Watkins tops Jones to claim District 8 seat | Elections | Macon.com

Virgil Watkins Jr. held off fellow Macon City Councilman Charles Jones to win Tuesday’s runoff for the District 8 Macon-Bibb County Commission seat in the new consolidated government.

Watkins held the lead most of the night before taking a 1,688-1,502 victory over Jones.

Watkins was with supporters when he got the news he had won.

“All right, all right, all right!” he said. “Man, it feels good. We worked hard. I’d like to thank all my supporters. I want to make a promise that I’m going to do a good job and work hard.”

Jones wished Watkins well, but he said this wouldn’t be his last run for office.

“(Watkins) is a good guy, and he ran a real good race,” Jones said. “I wish the city well. I’m proud of the way we ran the race.”

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