Contributed photo by Earl Henderson / Earl Henderson will become Ringgold’s newest city council member in January.The results are in after a Ringgold, Georgia, city council candidate who lost his election by three votes requested a recount last week.
Veteran council member Randall Franks faced incumbent council member Kelly Bomar and former council member Earl Henderson last Tuesday, for two seats.
Bomar took the lead with 285 votes, and Henderson beat Franks, 220 to 217, for the second spot. Franks then requested a recount, as candidates are permitted to do in Georgia if the margin is less than or equal to 0.5%.
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Catoosa County Elections Director Tonya Moore said the results of the recount, held Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. at the county election’s office, were the same as those from Election Day.