Politics & Government

Bender, Howard, Witts Win in Snellville City Council Election

Posts 3, 4 and 5 were on the ballot Tuesday in the November general election.

This article was originally posted at 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5.

After months of campaigning, Election Day came and went and the voting results are finally in for the Snellville City Council election. 

The winning candidates are Mayor Pro Tem Witts for Post 3, Councilman Bobby Howard for Post 4 and former Mayor Pro Tem Barbara Bender for Post 5.

The results were announced around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 5) at Snellville City Hall. Here's a breakdown of the total votes:

Post 3
Candidate Alisa Boykin: 877 votes (41 percent)
Mayor Pro Tem Tom Witts (incumbent): 1,249 votes (59 percent)
(Voter breakdown: Boykin, 692 votes at the polls, 185 absentee votes; Witts, 811 votes at the polls, 437 absentee votes, 1 provisional ballot)

Post 4
Candidate Dexter Harrison: 1,028 votes (48 percent)
Councilman Bobby Howard (incumbent): 1,109 votes (52 percent)
(Voter breakdown: Harrison, 785 votes at the polls, 243 absentee votes; Howard, 721 votes at the polls, 387 absentee votes, 1 provisional ballot)

Post 5
Candidate Barbara Bender: 1,315 votes (61 percent)
Councilman Mike Sabbagh (incumbent): 834 votes (39 percent)
(Voter breakdown: Bender, 883 votes at the polls, 431 absentee votes, 1 provisional ballot; Sabbagh, 634 votes at the polls, 200 absentee votes)

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