Stephens County Election Results
In a very close race, Chris Erwin defeated the incumbent Dan Gasaway by 67 votes and will be the new State Representative for District 28.
Other winners include the Incumbent Dean Scarborough for Stephens County Commission District 5, and Kay Reed will represent District 3 Post 1 on the Stephens County Board of Education.
There will be a runoff in July for the Stephens County Commission Post 4 seat between James Addison and Bryan Dooley.
Also, Sunday alcohol sales passed by slim margins in the City of Toccoa and Stephens County. Below are the unofficial numbers.
Unofficial Results
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 28 (Habersham, Banks, and Stephens County totals)
*Chris Erwin (R) 3111
Dan Gasaway (R)(I):3044
County Commission Post 4
(Runoff in July between Addison and Dooley)
James Addison:1039
Bryan Dooley: 755
Jim Ledford:467
Henry A. Moore: 196
Melvin Barrett:126
Stephens County Commission Post 5
*Dean Scarborough (I):1517
John Smith:1087
Board of Education Dist. 1 Post 2
Jim Bellamy (I) – Running unopposed
Board of Education Dist. 2 Post 1
Rodney Moore:(I) – Running unopposed
Board of Education Dist. 3 Post 1
*Kay H. Reed:1400
Joel Blackwell:1146
Board o Education Dist. 3 Post 2
Bill Wheeler: (I) – Running unopposed
Local Referendums:
Sunday Alcohol Sales/County:
*Yes:1573
No:1562
Sunday Alcohol Sales/City of Toccoa
*Yes:478
No:449