Politics & Government
Crist Next Mayor of Lilburn; Alcohol Sales Pass
Johnny Crist finished 169 votes ahead of incumbent Diana Preston, according to unofficial election results.
Johnny Crist was the people's choice for Lilburn mayor in Tuesday's election.
Crist garnered 745 votes, according to unofficial results. Diana Preston had 565.
Thomas Wight finished ahead of Teresa Czyz for council post 1, and incumbent Scott Batterton held onto his post 2 seat with a big margin.
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Voters gave Sunday alcohol sales the nod, with 708 in favor and 394 against.
Here are the results, which still must be certified:
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Mayor
Johnny Crist 734
Diana Preston-Incumbent 565
Post 1
Teresa Czyz 584
Thomas Wight 626
Post 2
Angel Alonso 252
Scott Batterton-Incumbent 518
Kay Bennett 210
Porter Deal 286
Poll superintendent Kathy Maner said the results need to be certified because two people voted who were not on the list of registered voters.
"We need to find out what we can find out about those two people."
The unofficial results weren't announced until about 2:30 a.m. because of the problem poll officials had in trying to verify those two voters. That delayed the start of the count until about midnight.
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