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Lonnie Wimberly won the special election for Augusta's District 4 Commission seat.

Augusta voters approved a localized homestead exemption, capping revaluation increases at 3.2%.

Several smaller cities, including Blythe, Grovetown, and Harlem, also decided mayoral and city council races.

Augusta has a new commissioner.

Retired U.S. Army command Sgt. Major Lonnie Wimberly is the new Augusta Commission member representing District 4, defeating interim commissioner Tanya Barnhill-Turnley.

Wimberly got 2,210 votes, or 61.75%, and Barnhill-Turnley got 1,369, or 38.25%. The special election to fill the seat came after the abrupt resignation of Alvin Mason in June , citing health reasons.

Augusta voters also overwhelmingly passed a localized homestead exemption after

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