Bottoms, Ossoff and McLaurin take the election
See election results for Twiggs, Wilkinson and Bleckley Counties.
Statewide or multi-county
Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the next Governor of Georgia, making history as the nation’s first black female candidate elected governor in any U.S. state.
Bottoms, Democrat, defeated GOP opponent Rick Jackson, securing 54.3% of the vote during the Nov. 3 election.
In the race for the Lieutenant Governor, Josh McLaurin defeated Greg Dolezal, winning over 56% of Georgia voters.
Senator Jon Ossoff won reelection, beating U.S. Representative Mike Collins after securing 59% of the vote.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, Incumbent Austin Scott also won reelection, serving District 8.
In the State Senate, Incumbent David Lucas won reelection in District 26, and Incumbent Larry Walker won in District 20, running unopposed.
In the State House of Representatives, Incumbent Danny Mathis will also continue to serve in District 133 after running unopposed.
Georgia voters also voted to approve three constitutional amendments on Tuesday, including a property tax relief amendment for farmers, an amendment requiring probate judges to run without a party label and an amendment to fund a Next Generation 911 program.
Twiggs County
In Twiggs County, Mark Ross Herrington beat Incumbent Alan Sanders in the race for Soil and Water District Supervisor, securing 52% of the vote.
At the Board of Education, Jacquez “Rell” Harris won the race for chairperson, running unopposed.
RaToya Stephens-Carr (District 1) and Rhonda Marie King (District 3) each won in their respective races, also running unopposed.
In Danville, Joy Jackson won the race for a seat on the city council, beating Maggie Jackson by only six votes.
Wilkinson County
In Wilkinson County, Anthony Bentley won reelection as chairman of the county commission board, running unopposed.
Incumbents Flint Shepherd, James Hagins and Robert Dane also won reelection of their respective seats on the commission board, and Michael Gotell, Sr. won the District 4 seat, running unopposed.
On the board of education, Incumbent Kimberly Watkins was reelected, and Gary Kirby was elected to serve in District 1.
Running unopposed, John Hogue, III won Soil and Water District Supervisor.
Bleckley County
In Bleckley County, Robert Dykes won the race for Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor.
These are the unofficial and incomplete results in Twiggs, Wilkinson and Bleckley. They will be certified at a later date.
