Sandy Springs Special Election Goes To Runoff

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- The race to fill the District 3 seat on the Sandy Springs City Council will grind on a little longer.

That's because none of the five candidates vying to replace Graham McDonald received a majority of the total votes plus one, the city said Tuesday evening.

With 1,907 ballots counted, candidates who received the two highest number of votes are Chris Burnett and Joe Housman. Other challengers were Brian Eufinger, Suzi Voyles and Larry Young.

The vote breakdown for each candidate is as follows:

Burnett: 774 (40.6 percent)
Houseman: 524 (27.5 percent)
Eufinger: 253 (13.3 percent)
Young: 189 (9.9 percent)
Voyles: 167 (8.8 percent)

The election results will be certified at 3 p.m. Friday, May 27 at City Hall. The runoff election will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 21 at the Hammond Park Round Program Building located at 6005 Glenridge Drive.

Advance voting will take place between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 13-17 at the Round Program Building.

McDonald resigned in March to run for the House District 52 seat, which encompasses parts of Buckhead and Sandy Springs.

You can view information on the city's special election on its website. Return to Patch for updates.

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