Meng Lim wins Superior Court Judge runoff

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On: July 22, 2014

The next Superior Court Judge will be Tallapoosa attorney Meng Lim as he handily defeated Chuck Morris of Cedartown, 61.73% to 38.27%

Lim carried not only Haralson County by over 1,200 votes, but also carried Polk County, where he got the majority at 53.99% to Morris at 46.01%

We will have more on this race coming up tomorrow morning, plus comments from Chuck Morris and hopefully Meng Lim.

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