Brooklet's own state Rep. Jan Tankersley, Republican, swept the votes Tuesday night to win a second term in office. Currently representing the 158th District, but was shifted to the 160th when the Legislature redrew the lines earlier this year. Tankersley overpowered challenger and Democrat Marc Silver, a Georgia Southern University senior majoring in political science and economics, with 11,099 votes to 5,319 votes, winning with 67.6 percent of the vote.