Here are other election results Tuesday from Northeast Georgia cities:
Banks County
County commission (two new seats)
Post 2
Ray Holcomb 12.38%
Neal Pulliam 23.35%
√ Ernest Rogers 37.87%
Fred Wendt 26.06%
Post 4
Jerry Coach Loftice 18.07%
√ Robin Trotter 42.47%
Charles Turk 39.08%
Homer
Mayor
√ Douglas Cheeks (I) 61.98%
Sandra Garrison 37.60%
City Council (all seats open)
Betty Borders (I) 19.38%
Cliff B. Hill 19.75%
Jerry Payne (I) 20.75%
Tony Sullivan 18.63%
Chris Tucker (I) 19.25%
Dawson County
Dawsonville
City Council (two seats open)
√ Calvin Byrd 32.63%
Frank Craft 9.68%
Joe F. Fortune 15.16%
Linda Grant (I) 16.63%
√ James Grogan 19.37%
Alen Metzel 6.32%
Ballot question: Extend 1-cent sales tax for schools?
√Yes 78.8%
No 21.2%
Lumpkin County
Dahlonega
City Council Post 2
√ Johnny Areimma (I) 60.92%
John Webb 38.11%
City Council Post 3
Robert Bridges 22.57%
√ Gerald Lord (I) 65.05%
White County
Countywide ballot question: Extend 1-cent Special Option Local Sales Tax for five years to construct new middle school building?
√ Yes 64.79%
No 35.21%
Helen
City Council (Three seats open)
√ Jack Champagne (I) 77.7%
√ Judy Holloway 65.3%
Donnie Simonds 6.61%
√ Helen Wilkins (I) 72.3%
Lynn Whitener 45.5%
Commerce
City Council Ward 2
√ Darren Owensby, 50.5%
Donald Wilson (I), 49.5%
School Board District 1
√ Arthur Pattman, 57.1%
Keelan Rucker: 42.9%
School Board District 2
Robby Barnett, 20.2%
√ Mary Seabolt (I), 79.8%
Note: I=incumbent