Horton And Wiedower Will Meet In December For Runoff In Oconee County Board Of Commission Race

Oconee County voters will be back at the polls on Dec. 6 to decide the outcome of the special election to fill Post 2 on the Board of Commissioners, as none of the three candidates got more than 50 percent of the vote.

With all but about 900 absentee ballots counted, Chuck Horton had 45.1 percent of the vote, Marcus Wiedower had 30.5 percent, and Ben Bridges had 23.7 percent.

Horton and Wiedower will meet in the runoff.

In the Watkinsville City Council race for Post 4, Christine Tucker had 50.8 percent, to 17.3 percent for Rosevelyn Garrison and 31.2 percent for Janice Richardson

Dan Matthews and Mark Melvin had 547 votes each in the Post 5 race, or 49.8 percent. The absentee ballots likely will decide that race.

County voters approved Sunday sales of alcohol by the drink and Sunday package sales of beer and wine, with 68.5 percent and 68.3 percent yes votes respectively.

The Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax issue on the ballot got a yes vote from 70.2 percent of the voters.

For more details on the votes in Oconee County, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Horton and Wiedower.