Reichel Wins Sandy Springs City Council Race

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- For the first time in quite a few years, a woman will be sworn into office to serve on the Sandy Springs City Council.

As of midnight and with 100 percents reporting, unofficial results on the Secretary of State's website show Jody Reichel prevailed over challenger Le'Dor Milteer for the District 4 seat. Reichel got 65 percent, or 920 votes, compared to Milteer's 35 percent, or 505 votes.

Reichel will succeed outgoing City Councilman Gabriel Sterling, who chose not to seek re-election to focus on his bid as a Republican in the race to fill the Fulton County chairmanship.

As of midnight with 86 percent of the precincts reporting, Democrat Robb Pitts is leading that 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 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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