Patrick Labat wins Fulton County Sheriff re-election bid by large margin

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat (center) with supporters at his election night watch party at Park Tavern Tuesday night. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Incumbent Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat was re-elected in what can be considered a landslide on Super Tuesday. As of 10 p.m., three hours after polls were closed in Georgia’s largest county, Labat was leading the other three candidates, Kirt Beasley, James “JT” Brown, and Joyce Farmer by more than 23,000 votes. Labat earned nearly 40,000 votes while Farmer finished second overall with just under 17,000 votes. Both Beasley and Brown earned 11% of the vote with just over 8,000 votes each. Asked how he feels about having been in such a comfortable lead with more than 60% of the votes having been counted earlier in the evening, Labat said he was “fortunate.” “We worked really hard and were very intentional about what we wanted to do which is protect and serve our community.” Asked what this victory meant to him, Labat said it was, “The opportunity for us to continue to serve the community.” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (center) made a stop to Labat’s watch party Tuesday night. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice...