Ferdinand heads to easy win for Fulton tax commissioner

With early votes and one-fifth of precincts counted, longtime Fulton Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand held a lead of more than two to one over his Democratic primary opponent Duvwon Robinson. Since early votes made up more than two-thirds of the expected total, Ferdinand was cruising easily to another four-year term.

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