In very early vote tallies in Fulton County in the May 20 primary elections, former Atlanta City Councilman Lee Morris held an early lead in the four-way Republican Primary race to represent District 3 on the Fulton County Commission. Commission Chairman and fellow Commissioner Robb Pitts were in a dead heat in the Democratic Primary for nomination to the countywide District 7 seat on the commission.
With 3 percent of Fulton County’s 365 precincts reporting:
State Senate, District 40
Democratic Primary
Tamara Y. Johnson 75 %
Benedict I. Truman II 25%
Republican Primary
Richard D. “Dick” Anderson 13 %
Fran Millar (I) 87 %
State House of Representatives, District 80
Republican Primary
Catherine S. Bernard 24 %
Michael J. “Mike” Jacobs (I) 76 %
Fulton County Commission, District 2
Republican Primary
Bob Ellis 76 %
Eric Broadwell 24 %
Fulton County Commission, District 3
Republican Primary
Bernand “Bernie” Tokarz 20 %
Lee Morris 53 %
Cory Ruth 21 %
Alexander Palacios 6%
Fulton County Commission, District 7
Democratic Primary
John Eaves (I) 50 %
Robb Pitts 50 %
Republican Primary
Earl Cooper 100 %
Fulton County Board of Education, District 7
Julia C. Bernath (I) 40%
Kathleen A. Wittschen 60%
(I) marks incumbent