Gilmer County Election Results

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – The precincts are now all reporting for Gilmer County. The Results are as follows:

 

Clerk of Superior Court– Amy E. Johnson, the incumbent, has won 73.25% of the vote beating her opponent, Carol Daves, who secured 26.75%.

County Commission Post 1 – A runoff will be required as no candidate secured 50% of the vote. Doug Rink earned 43.70% of the vote, Karleen P. Ferguson earned 30.63% of the vote, and Jim Palmer earned 25.66% of the vote. This means Rink and Ferguson will now face-off in a runoff election as these two opponents earned the highest percent of these votes.

Special County BOE Post 3 – Michele Penland, the incumbent, has won 55.94% of the vote, beating her opponent, David L. Settel.

Judge – Supreme Court – Andrew Pinson, the incumbent, has won over his opponent, John Barrow.

Judge – Court of Appeals – Jeff Davis has won with 75.58% of the vote over his opponent, Tabitha Ponder.

Most seats up for election in Gilmer County ran unopposed, including Sheriff, in which Stacy Nicholson will continue to fill his seat.

Emma Dunn

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