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Milner Wins Republican Aiken Mayoral Primary Runoff

The Aiken County Board of Voter Registration and Elections has confirmed that restauranteur Teddy Milner has won the Republican Aiken mayoral primary by 14 votes. The recount confirmed that Milner…

Georgia House District 125 runoff race decided

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The Aiken County Board of Voter Registration and Elections has confirmed that restauranteur Teddy Milner has won the Republican Aiken mayoral primary by 14 votes.

The recount confirmed that Milner narrowly won with 2,135 votes to incumbent mayor Rick Osbon's 2,121 votes.  State law required the recount since the winning margin was less than one percent.  There will  be no Democratic opposition on the November ballot.

Osbon, who has been mayor in Aiken since 2015, said ahead of the recount that he would support the results today.

Election officials said there was a better turnout for the runoff this week than for the primary.   They have certified results of the election.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.