DeKalb CEO Ellis Assured Second Term
Burrell Ellis carried a healthy lead over fellow Democrats Gregory Adams and Jerome Edmondson in Tuesday's primary, avoiding a runoff.
DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis easily fended off two Democratic challengers to his seat in Tuesday's primary. The incumbent, first elected CEO in 2008, walked away with more than 60 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff, according to preliminary returns early Wednesday morning, defeating Gregory Adams and Jerome Edmondson. He faces no Republican challengers in the November election, so his primary win is tantamount to victory. Out of 75,399 votes, Ellis had 45,867, though more than 5,000 absentee votes had yet to be counted. "We've always talked about making your priorities the priorities of this county. That's what we stand for," Ellis told a room of supporters at about 10:30pm. "Tomorrow we get back to work." In his campaign, Ellis …
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10:54 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Get back to Mr. Ellis as soon as he's done with his soap box derby track. There are other areas of Dekalb that also need sidewalks (thinking parts of Briarcliff and N. Druid Hills that also have pedestrian traffic and no shoulders) Unfortunately, though Mr. Ellis has done little for constituents, he will continue to get reelected. more ›