Zaprowski, Endres Win Johns Creek Elections

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- Two incumbents on the Johns Creek City Council facing challengers in the Nov. 7 elections will be returning for serve new four-year terms when January rolls around.

As of midnight and with all of the precincts reporting, unofficial results show Post 1 incumbent Lenny Zaprowski has defeated challenger Issure Yang with 54 percent, or 3,351 votes. Yang received 46 percent, or 2,844 votes.

Post 5 incumbent Stephanie Endres also prevailed over challenger Chris Jackson with a sizable margin. Results posted on the Secretary of State's website show Endres receiving 71 percent, or 4,402 votes to Jackson's 29 percent, or 1,760 votes.

The Post 3 race on the City Council, however, appears to be going to a runoff, as neither of the three candidates have received enough to avoid another round of voting. John Bradberry is leading the pack with 48 percent, or 2,975 votes. He's followed by Vicki Horton with 42 percent, or 2,592 votes, and Mark Venco with 10 percent, or 603 votes.

As readers recall, incumbent Mayor Mike Bodker's challenger, Alex Marchetti, dropped out of the race, leaving Bodker unopposed in his bid to seek another four-year term.

As of midnight with 86 percent of the precincts reporting, Democrat Robb Pitts is leading the special election for Fulton County chair. Pitts leads with 38 percent, or 44,352 votes, and he's followed by fellow Democrat Keisha Waites with 34 percent, or 39,370 votes, and Republican Gabriel Sterling's 29 percent, or 33,625.

Fulton County Elections Director Richard Barron said about 130,000 voters cast ballots for the Nov. 7 elections. Broken down, that includes about 40,000 who voted early, 2,500 who voted by mail and roughly 88,000 who voted in person on Election Day.

By 10 a.m. Tuesday, about 11,000 people showed up at the polls around the county. That number increased to about 33,000 by 2:45 p.m. and swelled to 88,000 over the course of the day.

All in all, Barron added, turnout was slow and steady, and things proceeded smoothly across the county. Additionally, the county's call center for the Elections Department was also quiet.

“That’s usually a good sign," he added.

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