Parent Wins Senate Race, Valarie Wilson Headed To Runoff for State Superintendent
Decatur Metro | May 21, 2014The votes have been tallied and here’s a smattering of races with a local connection:
- Elena Parent won the Democratic nomination for Jason Carter’s vacated Senate seat, attracting 65% of the vote to Kyle Williams’ 35%
- Decatur former School Board member Valarie Wilson is in a strong position to be the Democatic candidate for State School Superintendent, with the most votes of any Democratic candidate. But without “50% plus one” vote – Wilson will need to enter into a runoff with the second place candidate, which looks to be state Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan to secure the nomination.
- And of course, Gov. Nathan Deal and Jason Carter now officially are poised to go head-to-head in the governor’s race.
- Also, DeKalb Sheriff Jeff Mann and former DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones are headed for a runoff for County Sheriff.