UPDATE: Erick Allen Wins Runoff for Cobb Commission Seat

UPDATE: Erick Allen Wins Runoff for Cobb Commission Seat

Erick Allen beat Dr. Jaha Howard in the runoff of the Democratic special primary for the District 2 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, according to unofficial results from Cobb Elections.

Allen defeats Howard in Cobb Commission Democratic runoff

Former State Rep. Erick Allen has defeated Jaha Howard in a Democratic runoff in a special election for District 2 on the Cobb Board of Commissioners. Allen will face Republican Alicia Adams in the April 29 general election for District 2, with the winner to succeed Jerica Richardson. In the runoff, Allen received 1,958 votes to 1,494 for Howard, a former member of the Cobb Board of Education (56.7 percent to 43.2 percent), with only three perce…

Erick Allen wins with commanding lead in District 2 Democratic primary runoff

The unofficial results of the Cobb Board of Commissioners District 2 Democratic Party primary runoff show that former state Representative Erick Allen won with a commanding lead of 56.72 percent to 43.28 percent. The count as of this morning was 1,958 votes for Allen, 1494 for former school board member Jaha Howard. On a precinct level, Allen performed best in the northern portions of the district, the western Smyrna precincts, and in Vinings, w…