By Paul Bolster
Although the districts for the Georgia House, Senate, and County Commission encompass voters outside the Porch Press area, we are giving you some of the results from the precincts in our area. It lets you see how your neighbors voted. In case you would like to give them advice, we now know who most of our local officials will be for the next two years. Only in the case of District Attorney Fani Willis is there a Republican opponent in November. However, there are two runoffs on June 18 that do need your vote.
Fulton County
State Senator – Nan Orrock 82%
Sheriff – Patrick “Pat” Labat 67%
District Attorney – Fani Willis 86%
Clerk of the Court — Che Alexander 52%
County Commission District 4 – Runoff on June 18
Natalie Hall 41.6%
Mo Ivory 40.6%
Sonya Ofchus 17.8%
It may be useful to see how the precincts in the Porch Press area voted in this election. In our portion of District 4, Ivory was clearly the favorite.
| Polling Location | Hall | Ivory | Ofchus |
| 1A Parkside | 229 | 384 | 112 |
| 1B Ormewood Park | 285 | 573 | 113 |
| 1C | 53 | 56 | 33 |
| 1D/E GP Rec Center | 213 | 530 | 160 |
| 1F/D Fan Plex | 121 | 203 | 99 |
| 01T Benteen Elementary | 73 | 127 | 30 |
DeKalb County
Chief Executive Officer – Runoff on June 18
Lorraine Cochran-Johnson 46%
Larry Johnson 36%
There is currently no County Commissioner from East Atlanta because the Board of Elections has not called a special election to replace Larry Johnson who resigned to run for Executive.
State Senator District 44 – Elena Parent 74%
State House District 90 – Saira Draper 68%
| Polling Location | Draper | Evans |
| 5L Metropolitan | 575 | 164 |
| Burgess Peterson | 490 | 123 |
US House District 5 – Nikema Williams won her primary without opposition.
US House District 14 – Clarence Blalock, formerly of Grant Park, who ran in the last City Council District 1 election, was one of four candidates in the Democratic primary for the Congressional seat in Northeast Georgia. Blalock edged his nearest opponent by 100 votes in the primary. He will be in the runoff on June 18 for the opportunity to challenge Marjorie Taylor Greene. He told The Porch Press, “It’s an uphill climb but I think voters want an alternative to a showboat. I hope my efforts get a few more votes in this district for Biden in November.” To see his campaign issues, go to www.clarenceforga.com or call him on his cell phone 706-266-6628.
