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Municipal General Election Not Required for City of Woodstock

The City of Woodstock will not be holding the Municipal General Election originally scheduled for November 2. Qualifying for Council Member Wards 1, 3, and 5 seats as well as the Office of Mayor was held on August 16, 17, and 18.

Incumbents Warren Johnson (Ward 1), Colin Ake (Ward 3), and Brian Wolfe (Ward 5) all qualified for re-election with no opposition. Former State Rep. Michael Cadwell qualified for mayor and was also unopposed.

When the period for write-in candidates expired at 5:00pm on August 25, City Clerk Rhonda Pezzello officially canceled the election, since each of the unopposed candidates are deemed to have voted for himself.

“As much as you may want to see candidates competing, I think it’s good for the City when candidates who hold the public’s trust are unopposed, and therefore, a divisive race can be avoided,” Woodstock Mayor Donnie Henriques said about the cancellation of the election. “Plus, it saves the City the expense of a costly election, which is upwards of $20,000.”

Mayor Henriques did not seek to qualify for re-election. He has served as Woodstock’s mayor since January 2006. He served as the council member for Ward 6 from January 2000 to December 2004.

Regarding his decision not to seek re-election, Henriques said, “I’ve served in office in Woodstock for 20 years, and the time has come to pass the torch to a younger generation with solid ideas that Woodstock can build upon.”

Johnson, Ake, Wolfe, and Caldwell will each begin serving a 4-year term in office beginning at 12:01am on January 1, 2022.

For information on candidates running for election on the county, state, or federal level, please visit the Georgia Secretary of State website, MVP.SOS.Ga.gov.

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