Politics & Government

Qualifying Field Set In North Fulton For May 24 Primary

The qualifying period for the May 24 primaries ended Friday. Candidates filed for Fulton Commission, Board of Education and more.

Ballots for Fulton County voters will include county commissioners; school board members; solicitor general; state court judge; state Senate; state House; U.S. Senate; and U.S. House seats, as well as statewide elections.
Ballots for Fulton County voters will include county commissioners; school board members; solicitor general; state court judge; state Senate; state House; U.S. Senate; and U.S. House seats, as well as statewide elections. (Kathleen Sturgeon/Patch)

NORTH FULTON COUNTY, GA — Qualifying for the May 24 primary and nonpartisan elections in Georgia closed Friday, and most North Fulton County legislators and representatives will have opposition this year.

Ballots for Fulton County voters will include county commission chairperson, county commissioners in districts 1, 3, and 5; school board members in districts 2, 5, 6, and 7; state court judge; chief magistrate judge; state Senate districts 14, 21, 48, and 56; state House districts 47, 48, 49, and 50; U.S. Senate; and U.S. House of Representatives districts 6 and 7.

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The ballots will also include statewide elections, such as governor, secretary of state, attorney general, agriculture commissioner, insurance commissioner, state school superintendent and labor commissioner.


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Take a look at who's on the ballot for Fulton County:

Fulton County Board of Commissioners

Chairperson

  • Robb Pitts, Democrat, incumbent
  • Sonya Russell, Democrat
  • Jewel Johnson, Democrat

District 1

  • Bridget Thorne, Republican
  • Matthew C. Tyser, Republican
  • Ricky Blalock, Democrat
  • Margaret Goldman, Democrat

District 3

  • Lee Morris, Republican, incumbent
  • Dana Barrett, Democrat

District 5

  • Marvin Arrington, Jr., Democrat, incumbent
  • Robert H. Kelly, Democrat
  • Andre R. Sales, Democrat

Fulton County Board of Education, nonpartisan

District 2

  • Brittany Griffin
  • Lillie Poztek

District 5

  • Kristin McCabe
  • Kimberly Ware

District 6

  • Kimberly R. Dove, incumbent
  • LaTonya Martin Rogers

District 7

  • Linda Arnold
  • Phil Chen
  • Michelle Morancie

State Court Judge, nonpartisan

  • Fred C. Eady, incumbent
  • Eric Richardson, incumbent
  • Jay M. Roth, incumbent

Chief Magistrate Judge, nonpartisan

  • Cassandra Kirk, incumbent

Editor's note: District lines for the following races have changed. The following district races will appear on the ballot in the 2022 election cycle, and will be effective Jan. 1, 2023.


U.S. Senate

  • Gary W. Black, Republican
  • Josh Clark, Republican
  • Kelvin King, Republican
  • Jonathan "Jon" McColumn, Republican
  • Latham Saddler, Republican
  • Herschel Walker, Republican
  • Tamara Johnson-Shealey, Democrat
  • Raphael Warnock, Democrat, incumbent

Congressional

District 6

  • Jake Evans, Republican
  • Byron Gatewood, Republican
  • Meagan Hanson, Republican
  • Blake Harbin, Republican
  • Rich McCormick, Republican
  • Paulette Smith, Republican
  • Mallory Staples, Republican
  • Suzi Voyles, Republican
  • Eugene Yu, Republican
  • Bob Christian, Democrat
  • Wayne C. White, Democrat

District 7

  • Carolyn Bourdeaux, Democrat, incumbent
  • Lucy McBath, Democrat, incumbent
  • Donna McLeod, Democrat
  • Michael Corbin, Republican
  • Mark Gonsalves, Republican
  • Lisa McCoy, Republican
  • YG Nyghtstorm, Republican
  • Mary West, Republican

State Senate

District 14

  • Liz Hausmann, Republican
  • Josh McLaurin, Democrat

District 21

  • Brandon Beach, Republican, incumbent

District 48

  • Kevin Grindlay, Republican
  • Shawn Still, Republican
  • Josh Uddin, Democrat

District 56

  • John Albers, Republican, incumbent
  • Patrick Thompson, Democrat

State House

District 47

  • Jan Jones, Republican, incumbent

District 48

  • Mary Robichaux, Democrat, incumbent
  • Scott Hilton, Republican

District 49

  • Charles E. "Chuck" Martin, Republican, incumbent
  • Michael Gordon, Republican

District 50

  • Betsy Kramer, Republican
  • Narender Reddy, Republican
  • Jill Trammell, Republican
  • Michelle Au, Democrat

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