Georgians across metro Atlanta went to the polls Tuesday to vote in a series of runoff races. These are races in which no candidate received a majority of the vote in the original May elections. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has compiled a review of the results of some of the top local races in the metro area. These results are not official. This list was compiled at 10 p.m. Tuesday.
DeKalb County
Board of Commissioners District 7
Lorraine Cochran-Johnson holds a 2-to-1 lead over incumbent Gregory Adams in the runoff for the Democratic primary in the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners District 7 race. With no Republicans in the race, the winner will capture the seat with a victory Tuesday.
Superior Court Judge
Latisha Dear-Jackson leads Tunde Akinyele all evening in a non-partisan race to replace retiring Superior Court Judge Dan Coursey. Coursey, who announced in January he would retire at the end of his term, is the longest-serving judge in the history of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit after 36 years on the bench.
Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County Superior Court
Tracey Mason is far ahead of Veronica Cope with 68 percent of precincts reporting in the race to fill the seat of retiring Judge Tom Davis on the Gwinnett County Superior Court. Mason is a longtime local attorney and legal mediator and previously served as a Municipal Court judge in Duluth.
Fulton Council
Atlanta Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge
Kevin Farmer leads Fani Willis in the race for a seat on the Atlanta Superior Court. The winner will replace outgoing Judge Tom Campbell.
Cobb County
Cobb County Commissioner District 1 Republican Primary
Keli Gambrill maintains a heavy lead over incumbent Bob Woodward in a runoff for the Republican primary in the Cobb County Commissioners District 1 race. Tuesday’s election determines the winner of the seat since there are no Democrats in the race.
Smyrna City Council Ward 6
Tim Gould holds a significant lead over Idella Moore in a non-partisan race for a seat on the Smyrna City Council representing Ward 6.
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