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Ties in GA mayor's races resolved by recounts

Posted: 11.06.2009 at 5:57 PM

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Sandy Phillips says the initial count Tuesday showed a tie in Royston between former city councilman David Jordan and Mayor Bill Stewart

A recount has given a former city council member a one-vote victory in the race for mayor of Royston, one of two such contests resolved that way in Franklin County.

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