UPDATE: Erick Allen Wins Cobb District 2 Seat, Restores Democratic Majority on Commission

Democrats take control of Cobb County Commission

Cobb County Democrats could celebrate early on Tuesday night, when the initial vote tally was announced  in a special election for two hotly contested county commission seats. Just after polls closed at 7 p.m. for the specially called District 2 and 4 elections, the two Democratic candidates, Erick Allen for the District 2 seat and Monique Sheffield, the District 4 incumbent, already held commanding leads. At around 7:20 p.m., Allen had pulled a…

UPDATE: Erick Allen Wins Cobb District 2 Seat, Restores Democratic Majority on Commission

MARIETTA — Democrat Erick Allen has won the vacant District 2 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners.

Democrats regain Cobb commission control in special election

Erick Allen won a special election Tuesday to fill a vacant seat in District 2 on the Cobb Board of Commissioners, ensuring that Democrats once again will control the majority. Erick Allen He and incumbent District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield cruised to victory over Republican opponents, restoring a 3-2 majority that had been in limbo since January. Allen, a former state representative from Smyrna and ex-head of the Cobb Democratic Central …

Allen, Sheffield win, cementing Cobb BOC Democratic majority

By Mark Woolsey The Cobb County Commission will again have a Democratic majority according to final, unofficial results in Tuesday’s special election. Democrat and former State Rep. Erick Allen bested Republican Alicia Adams in the race for the reconfigured District 2 seat. With all precincts reporting, Allen had racked up 5,403 votes, or 58.58% of the total while development  professional Adams tallied 3,820 votes, coming in at 41.42% of the to…