DEMOREST — As of today, Tuesday, October 19, 2021, Lawrence Bridges has officially withdrawn from the Demorest City Council Race for the November 2, 2021 General Election.
Any votes cast for Bridges will not be counted and will not be listed on final election results.
This narrows the field in the council race to three candidates. In Demorest, voters will choose two candidates from what is now a three-person race.
Remaining in the council race are incumbents Jim Welborn and Shawn Allen, as well as Roy Andrew Ferguson.
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Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.

