Challenger LaRhonda Patrick defeated incumbent Randy Toms to become the next Warner Robins mayor.

Challenger LaRhonda Patrick defeated incumbent Randy Toms to become the next Warner Robins mayor.

Credit: Jason Vorhees/The Telegraph

LaRhonda Patrick defeated incumbent Randy Toms in a Warner Robins runoff election Tuesday night.

Patrick, a Warner Robins native and attorney who works as the city attorney for Fort Valley, becomes the first woman and first Black person elected as mayor of Warner Robins. Here are the vote totals, with all precincts reporting (totals have not been finalized):

LaRhonda Patrick: 4,559 votes (51.85%) Randy Toms (incumbent): 4,234 (48.15%)

“I’m feeling overjoyed, proud and exhausted,” Patrick said after results were announced. “First steps are getting to know the staff ... spend time with my directors and staff in each of the departments. That’s important to me and our city.

This story comes to GPB through a reporting partnership with The Telegraph.

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