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Runoff set in Sandy Springs council race

By Mark Woolsey
May 26, 2016

With the results set to be certified on Friday at city hall, the election to fill the District 3 city council seat in Sandy Springs is headed for a June runoff.

A city spokeswoman said with almost 1,900 ballots counted, none of the five candidates running pulled a majority of the vote total plus one in Tuesday’s balloting. That means the voters will choose between the two top vote-getters — banker Chris Burnett and Joe Houseman, a pilot.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. June 21 at the Hammond Park Round Program Building, 6005 Glenridge Drive. Advance voting is set from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June 13-17 at the same location. The election was called after former District 3 City Councilman Graham McDonald resigned to run for a Georgia House seat.

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