Betty Price Defeats Jere Wood In House District 48 Race

ROSWELL, GA — Former Roswell Mayor Jere Wood's bid to re-enter politics has been denied, as he lost his bid to oust incumbent State Rep. Betty Price from the House District 48 seat.

According to unofficial results on Georgia Secretary of State's website, Price defeated Wood with 63 percent, or 2,551 votes. Wood received 37 percent, or 1,475 votes for the seat. Price will advance to face off against Democratic challenger Mary Robichaux in the Nov. 6 general election.

In Alpharetta, former City Council member Jim Gilvin has defeated Chris Owen, another former Council member, to become the city's next mayor. Gilvin won the race with 53 percent, or 3,828 votes to Owen's 47 percent, or 3,368 votes.

For the Post 3 seat on the Council, candidate Karen Richard has also edged out Katie Harding with 58 percent, or 3,865 votes. Harding is polling at 42 percent, or 2,791 votes. John Hipes has also won the Post 4 seat, claiming victory over Clifford Martin with 55 percent, or 3,599 votes to Martin's 45 percent, or 2,922.

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The race to become the Democratic nominee to challenge Rep. Karen Handel for the 6th Congressional District will move into a runoff, as neither of the four candidates have received enough support to avoid another election. Results show Lucy McBath leading the pack with 36 percent, or 15,085 votes. Kevin Abel follows with 30 percent, or 12,705 votes; Bobby Kaple with 26 percent, or 10,920 votes; and Steven Knight Griffin at 7 percent, or 2,893 votes.

In the Fulton County Commission chairman race, incumbent Robb Pitts has fought off a primary challenge from Democrat Keisha Waites. Pitts won the race with 51 percent, or 42,584 votes. Waites garnered 49 percent, or 40,812 votes.

Fulton County School Board District 2 member Katie Reeves has also prevailed over challenger Tom Pemble in that race. Reeves received 59 percent, or 5,004 votes to Pemble's 41 percent, or 3,461 votes. District 6 incumbent Kimberly Dove has defeated challenger Latonya Rogers with 53 percent, or 4,573 votes. Rogers garnered 47 percent, or 4,119 votes.

Another North Fulton County contested race on the ballot was the State House District 50 seat. Candidate Kelly Stewart, a former Johns Creek City Council member, has soundly defeated Douglas Chanco with 80 percent, or 1,872 votes. Chanco received 20 percent, or 458 votes in the race. On the Democratic side in that race, Angelika Kausche also defeated challenger Guarav Phadke with a commanding lead. Kausche received 86 percent, or 1,905 votes to Phadke's 14 percent, or 310 votes. Stewart and Kausche will face off for the State House seat in the Nov. 6 general election.

Down in House District 52, which covers Sandy Springs, incumbent Rep. Deborah Silcox also walked away as the winner in the Republican primary against Gavi Shapiro. Silcox garnered 72 percent, or 3,089 votes to Shapiro's 28 percent, or 1,187 votes. Silcox will go head-to-head with Democrat Shea Roberts in the November election.

You can view North Fulton County election results by visiting the Secretary of State's website.

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