LIVE UPDATES: Bibb County voters approve penny sales tax by wide margin
Editor’s note: Early voting totals should be announced between 7 and 7:15 p.m. We’ll update this story with early and final vote tallies. If a candidate does not receive more than 50% of the votes in a race, then the top two candidates will head to a runoff election.
Macon-Bibb County
Maconites approved an OLOST, or Other Local Option Sales Tax, that will add a penny sales tax on the dollar for county purchases and services to allow a property tax rollback.
The revenue from the tax, an estimated $30 million per year, will be used for public safety services, road repair and more, according to county leaders. Macon-Bibb County property taxes will initially be reduced by 5 mills according to House Bill 575, and Mayor Lester Miller said the county expects property taxes to decrease around 35-40%.
OLOST (All precincts reporting)
- For: 8,668 votes
- Against: 2,089
Warner Robins
Three city council races and the mayor’s seat were on the ballot Tuesday in Warner Robins. Here are the final, uncertified vote totals (provisional ballots have not been counted). Mayoral candidates LaRhonda Patrick and Randy Toms will face off in a runoff election on Nov. 30.
Mayoral candidates
Randy Toms (Incumbent): 3,290 votes
LaRhonda W. Patrick: 3,197
Stephen Baughier: 746
City Council Post 1 (at large)
Derek B. Mack (Incumbent): 4,577 votes
Jonathan “Jon” D. Nichols: 1,643
Leslie Morales: 861
City Council Post 3
Keith Lauritsen (Incumbent): 1,096 votes
Angie Eugene: 564
Scott A. Howard: 329
City Council Post 5
- Clifford Holmes, Jr. (Incumbent): 727 votes
- Michael Jones: 548
Mercer students Micah Johnston, Mandi Delong and Faith Montgomery contributed to this story.
This story was originally published November 2, 2021 at 6:56 PM.
