The results of the race for Fulton County Commission chairman may be headed for a recount.
With all precincts reporting, incumbent Chairman John Eaves held a minuscule lead over incumbent Commissioner Robb Pitts in the Democratic primary. Under state law, Pitts can request a recount if the Eaves’ margin of victory is less than 1 percent.
The county still has more than 500 provisional and overseas mail ballots to count. County Elections Director Richard Barron expects those to be tallied by Friday evening.
Barron said a recount, if needed, would likely occur next week.
Eaves said Wednesday he’s confident his lead will hold up. In a prepared statement, he said the campaign was hard-fought and shows that every vote counts. He thanked Pitts for his years of public service and said he’s now looking forward to the November general election, when, if the preliminary election result stands, he will face Republican Earl Cooper.
Pitts did not respond to requests for comment.
Meanwhile, most of the other commission races appear to have been decided.
In Democratic primary, incumbent Joan Garner defeated Eddie Lee Brewster in Atlanta District 4. The Atlanta District 5 race will be decided in a July 22 runoff between Marvin Arrington Jr. and Brenda Muhammad.
In the Republican primary, Bob Ellis defeated Eric Broadwell in the race for north Fulton District 2, while Lee Morris defeated three other Republicans in the race for District 3.
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