2004 DeKalb County, Georgia Chief Executive Officer election

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2004 DeKalb County, Georgia Chief Executive Officer election
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 2000November 2, 2004 2008  
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Candidate Vernon Jones
Party Democratic
Popular vote193,211
Percentage95.91%

CEO before election

Vernon Jones
Democratic

Elected CEO

Vernon Jones
Democratic

The 2004 DeKalb County, Georgia Chief Executive Officer election took place on November 2, 2004. Incumbent CEO Vernon Jones ran for re-election to a second term. Jones, who experienced controversy in office and faced a grand jury inquiry into county finances and his security detail, [1] was challenged by six opponents in the Democratic primary. However, Jones won renomination with 53 percent of the vote, avoiding the need for a runoff election. In the general election, Jones faced no Republican opposition and won 95 percent of the vote.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vernon Jones (inc.) 54,400 53.16%
Democratic Judy Yates24,93824.37%
Democratic Teresa Greene-Johnson10,70510.46%
Democratic Joe Bembry4,9944.88%
Democratic Doug Teper4,8864.77%
Democratic Ron Marshall1,5381.50%
Democratic Calvin E. Sims, Jr.8750.86%
Total votes102,336 100.00%

General election

Results

2004 DeKalb County, Georgia Chief Executive Officer election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vernon Jones (inc.) 193,211 95.91%
Write-in 8,2444.09%
Total votes201,455 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. Gentry, Mae; Stirgus, Eric (September 6, 2003). "DeKalb jurors chide CEO on security detail". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. A1. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  2. Stirgus, Eric (December 8, 2003). "Jones seeks clean slate from voters". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. D1. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Dade, Corey (May 1, 2004). "2 more qualify for Jones' seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. E4. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  4. Simpson, David (March 4, 2004). "Greene-Johnson joins CEO candidates". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. JA2. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  5. Dade, Corey (May 13, 2004). "The race for CEO: Campaign kicks off as candidates make plea for votes". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. p. JA1. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  6. "New CEO challenger". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. April 1, 2004. p. JA2. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  7. "Sims joins DeKalb CEO race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. March 18, 2004. p. JA2. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  8. "DeKalb County General Primary and Nonpartisan Election - Official Election Summary - July 20, 2004" (PDF). DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections. July 23, 2004. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  9. "DeKalb County General Election - Official Election Summary - November 2, 2004" (PDF). DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections. November 4, 2004. Retrieved July 9, 2025.