Local elections were held across the state Tuesday. Results included in Macon, where attorney Robert Reichert won the race for mayor in a landslide. He garnered 96-percent of the vote. Reichert says he looks forward to seeing the city progress.
"We've got all of the component pieces. We've got all the natural resources, the location and the people, the climate...everything else we need. Macon is fixing to catch fire and grow".
Reichert will succeed Mayor Jack Ellis, who was Macon's first black mayor. Reichert is white but had major support from the black community.
In Savannah, Otis Johnson was re-elected as mayor. He faced his predecessor, former mayor Floyd Adams, and four other candidates. Johnson handily won re-election with 70-percent of the vote.
"We've got all of the component pieces. We've got all the natural resources, the location and the people, the climate...everything else we need. Macon is fixing to catch fire and grow".
Reichert will succeed Mayor Jack Ellis, who was Macon's first black mayor. Reichert is white but had major support from the black community.
In Savannah, Otis Johnson was re-elected as mayor. He faced his predecessor, former mayor Floyd Adams, and four other candidates. Johnson handily won re-election with 70-percent of the vote.
