Tim Stamey has retained his seat on the Habersham County Commission in a landslide victory of 16,382 votes, winning over 83 percent of Habersham voters. Democrat Mike Adams challenged him in the 2020 election for his seat on the commission. Stamey feels supported by his numbers, while Adams hopes his campaign built a platform for more citizens of Habersham to express their views.
“I’m elated with the numbers, I didn’t think they would be that good,” Stamey told Now Habersham. “I’m elated and humbled, and happy for the people Habersham.”
Stamey was challenged for his seat by Mike Adams, the first commission candidate to run as a Democrat in over ten years.
“We had a tough opponent in Tim Stamey, he’s a great guy,” Adams told Now Habersham. “I think we just have different leadership styles and I think that’s really what was on the ballot.”
Adams tells Now habersham that he and his campaign hope to see that they’ve “moved the needle,” and he hopes that he and his supporters are “getting our points across.” Adams says he has wanted to use the commission seat to work to meet public infrastructure needs, especially surrounding natural disaster recovery.
Stamey told Now Habersham he felt supported by the county with the results of the 2020 election, and he plans to serve Habersham alongside a “new and young” commission.
“I’m hoping for good things and I just want to do what’s best for the county,” Stamey said. “Hopefully we can be fiscal conservatives that can provide the County what they need and reduce our debt.”
