Erick Allen is the Democratic nominee for the District 2 seat on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners after winning Tuesday ...

Allen, a consultant, captured about 56.7% of the vote to defeat dentist Jaha V. Howard, according to unofficial election results.

The runoff for the Cobb County Commission District 2 Democratic Special Primary contest was between candidates Erick Allen ...

The special election follows Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill’s ruling that last year’s primaries had to be redone, concluding that the county-drawn electoral map used was ...

The special elections were made necessary by court rulings last year ordering Cobb to abandon election maps the Democratic-leaning county commission had drawn on its own, in opposition to maps ...