Rockdale incumbents Oz Nesbitt, Sherri Washington, Mandy North headed for run-offs

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—Rockdale Board of Commissioners Chairman Oz Nesbitt appears headed to a runoff with c in his bid for re-election, unofficial results show.

Since no candidate in the five-way race earned 50% plus one votes in the May 2 general primary elections, Nesbitt and VanNess as the two top finishers running for Chairman are expected to be in the runoff on June 18.

    Pictured L-R: Oz Nesbitt (I), JaNice VanNess

The Rockdale County Board of Elections and Voter Registration,1115 West Ave. S.W., Conyers, will certify the election results on Friday, May 24, 6:30 p.m., Conyers, as confirmation of candidates who will be in the runoff. The public may attend. 

Here are the unofficial results for the BOC Chairman’s race:

Oz Nesbitt received 41.67% (5,187 votes).

JaNice VanNess received 35.05 % (4,363 votes).

Richard Oden came in third with 10.51% (1,308 votes).

Brian Jenkins came in fourth with 10.23% (1,273 votes).

James Sendelbach placed fifth with 2.54% (316 votes).

Post 1 Rockdale Commissioner’s Race

Incumbent Sherri L. Washington  appears headed for a run-off with Tuwanya Smith, unofficial results show. No one in the six-way race earned 50 percent plus one votes, which means there will be  runoff between the top two candidates who earned the highest number of votes.

    Pictured L-R: Sherri L. Washington (I), Tuwanya Smith

Washington received 43.48%  with 5,276 votes, while Smith received 24.92% with 3,024 votes.

Here’s how the other four candidates in the Post 1 Commissioner’s race stacked, according to unofficial results:

Yul Anderson, 4.94% (599 votes)

Arlan Gibson, 6.45% (783 votes)

Renee Harris Simpson, 15.33% (1,860 votes)

Fran Wright,4.88% (592 votes)

Rockdale County Board of Education Race

Incumbent Mandy North is headed in a runoff with Larry Cox in the Rockdale County Board of Education, Post 1 race, according to unofficial results.

   Pictured L-R: Mandy North (I), Larry Cox

North received 48.21% with 6,570 votes in the three-way race, while Larry Cox received 32.07% with 4,370 votes. Kevin Tate came in third, receiving 19.44% with 2,649 votes. North and Cox as the top two vote-getters are expected be in the runoff on June 18.

Rockdale County’s Voter Turnout

According to Rockdale’s unofficial election summary report,  the county had a 23.72 percent voter turnout with only 14,545 of 61,318 registered voters participating in the May 21 elections.

To view all Rockdale County election results:

https://rockdalecounty.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/21222830/Rockdale-Election-Results-Unofficial-and-Incomplete-All-Precincts-5_21_24-gpnp.pdf