Transit votes fail in Cobb, Gwinnett; other results

Voters in Cobb and Gwinnett counties shot down proposed sales taxes to fund billions of dollars in fancy buses, on-demand "microtransit" and bike trails.

Why it matters: The failed votes mark the latest time the sprawling suburban counties have rejected a tax to fund transit.

The latest: Cobb voters rejected the proposed tax M-SPLOST, with 62% opposing the question on the ballot.

• A majority of Gwinnett voters — 54% — voted down that county's proposed transit SPLOST referendum.

Atlanta City Council special election

The race to fill the Post 3 at-large seat on the City Council will likely advance to a runoff.

The latest: Nicole Evans Jones received 40% while Eshé Collins came in second with 25% of the vote. A candidate would have needed more than 50% of the vote in order to avoid a runoff.

• The three remaining candidates — Amber Higgins Connor, Devin Barrington Ward and Duvwon Robinson — will not make the runoff, which will be held Dec. 3.

In other races

⏩ Georgia's incumbent members of Congress all won return trips to D.C. Republican Brian Jack, a former Trump White House political director, won the race to represent District 3 south of Atlanta.

• U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath won her race for the new 6th Congressional District seat after the district she currently represents was redrawn to lean Republican.

⚖️ Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis won another four-year term and Georgia Republicans maintained control of the state House of Representatives and state Senate.

🗳️ Georgia voters appeared to approve ballot measures to create and increase property tax exemptions with support in the 60% range.

• Voters were less enthusiastic about a proposal to reboot Georgia's tax court; the measure appeared to pass 52-48 with nearly all precincts reporting.