Politics & Government

Cobb Chooses Warren for Another Term as Sheriff

The race was one of only a few contested races in the county.

Cobb County Republican Sheriff Neil Warren won another term late Tuesday night, beating Democratic challenger Gregory Gilstrap.

Warren led by almost 60 percent with all 153 precincts reporting. That's the same percentage that Warren beat Gilstrap in 2008.

The sheriff’s race was one of only a few contested races in Cobb County. Many elections were decided in the primary.

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Warren was sworn-in as interim sheriff in December 2003, following the previous sheriff’s resignation, and was elected as the county’s 42nd sheriff in November 2004.

Tasks assigned to the sheriff's office include courthouse security, county jail operations and execution of criminal warrants. In 2011, Warren said deputies served more than 24,000 criminal warrants, 45,000-plus civil processes including court orders, and transported more than 200 inmates to court daily.

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County offices up for election with only one candidate and presumed winner include:

Tax Commissioner – Gail Downing, Republican incumbent

Surveyor – Donald Perryman, Republican incumbent

Chief Magistrate – Frank Cox, Republican incumbent

Clerk of State Court of Cobb County – Diane B. Webb, Republican incumbent; Angie Davis, chief deputy

Chairman Board of Commissioner – Tim Lee, Republican incumbent

Cobb County Commissioner Dist. 2 - Bob Ott, Republican incumbent

Cobb County Commissioner Dist. 4 - Lisa Cupid, Democrat

Cobb County School Board Dist. 1 – Randy Scamihorn, Republican

Cobb County School Board Dist. 3 – David Morgan, Democrat incumbent

Cobb County School Board Dist. 5 – David Banks, Republican incumbent

District Attorney for the Cobb County Judicial Circuit – Vic Reynolds, Republican

Judge of the Probate Court – Kelli Wolk, Republican incumbent

Clerk of Superior Court – Rebecca Keaton, Republican

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