Gwinnett County
In the first Buford election since now-former superintendent Geye Hamby was allegedly caught on tape spewing racist epithets, incumbent school board member Daren Perkins handily won re-election.
Matt Peevy won another open Buford school board seat.
Other races:
Berkeley Lake
Brunch bill: Approved
Braselton
Town Council District 1: Incumbent Becky Richardson and Richard Mayberry appeared headed for a Dec. 3 runoff.
Town Council District 3: Jim Joedecke
Dacula
City Council: Ann R. Mitchell
Brunch bill: Approved
Grayson
Mayor: Allison Wilkerson (I)
City Council Post 2: Bob Foreman (I)
City Council Post 4: Linda S. Jenkins (I)
Lawrenceville
City Council Post 1: Glenn Martin
Lilburn
City Council Post 2: Scott Batterton (I)
Brunch bill: Approved
Loganville
City council: Jay Boland, Bill DuVall and Linda A. Dodd earned seats as the top three vote-getters among five candidates.
Norcross
Mayor: Craig Newton (I)
City Council At-Large Post 1: Matt Myers
City Council At-Large Post 2: Tyler Hannel and Bruce Gaynor appeared headed for a runoff.
Voters also approved a brunch bill referendum and a referendum changing elected officials’ terms from two years to four.
Peachtree Corners
City Council Post 5: Lorri Christopher (I)
Snellville
City Council Post 1: Dave Emanuel (I)
City Council Post 2: Solange Destang and Brittany Marmol appeared headed for a Dec. 3 runoff.
Sugar Hill
City Council Post 1: Brandon Hembree (I)
City Council Post 2: Marc Cohen (I)
Suwanee
City Council Post 1: Heather J. Hall
City Council Post 2: Laurence “Larry” Pettiford
Brunch bill: Approved
Henry County
Henry County voters approved a fifth SPLOST agreement that would raise about $204 million over five years for infrastructure, parks, municipal buildings, public safety equipment and repayment of debt.
Henry residents also rejected moving Henry County courts and other administrative offices.
Other races:
Hampton
City Council: Henry Byrd (I), Marty Meeks and Mary Ann Mitcham
Brunch bill: Approved
Locust Grove
City Council: Carlos Greer (I), Otis Hammock (I), and Rod Shearhouse.
Brunch bill: Approved
McDonough
City Council At Large: Benjamin W. Pruett (I)
City Council District 3: Craig Elrod (I)
City Council District 4: Kamali “Kam” Varner (I)
Brunch bill: Rejected
Stockbridge
City Council: Yolanda Barber, John Blount (I) and Elton Alexander
Brunch bill: Approved
Reporters Ben Brasch, Meris Lutz and Tia Mitchell contributed to this report.
