Peachtree Corners Council Race Headed To Runoff

PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA — The race isn't over for an incumbent Peachtree Corners council member and her challenger after neither managed to win more than half of the votes cast on Tuesday.

Councilwoman Jeanne Aulbach and local business owner and civic leader Joe Sawyer will meet in a Dec. 5 runoff for the council's Post 4 seat.

Aulbach finished Tuesday with 894 votes, compared to 780 for Sawyer. Luke Crawford, a 24-year-old gun-rights advocate, received 369 votes. In Georgia, if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff is held between the top two finishers.

Council members Eric Christ (Post 2) and Weare Gratwick (Post 6) ran unopposed and will both serve another four-year term.

Aulbach is a banking and consulting professional who has served on the Peachtree Corners council since its inception in 2012. Earlier, she had worked as an advocate in favor of Peachtree Corners being incorporated as a city.

Sawyer is a U.S. Army veteran and former teacher in the Gwinnett County school system who owns Alpha Omega Carpet Company. He is president and co-founder of Bridges Peachtree Corners, a community group dedicated to fostering diversity and stronger relationships in the community.

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