Smyrna Mayoral Runoff Election Set For Dec. 3

SMYRNA, GA — Election day came and went Nov. 5, but for voters in Smyrna, it’s not quite over. There will be a runoff election on Dec. 3 between Smyrna mayoral candidates Derek Norton and Ryan Campbell, reported the Marietta Daily Journal.

Of the five candidates, Norton had the most votes Tuesday night with 3,724 votes of 7,907. Campbell followed behind with 1,957. According to MDJ, since none of the candidates received the 50 percent plus one vote needed to win, the runoff is required.

Norton won 47 percent of the vote and Campbell, 24.8 percent of the vote.

“We’ve got to dig deeper and do it again on Dec. 3,” Norton told his supporters at his campaign party, reported the newspaper.

Norton was reported to have personally knocked on 4,000 doors during the campaign.

“We had a great plan, we executed that plan and went to every corner of this city,” he told MDJ. “I’m very proud of our campaign, it was really positive, a lot of people worked really hard and I’m looking forward to Dec. 3.”

With Mayor Max Bacon opting out of a re-election campaign, that left his seat open and five eager candidates to sway voters for the title.