Election Wrapup

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November 4, 2009

Robert Griffin The Times-Recorder Wed Nov 04, 2009, 09:02 PM EST

AMERICUS — AMERICUS— The results are in. Candidates in Americus, Andersonville, and Plains have been campaigning over the past month for the respective posts and the day has come where the people have made their voices heard.

Americus featured two contested elections in Districts one andfour . Two candidates were in the running for the District four seat vacated by Alex Saratsiotis, who decided not to seek reelection: Carla Gammage Cook and Bobby Harris. In this race, Cook defeated Harris by a vote of 272 to 50.

Two candidates were also running for the District 1 seat vacated by Eddie Rhea Walker, who retired: Albert Cooper Sr. and Juanita F. Wilson. Election results were close when the first numbers came in with Cooper and Wilson sepearated by only three votes. After absentee ballots came in, Wilson padded her lead, and in the end was declared the winner by a vote of 184 to 121.

Mayor Barry Blount, District three Council member Lou Chase, and District five council member Lorenzo Johnson all ran unopposed in the race.

The city of Plains also featured two contested races for city council. In post two, John (Johnny) Walker, Sr. ran against Incumbent Eugene Edge Sr. In this race, Edge defeated Walker by a vote of 135 to 53. In post six, Amy E. Wise squared off against incumbent Andrea D. Oates, with the incumbent retaining her seat, and Oates winning the election by a vote of 106 to 80. Mayor L.E. (Boze) Godwin and Post one councilman Jimmy Bagwell were running unopposed in the race.

The city of Andersonville held one contested election in of the city council. Velma Coley and Bobby Hobbs were running for the open seat vacated by Roy Carter. In this election, Coley defeated Hobbs by a vote of 30 to 18.

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