Timley upset by Tillman in District 9 race | Elections | Macon.com

Political activist Al Tillman beat Macon City Council President James Timley to represent District 9 on the new Macon-Bibb County commission.

“I want to thank the voters,” Tillman said. According to unofficial results Tuesday night, Tillman had 1,947 votes to Timley’s 1,300. Tillman, 45, is a booking agent and founder of the nonprofit Unity-N-Community. He invited all voters to join him in moving forward.

“We have some high hopes to live up to,” he said. He made the comments after a karaoke rendition of Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration” with his supporters at his Bloomfield Road campaign headquarters.

Timley, 69, a retired educator and Macon councilman since 1999, could not be reached immediately after the vote count.

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