LIVE RESULTS: MUSCOGEE COUNTY ELECTIONS 2026
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- Mayor runoff between Isaiah Hugley Sr. and Joanne Cogle; Council District 7 and 9 also headed to runoffs.
- Simi Barnes, Sherrie Aaron, and Charmaine Crabb won city council seats; Kia Chambers won school board at-large.
Polls have closed, and we are awaiting the first results from precincts across Muscogee County. All candidates currently remain at 0% reporting.
Mayor of Columbus – RUNOFF BETWEEN JOANNE COGLE AND ISAIAH HUGLEY SR.
Chris Breault — 4,718 votes
Jaketra Dionne Bryant — 3,460 votes
Joanne Elizabeth Cogle — 9,188 votes
Isaiah Hugley Sr. — 16,315 votes
Steven John Kelly — 986 votes
Mark Allen Lajoye — 1,861 votes
Columbus City Council District 1 –
Simi T. Barnes — 2,923 votes – WINNER
Karen Dawn Gaskins — 1,949 votes
Columbus City Council District 3 –
Sherrie Aaron — 2,109 votes – WINNER
Jake Golden IV — 728 votes
Zachary Lee — 914 votes
Columbus City Council District 5 –
Charmaine K. Crabb — 2,330 votes – WINNER
Robert Lynn Wadkins Jr. — 1,879 votes
Columbus City Council District 7 – RUNOFF BETWEEN REBECCA ZAJAC AND LAKETHA ASHE
Laketha Elaine Ashe — 946 votes
Chiara Nicole Richardson — 429 votes
Rebecca Zajac — 1,135 votes
Columbus City Council District 9 – RUNOFF BETWEEN JOHN ANKER AND CATHY COOK
John Anker — 12,476 votes
Cathy Laverne Cook — 13,308 votes
Rocky Roy Marsh — 6,605 votes
John Donald van Doorn — 3,231 votes
Muscogee County School District school board At-large –
Sadiyah Abdullah — 5,155 votes 3,157
Kia Chambers — 22,877 votes – WINNER
Kevin Thorne Miller — 6,719 votes
Muscogee County School District school board District 6 –
Mark Cantrell — 4,646 votes – WINNER
Bob Roth — 1,425 votes
Muscogee County School District school board District 8 –
Margot H. Schley — 2,364 votes – WINNER
Joshua Smith — 1,162 votes
Refresh this post throughout the night for updates as results begin coming in across Muscogee County.
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