Politics & Government

Qualifying Field Set In Bartow County For May 24 Primary

The qualifying period for the May 24 primaries ended Friday. Candidates filed for Bartow County Board of Education and state races.

Ballots for Bartow County voters will include school board members; state Senate; state House; U.S. Senate; and U.S. House seats, as well as statewide elections.
Ballots for Bartow County voters will include school board members; state Senate; state House; U.S. Senate; and U.S. House seats, as well as statewide elections. (Kathleen Sturgeon/Patch)

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

Ballots for Bartow County voters will include school board members in districts 1, 2, 3; state Senate districts 37 and 52; state House districts 14 and 15; U.S. Senate; and U.S. House of Representatives district 11.

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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Bartow County Board of Education

District 1

  • Tony Ross, Republican, incumbent

District 2

  • Darnell Jackson, Jr., Republican
  • Darla Branton Williams, Republican

District 3

  • Brad Gilmore, Republican
  • Nickie Leighly, Republican
  • Matt Shultz, Republican


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 11

  • Barry Loudermilk, Republican, incumbent
  • Antonio Daza, Democrat

State Senate

District 37

  • David Delk, Republican
  • Scott Johnson, Republican
  • Ed Setzler, Republican
  • Titus Nichols, Democrat
  • Vanessa Parker, Democrat

District 52

  • Chuck Hufstetler, Republican, incumbent
  • Derek Keeney, Republican
  • Jeff Lewis, Republican

State House

District 14

  • Mitchell Scoggins, Republican, incumbent

District 15

  • Matthew Gambill, Republican, incumbent

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