Politics & Government
Qualifying Closes In Douglas County: See Who's On The May Primary Ballot
The candidate qualifying period for the May 24 primaries closed Friday, and only a handful of races won't have opposition in Douglas County.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — Qualifying for the May 24 primary and nonpartisan elections in Georgia closed Friday, and most Douglas County legislators and representatives will have opposition this year.
Ballots for Douglas County voters will include county commissioners in districts 1, 3 and 4; school board members in districts 2, 3 and 4; solicitor general; chief magistrate judge; superior court judge; state Senate districts 28, 30 and 35; state House districts 61, 64, 65, and 66; U.S. Senate; and U.S. House of Representatives districts 3 and 13.
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.
Find out what's happening in Douglasvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Douglasvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Take a look at who's on the ballot for Douglas County:
Douglas County Board of Commissioners (Primary)
District 1
Republican
- Elizabeth Bennett
Democrat
- Henry Mitchell III (Incumbent)
- Barney Young Jr.
District 3
Republican
- Bundy Cobb
Democrat
- Tarenia Carthan
District 4
Republican
- Mark Alcarez
Democrat
- Dominique Conteh
- Anthony Montcalm
- Yvonne Shaw
Douglas County Board of Education
District 2
Democrat
- D.T. Jackson Sr. (Incumbent)
No Republicans qualified for this race.
District 3
Democrat
- Tracy Rookard (Incumbent)
No Republicans qualified for this race.
District 4
Republican
- Heidi Hulsey
Democrat
- Michelle Simmons (Incumbent)
Solicitor General
Democrat
- Sonya Compton (Incumbent)
- Tamara Oyinloye
No Republicans qualified for this race.
Chief Magistrate Judge
Republican
- Susan S. Camp (Incumbent)
Democrat
- Sylvia Baker
State Senate
District 28
Republican
- Matt Brass (Incumbent)
No Democrats qualified for this race.
District 30
Republican
- Mike Dugan (Incumbent)
No Democrats qualified for this race.
District 35
Democrat
- Donzella James (Incumbent)
- Mike Glanton Jr.
- Lula Gilliam
- Whitney Kenner Jones
No Republicans qualified for this race.
State House
District 61
Democrat
- Roger Bruce (Incumbent)
- Robert Dawson
- Rashaun Kemp
- Monique McCoy
No Republicans qualified for this race.
District 64
Republican
- Shane Miller
- Kimberly R. New
- Preston Parra
Democrat
- Montenia Edwards
- Christopher R. Thornton
- Mignon Willis
District 65
Republican
- Jan Horne
Democrat
- Mandisha Thomas
District 66
Democrat
- Kimberly Alexander
No Republicans qualified for this race.
U.S. Senate (Warnock)
Republican
- Gary W. Black
- Josh Clark
- Kelvin King
- Jonathan "Jon" McColumn
- Latham Saddler
- Herschel Walker
Democrat
- Tamara Johnson-Shealey
- Raphael Warnock
U.S. House of Representatives
District 3
Republican
- Jared Craig
- Drew Ferguson (Incumbent)
Democrat
- Val Almonord
District 13
Republican
- Caesar Gonzales
- Dominika Hawkins
- Calina Plotky
Democrat
- David Scott (Incumbent)
- Vincent Fort
- Shatity Driscoll
- Mark Baker
Judge of Superior Court (Nonpartisan)
- Cynthia Adams (Incumbent)
- Corey Martin
- Ryan Williams
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