Nick Millwood wins second term as mayor of Ringgold, Georgia

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Holding his 8-year-old daughter Molly, left, Mayor Nick Millwood hugs his wife Lori, center, after election results were read, giving him the victory, inside the Catoosa County Freedom Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 in Ringgold, Ga. Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Holding his 8-year-old daughter Molly, left, Mayor Nick Millwood hugs his wife Lori, center, after election results were read, giving him the victory, inside the Catoosa County Freedom Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 in Ringgold, Ga.

By Patrick Filbin November 5, 2019 6 min read

RINGGOLD, Ga. – In a mayoral race that was messy with small-town politics at times, Ringgold Mayor Nick Millwood came out on top Tuesday night to win his second term.

Millwood got 63.8% of the vote, beating Tony Hullender with 27% and Paul Lee with 8.7%.

After he heard the results, Millwood said he was shocked that he got that high a share of the votes.

“When I heard the … number, it took time for it to really sink in because I was surprised,” he said. “Then I felt a sense of relief. Then a sense of honor and accomplishment that the people wanted me to continue to serve.”

Lee, long a vocal critic of Millwood, refused to shake Millwood’s hand after the results.