COBB COUNTY - Two incumbents were voted out of office Tuesday night by sweeping victories in Cobb's flood stricken cities. Here's a breakdown of the contests in Powder Springs, Kennesaw and Austell.

Powder Springs

Two city council races were decided in Powder Springs. In Ward 1, incumbent Ra Barr was ousted by political newcomer Cheryl Sarvis. In the open Ward 3 seat, Nancy Hudson bested Steve Lahr.

Sarvis won 344 votes (72 percent) to Barr's 135 votes (28 percent).

"I'm feeling great," Sarvis, 62, said moments after her win. "We had a wonderful team that worked close together. It was an upbeat, honest election. We feel like we touched the hearts of the people. The main thing was, the people wanted a voice and wanted a council person who would come out and see them and hear them. It was a great election."

Barr, who has served on city council for six years, said simply, "The voters have spoken."

"I was disappointed at the low turnout," said Barr, 62. With 360 votes cast in a ward with 3,768 registered voters, turnout was barely 10 percent.

In Ward 3, Nancy Hudson was the clear victor with 147 votes (85 percent) to Steve Lahr's 26 votes (15 percent).

Hudson got Tuesday night's results by going to a polling place.

"I went to see the results on the door because they weren't scrolling across the TV for a little," she said.

Hudson thanked the voters for choosing her as their next public servant.

"I think it's a great honor and I hope to be able to serve the people to the best of my ability," she said.

Lahr congratulated Hudson on her win, and said it was too early to decide if he would run for office again in the future. Lahr said the low turnout of 5 percent contributed to his loss. Ward 3 has 2,670 registered voters.

"With this election, there was nothing else going on so many people didn't vote, most people forgot about it," he said.

Kennesaw

In Kennesaw, electrician Jeff Duckett won out over Frank Cullins for the at-large Post 5 seat. Councilwoman Cindy Giles did not seek reelection.

Duckett won 427 votes (52 percent) to Cullins' 390 votes (48 percent). There were three write-in votes, for a total of 820 votes cast from 17,509 registered voters. Turnout was less than 5 percent.

Duckett said he was on edge watching the results come in.

"It was a little nerve-wracking there to start with. The votes were coming in a little heavy on the other side, but we finally came through. I thought it was going to be a pretty close race to start with so that prediction came through," he said.

Duckett thanked his supporters and Cullins, whom he said he appreciated. Now, he's ready to serve the residents of Kennesaw.

"I'm looking forward to getting started serving the city and getting briefed on things in the next couple of months," he said.

Cullins said he was "a little discouraged" by the results showing he lost by 37 votes, but ultimately conceded.

Austell

In Austell, newcomer Trudie Causey won over 16-year incumbent David "Bo" Traylor for the at-large Post 1 seat. Causey earned 144 votes (69 percent) to Traylor's 63 votes (30 percent).

With 207 votes cast among 3,963 registered voters, turnout was a paltry five percent.

Causey, 60, had earlier criticized Traylor for not maintaining an unoccupied home he owns on Brooks Drive. She also had promoted business growth in the city's downtown.

After the votes were counted Tuesday night, Traylor, 61, attributed his loss in part to being busy helping residents recover from the flood.

"My opponent was out there campaigning while I was helping with the flood. I did what I thought I needed to do, get out there and help the people and not worry about getting reelected," Traylor said.

"That's the way it goes," he said of his loss. "That's (voters') decision, and I can live with it if they can."