Former State Representative Stan Watson is leading at 8:10 pm EST.
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Voters are deciding on open DeKalb-based state House seat Tuesday
April 8, 2014. BRANT SANDERLIN /BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM
POLITICS
| 53 minutes ago
By Maya T. Prabhu, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Six candidates were on the ballot Tuesday for the open state House District 90 seat in a special Democratic primary for voters in parts of DeKalb, Henry and Rockdale counties.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will update results of the special election, ordered after state Rep. Pam Stephenson of Lithonia resigned and withdrew her candidacy in September. If no candidate wins a majority in the primary, a runoff election will be held March. 9. Check back for updates.
8:10 pm
Stan Watson
DEM
357 votes
30.7%
Ed Williams
DEM
204 votes
17.5%
Angela Moore
DEM
171 votes
14.7%
Joel Thibodeaux
DEM
164 votes
14.1%
Greg Shealey
DEM
154 votes
13.2%
Diandra Hines
DEM
114 votes
9.8%
Total
1,164 votes
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Candidates vying for the seat include Diandra Hines, who served in 2019 as a legislative aide to former state Reps. Michele Henson and Vernon Jones; Angela Moore, a public relations specialist who finished in third place in the 2010 Democratic primary for secretary of state; Greg Shealey, an entrepreneur who finished third and second in the Democratic primaries for the seat in 2020 and 2018, respectively; Joel Thibodeaux, an auditor who placed second in the 2018 Democratic primary for Senate District 43; Stan Watson, a former state representative whom Stephenson defeated in the Democratic primary last year; and Ed Williams, a community activist who finished in fourth place in the Democratic primary for DeKalb County Commission District 7.