May 1, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
County Mayor Tim Stribling had a close call Tuesday but survived the Democratic Primary winning by seven votes.
Stribling won the rematch with Mike Foster, the man he unseated four years ago as County Mayor in the primary. Stribling also defeated Bradley Hendrix, who currently serves as a county commissioner in the 3rd district.
Stribling won the race with a total of 1,066 votes. Foster came in second with 1,059 and Hendrix had 328 votes. Stribling carried 10 of the 15 precincts.
As the Democratic nominee, Stribling will face Independent candidate Randy Paris in the August 2nd DeKalb County General Election for County Mayor. The winner will take office September 1 and serve four years.