Gwinnett County Primary Election Results Are In

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — With 98.09 percent of the vote in at 12:50 a.m., and only three precincts with incomplete vote counts, all of the races had been decided in the 2018 primary. Two of Gwinnett’s five commission seats are up for election in 2018. Three Democrats qualified to run for those hotly contested Gwinnett County seats.

Democrat Ben Ku defeated Democrat Desmond Nembhard handily for the Gwinnett Commission District 2 seat, a district that covers much of western Gwinnett, including the Norcross, Peachtree Corners and Lilburn. Ku will now face Republican incumbent Lynette Howard in November’s general election.

Ku is a software consultant and Georgia Tech graduate. He says he is committed to bringing rapid transit and other transportation improvements to Gwinnett County.

Democrat Marlene Fosque earned nearly three out of four votes to defeat Democrat Greg McKeithen for the Gwinnett Commission District 4 seat. Fosque will run against incumbent Republican John Heard in November.

For the Gwinnett state court judge seat vacated by Joseph Iannazzone, local attorney Ronda Colvin Leary defeated attorney Lance Tyler.

Democrat Brian Whiteside will face off against incumbent Republican Rosanna Szabo for Gwinnett’s solicitor general in the November election.

Here are the vote counts with 98.09 percent of the vote counted.

Solicitor - Republican

R. M. SZABO (I): 100%, 28,356 votes

Solicitor - Democrat

B. W. WHITESIDE: 100%, 31,692 votes

County Commissioner District 2 - Republican

L. HOWARD (I): 100 %, 7,100 votes

County Commissioner District 2 - Democrat

B. KU: 63.07%, 5,130 votes
D. A. NEMBHARD: 36.93%, 3,004 votes

County Commissioner District 4 - Republican

J. HEARD (I): 100%, 6,711 votes

County Commissioner District 4 - Democrat

M. FOSQUE: 73.96%, 5,855 votes
G. MCKEITHEN: 26.04%, 2,061 votes

Board of Education District 2 - Republican

S. KNUDSEN: 66.35%, 4,281 votes
C. C. RANFT: 33.65%, 2,171 votes

Board of Education District 2 - Democrat

D. MAY: 37.47%, 2,284 votes
W. TAYLOR: 62.53%, 3,811 votes

Board of Education District 4 - Republican

R. N. LEE: 47.68%, 2,284 votes
C. STUDEBAKER: 52.32%, 4,034 votes

Board of Education District 4 - Democrat

E. BLAIR, JR: 53.47%, 4,891 votes
M. A. WILLIAMS: 46.53%, 4,256 votes

Judge State Court - Iannazzone

R. C. LEARY: 60.29%, 39,664 votes
L. W. TYLER: 39.71%, 26,123 votes

Judge State Court - South

P. SOUTH (I): 100%, 60,144 votes

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