With corrected provisional and most absentee ballots having been counted, Vinings resident Fitz Johnson is the unofficial winner of the Republican runoff for District 2 on the Cobb Board of Commissioners.
The Cobb Board of Elections and Registration updated its totals late Friday afternoon for that and several other runoffs, but will not certify the results until Aug. 20.
Johnson ended up with 4,925 votes, while former Cobb Planning Commission member Andy Smith of East Cobb had 4,839 votes.
Johnson captured 50.4 percent of the vote, compared to 49.6 for Smith. A recount can be called if a margin is within one-half of one percentage point.
After Tuesday’s totals, Johnson held an 83-vote lead that inched up to 90 on Wednesday, after most absentee ballots had been counted. The margin of victory—at least for now—is 86 votes for Johnson.
If those results stand, he’ll face Democrat Jerica Richardson in November in the general election, with the winner to succeed retiring commissioner Bob Ott.
District 2 includes most of East Cobb and the Smyrna-Vinings-Cumberland area.
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