Brookhaven municipal election results: Cox wins mayor, Collins wins police chief
Published 8:07 pm Tuesday, June 6, 2017
All precincts reporting, including affidavits and absentee votes
Mayor
Republican Joe Cox (inc.) — 1,923
Democrat David Smith. — 1,343
Ward 3
Independent LaMareo “Big Moe” Brown — 201
Democrat Mary H. Wilson (inc.) — 404
Ward 6
Republican Gene Buckles — 49
Independent Shelley Harrigill — 192
Democrat David McCoy — 185
independent Harold Rowe — 68
Alderwoman-at-Large
Democrat Marilyn Dow-Harris — 1,572
Republican Karen Sullivan (inc.) — 1,716
Police chief
Democrat Kenneth Collins — 1,942
Republican Jason Gaskin — 1,375
Ward 1 (Dorsey Cameron), Ward 2 (Shannon Moore) and Ward 4 (Jason Snider) were decided in the primaries. Ward 5 alderman Fletcher Grice did not have an opponent.
Of the 7,451 voters registered in Brookhaven, only 3,032 — or 41 percent — cast a ballot in the primary.