Georgia wasn’t exactly hit by a ‘blue wave’ during the mid-term elections. However, parts of the state turned a little bluer. One race that drew more Democratic voters was the Cobb County school board race.
For years, the seven-member board had six Republicans and one Democrat. After Tuesday’s election, it will have three Democrats and four Republicans.
Democrat Jaha Howard won a May primary race to represent Cobb’s second district. He will replace Republican Susan Thayer, who’s stepping down. David Morgan, a Democrat and longtime board member, was not up for re-election. In District 6, Democrat Charisse Davis unseated Republican incumbent and former board chair Scott Sweeney. In District 4, Republican David Chastain held off a challenge from Democrat Cynthia Parr to keep his post.
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