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Runoff: Andrea Cooke wins Macon-Bibb District 5 seat.
Summary
Andrea Cooke won the Macon-Bibb County Commission District 5 runoff with about 70.5% of the vote; Edward Foster received about 29.5%.
Content
Andrea Cooke has won the Macon-Bibb County Commission District 5 seat in a runoff election. Unofficial results posted by the Bibb County Board of Elections show Cooke received 746 votes, about 70.5% of the vote. Edward Foster received 313 votes, about 29.5%. The runoff followed a March 17 special election in which no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.
Key details:
- Cooke received 746 votes, about 70.5%, according to unofficial results from the Bibb County Board of Elections.
- Edward Foster received 313 votes, about 29.5%.
- The March 17 special election left no candidate with more than 50%, triggering the runoff.
- The winner will fill the District 5 seat left vacant after Commissioner Seth Clark resigned earlier this year.
- Cooke is a District 5 resident who works in the mental health field and has been involved in community and nonprofit work, according to her campaign.
Summary:
The result resolves who will fill the vacant District 5 seat on the Macon-Bibb County Commission. Undetermined at this time.
