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Updated: Jul 21, 2010, 3:59 AM
Published: Jul 20, 2010, 6:10 PM

County commissioner

District 2

Republican 

Vera Jones   496

Michael King   312

Myra Lewis   285

District 3

Democrat

Lillie Smart-Brown   183

Homer Wallace 175

Republican

Steve Mason   362

Jeff Utley   313

District 5

Democrat

Delmons White    170

Republican 

Phil Kieffer    700

 

12th Congressional District

Democrat

John Barrow   627

Regina Thomas 479

Republican

Mike Horner   303

Ray McKinney   1751

Jeanne Seaver   788

Carl Smith   1126

Governor

Democrat

Thurbert Baker   356

Roy Barnes   570

Bill Bolton   16

Carl Camon   10

Randal Mangham   4    

DuBose Porter 33

David Poythress 115

Republican

Jeff Chapman   76

Nathan Deal   211

Karen Handel   1305

Eric Johnson   2077

Ray McBerry   134    

John Oxendine   430

Otis Putnam    7 
Rincon City Council Approves First Pay Raise in 14 Years
Council pay raise
Chart shows monthly salaries for city council members and mayors in Rincon, other Effingham County municipalities and nearby Georgia cities.
Mya Taylor
Updated: Aug 15, 2025, 7:57 PM
Published: Aug 15, 2025, 7:40 PM
Rincon City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve its first pay raise in 14 years, increasing council members’ pay to $750 per month and the mayor’s pay to $950 per month starting next year. The raises will apply to those elected in November, when three council seats and the mayor’s office will be on the ballot.
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