Johns Creek Council Races Head To Runoff

The special election to fill two vacant seats on the Johns Creek City Council will drag out a little longer.

Neither of the four candidates running for both the Post 4 and Post 6 seats, respectively, received enough votes to avoid a runoff.

For the Post 4 seat, Bob Gray currently leads the pack with 43 percent, or 2,516 votes. He's followed by Eric Fragoso at 28 percent, or 1,619 votes; Thomas Radford at 22 percent, or 1,272; and Arun Misra at 7 percent, or 405 votes.

In Post 6, Steve Broadabent received 44 percent, or 2,646 votes, followed by Nancy Reinecke at 18 percent, or 1,098 votes; Esther Weathers at 17 percent or, 1,031 votes; Tom Mazzukelli at 14 percent, or 862 votes; and Lea Taylor at 5 percent, or 307 votes.

For the Fulton County Commission District 2 race, Republican candidate Bob Ellis appears to be on his way to defeating challenger Eric Broadwell. With 58 of 59 precincts reporting results, Ellis is leading the race with 66 percent, or 5,831 votes, to Broadwell's 34 percent, or 3,051 votes.

For the District 3 seat, candidate Lee Morris currently leads the field. 
 
With 44 out of 62 precincts reporting, Morris currently has 57 percent, or 3,712 votes. He's followed by fellow challengers Bernie Tokarz at 17 percent, or 1,091 votes; Cory Ruth at 16 percent, or 1,033 votes; and Alexander Palacios at 11 percent, or 682 votes.

In the at-large District 7 race, Democrat John Eaves is holding onto a slim lead over fellow incumbent Robb Pitts. With 298 out of 365 precincts reporting, Eaves currently leads with 51 percent, or 17,565 votes over Pitts' 49 percent, or 17,045 votes. 

Eaves will face Republican challenger Earl Cooper.

For the Fulton County School Board race, District 7 incumbent Julia Bernath is also leading challenger Kate Wittschen with 23 out of 24 precincts reporting results. Bernath has 53 percent, or 3,273 votes. Wittschen currently has 47 percent, or 2,881. 

The runoff election will be held on July 22.