Bob Kovacs Wins District 3 Runoff Election

CANTON, GA -- A new face will soon join the Cherokee County Commission.

Unofficial results on the Georgia Secretary of State's website show Holly Springs resident Bob Kovacs squeaking out a win over Jack Staver in the runoff election for the District 3 seat.

Those numbers show Kovacs won the race with 52 percent, or 882 votes, to Staver's 48 percent, or 824 votes. District 3 covers Holly Springs, and parts of Canton and the Sixes community.

Both men cleared the hurdle in the May 24 general primary election to advance to the July 26 runoff.

Kovacs will replace incumbent District 3 Commissioner Brian Poole, who decided not to seek re-election to a second, four-year term.

"Thank you to the voters of Cherokee County District 3 and all the members of Team Kovacs," Kovacs said on his Facebook page. "It's official - we won."

When reached Tuesday evening, Kovacs said he was "a little overwhelmed," but thankful for residents for "putting their faith in me."

He also expressed disappointment in the shockingly small number of registered voters who showed up to the polls to cast ballots.

For his part, Staver remained positive despite of the results, noting he had countless people across the county who pitched to help him with his campaign.

"I’ve made lots of new friends and I’m happy with what I did," he said.

When asked if he plans to remain active in local politics, Staver said he's been involved in politics for a long time and doesn't plan to hang up that activist hat.

"I'm not going anywhere," he said with a chuckle. "It’s still our government, so I will definitely be involved.”

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