After months of campaigning, several political novices were elected to seats in four local city governments, as voters in McDonough, Stockbridge, Hampton and Locust Grove, chose their city leaders for the next four years.
McDonough's 14,000 eligible voters were asked to cast ballots for city council representatives in two districts. Kamali Varner, an inventory clerk, edged out veteran District 4 Councilman Monta Brown, a business consultant. Varner received 45 percent of the vote, or 90 votes. Brown finished the night with 73 votes. A third challenger, businessman Alphonso Williams, got 36 votes.
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