Kenyatta Brown and Carol J. Yancy face a Dec. 1 runoff in District 3. Charles Williams leads incumbent Edward Lowery by 61 votes in District 6. Unofficial.
No one won the District 3 seat on the Richmond County Board of Education outright on Tuesday. Kenyatta Brown and Carol J. Yancy finished first and second in both District 3 contests, the full term and the special election for the rest of the late Walter H. Eubanks’ term.
In District 6, challenger Charles “Chuckie” Williams leads incumbent Edward Ed Lowery by 61 votes out of 7,129 cast.
Incumbents Charlie Hannah in District 2 and Venus D. Cain in District 9 won their races. Lisa Martin was unopposed in District 7.
The figures are unofficial. They come from the Georgia Secretary of State’s results page, which showed every precinct reporting in every school board race Wednesday morning. The Richmond County Board of Elections links its own results from its election results notice.
The school board results
| Seat | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 2 | Charlie Hannah (incumbent) | 3,233 | 57.5% |
| RaShaun Holiday | 2,392 | 42.5% | |
| District 3, full term | Kenyatta Brown | 3,486 | 39.2% |
| Carol J. Yancy | 2,635 | 29.6% | |
| Bartley Payne | 2,090 | 23.5% | |
| Janice Ramirez | 689 | 7.7% | |
| District 3, special election | Kenyatta Brown | 3,505 | 39.3% |
| Carol J. Yancy | 2,577 | 28.9% | |
| Bartley Payne | 2,116 | 23.7% | |
| Janice Ramirez | 719 | 8.1% | |
| District 6 | Charles “Chuckie” Williams | 3,595 | 50.4% |
| Edward Ed Lowery (incumbent) | 3,534 | 49.6% | |
| District 7 | Lisa Martin (unopposed) | 6,982 | 100% |
| District 9 | Venus D. Cain (incumbent) | 16,172 | 57.9% |
| Delvin T. Howard | 6,847 | 24.5% | |
| Brad Owens | 2,994 | 10.7% | |
| Thomas Gardiner | 1,933 | 6.9% |
Names are as they appear on the ballot. Shares are of the votes counted for the named candidates.
District 3: a runoff for both terms
Brown took 39.2% of the vote for the full term and 39.3% in the special election. That is short of a majority in both. Yancy was second in both, ahead of Bartley Payne.
The board of elections’ 2026 voter information guide (PDF) sets Tuesday, Dec. 1, as the date for a runoff when no one wins outright. District 3 voters would then mark two runoff contests, as they marked two contests on Tuesday.
The special election fills the unexpired term of Walter H. Eubanks, who died in office, according to the sample ballot.
District 6: 61 votes apart
Williams won the Election Day vote, 1,426 to 1,288, and the mail ballots, 161 to 140. Lowery won the advance vote, 2,106 to 2,008. All seven District 6 precincts have reported.
The state’s count lists no provisional ballots in any school board race so far.
The 3 constitutional amendments
Richmond County voters approved all three statewide amendments, and so did the state as a whole, in the unofficial count.
| Amendment | Richmond County “yes” | Statewide “yes” |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Farmland conservation-use limit to 4,000 acres | 50.5% (32,459 to 31,838) | 53.9% |
| 2. Nonpartisan elections for probate judges | 66.8% (43,025 to 21,381) | 68.4% |
| 3. A dedicated fund for 911 systems | 76.6% (49,419 to 15,094) | 77.7% |
Amendment 1 was the closest in the county: 621 votes separated “yes” and “no.”
Other races on Augusta ballots
Richmond County voted heavily Democratic in every statewide race, by about three to one. Statewide, Democrats led the top of the ticket in the unofficial count:
- U.S. Senate: Jon Ossoff, the incumbent, 59.0% statewide and 75.9% in Richmond County.
- Governor: Keisha Lance Bottoms 54.3% statewide and 72.6% in Richmond County.
Two Augusta-area Republican incumbents held their seats on districtwide totals, even though Richmond County’s share of their districts voted differently or narrowly:
- U.S. House, District 12: Rick W. Allen won 52.1% districtwide, 140,842 to 129,499 for Ceretta Smith. In Richmond County, Smith had 72.9%.
- State Senate, District 23: Max Burns won 53.5% districtwide, 37,443 to 32,536 for Shayna Boston. In the eight Richmond County precincts in the district, Burns had 2,597 votes to Boston’s 2,525.
In the state House races that touch the county, the incumbents won:
- L.C. Myles Jr., District 126
- Mark Newton, District 127
- Sheila Clark Nelson, District 130, with 74.7% of the vote
Karlton L. Howard (District 129), Brian L. Prince (District 132) and state Sen. Harold V. Jones II (District 22) were unopposed.
What it means for you
- The results are not final. The Richmond County Board of Elections meets at 3 p.m. Friday at its warehouse, 2029 Lumpkin Road, for precertification and certification, according to its meeting notice. The meeting is public.
- An audit follows. The board will hold a risk-limiting audit of the ballots cast in this election starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the same warehouse, according to its audit notice. Observers may attend but may not handle or view the ballots. The board’s office is at 706-821-2340.
- District 3 voters should expect a runoff Tuesday, Dec. 1, if the certified count holds. Our voting guide will carry the advance voting dates and sites once the board publishes them.
- District 6 voters: the order could change only if the certified count differs from the unofficial one. We will update this story after Friday’s meeting.
- Not sure of your district? The Georgia My Voter Page shows the school board district on your registration.
Our ballot guide lists every contest and what each amendment does. Our schools guide covers the district the board runs.
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