Unofficial results has Sandy Springs mayoral race headed to a runoff

Incumbent Mayor Rusty Paul reviews ballot return numbers on Tuesday night Photo by Bob Pepalis The votes incumbent Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul received has given him a essential lead in a four-way race but it appears it won t keep him out of a runoff If the voting trend continues Paul s runoff opponent could be Dontaye Carter who has garnered votes with of precincts reporting But City Council member Andy Bauman s votes have made the race too close to call City Council member Jody Reichel trailed with votes Dontaye Carter visited the North Fulton Operation Center on Roswell Road to encourage voters late Tuesday afternoon Photo by Bob Pepalis Paul disclosed it s not a surprise in a four-way race to have a runoff He felt good holding a substantial lead with early and absentee voting Now he revealed his campaign must get supporters back to the polls I wish we didn t have to do this It s going to cost the city a lot of money because we have to pay for the next voting process Paul commented But the voters have their right to make their choice and I ll be back out making the affair again that I m the best one to do the job going forward Carter faced Paul for a second time after being soundly defeated in but this time there were two more opponents in the race We re really excited by the momentum by seeing the diversity of the electorate that s showing up right now giving us a ton of hope Carter stated And we re just at this place where it s like hey let s just keep running up the numbers Bauman explained he was waiting for more results before commenting Rough Draft has also contacted Reichel The post Unofficial results has Sandy Springs mayoral race headed to a runoff appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta