2023 City of Canton Mayoral, Council, and Special Election Results The elections were conducted by the Cherokee County Board of Elections. In the race for mayor, Bill Grant defeated Andy Tubbs. Grant received 1,759 votes (57.5%) compared to Tubbs who tallied 1,298 votes (42.5%).In the race to succeed JoEllen Wilson as Ward 1 councilor, Travis Johnson ran unopposed. Shawn Tolan also ran unopposed to be reelected as councilor for Ward 2. In the race to succeed Brooke Schmidt as Ward 3 councilor, Farris Yawn received 1,411 votes (50.3%), defeating Tracye Busbee who collected 1,392 votes (49.7%).The winners of these four races will be sworn in for four-year terms at the January 4, 2024, Canton City Council meeting.In the special election to complete Will Carlan’s unexpired term, Bryan Roach won by receiving 1,766 votes (64%) compared to Sammy Baker’s 429 votes (15.5%) and Luke Smith’s 564 votes (20.5%). Roach was sworn in at the November 16 City Council meeting.All election results have been certified by the Cherokee County Board of Elections.
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