Voters in several north and south Fulton cities are sending mayoral candidates to a runoff election on Dec. 2.
Sandy Springs
The day after Sandy Springs marks its 20th anniversary as an incorporated city, residents will return to the polls to decide their next mayor in the Dec. 2 runoff election.
Mayor Rusty Paul, who received 43 percent of the vote Tuesday, will face challenger Dontaye Carter, who garnered 21 percent, edging out council members Andy Bauman and Jody Reichel. Bauman received 19 percent and Reichel 16 percent.
Paul was first elected in 2013. Less than one-quarter of Sandy Springs’ 110,000 residents voted in the mayoral race.
The three challengers campaigned on themes of change, concerns over slow growth in economic development, and differing views on apartment communities, while Paul ran on finishing the job of growing Sandy Springs.
Roswell
In Roswell, voters will decide in the runoff whether Mayor Kurt Wilson or former State Rep. Mary Robichaux will lead the city for the next four years.
The two finished in a tight race, with Wilson receiving nearly 37 percent of the vote and Robichaux close behind at nearly 36 percent. Challenger Steve Dorvee followed with about 28 percent.
Wilson is completing his first term as mayor.
Johns Creek
Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry will serve a second term. He won a contentious campaign, beating Kelli Stewart with 62 percent of the vote.
City of South Fulton
City of South Fulton Mayor Khalid “Kobi” Kamau, who has been embroiled in ongoing controversy, including alleged misuse of city funds, received less than 5 percent of the vote.
The mayoral race will go to a runoff with Councilwoman Carmalitha Gumbs, who received more than 10,500 votes and 39 percent, facing former Councilman Mark Baker, who earned 5,100 votes (19 percent), in the Dec. 2 runoff.
The two emerged from a field of nine candidates, including former Mayor William “Bill” Edwards, who finished with nearly 17 percent of the vote.
East Point
East Point voters will decide between Councilman Joshua B. Butler IV and candidate Keisha Chapman in the Dec. 2 runoff.
In a four-candidate race, Chapman led with 46 percent of the vote, followed by Butler with 27 percent, Michael Dixon with 22 percent, and Alphonzo McDonald with 4 percent.
Incumbent Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham announced last summer that she would not seek reelection. She was first elected in 2017 and is completing her second term.
Decisive Wins
There were clear victories in three South Fulton cities on Tuesday.
In Chattahoochee Hills, where Mayor Tom Reed did not seek reelection, Camille Lowe won with 70 percent of the vote, defeating Richard B. Schmidt.
Similarly, in Fairburn, Councilwoman Hattie Portis-Jones defeated James Whitmore with 59 percent of the vote. Mayor Mario B. Avery did not seek reelection.
In Union City, Mayor Vince R. Williams was reelected with 62 percent of the vote, defeating Keith A. Skippings (27 percent) and Thomas Anderson III (11 percent).
For more results, visit the Georgia Secretary of State website.
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