Politics & Government
Qualifying Closes In East Cobb: See Who's On The May Primary Ballot
The candidate qualifying period for the May 24 primaries closed Friday, and many East Cobb races will have opposition this year.
EAST COBB, GA — Qualifying for the May 24 primary and nonpartisan elections in Georgia closed Friday, and many East Cobb legislators and representatives will have opposition this year.
Ballots for East Cobb voters will include county commissioners in district 3; school board members in districts 2, 4 and 6; solicitor general; state court judges; superior court judges; state Senate districts 32, 33 and 56; state House districts 37, 43, 44, 45, 46; U.S. Senate; and U.S. House of Representatives district 6.
In East Cobb, there will also be a question asking voters if they want to approve or deny the creation of a city of East Cobb.
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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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Read more: Abrams, Kemp, Warnock, Walker Qualify For Georgia Primaries
Take a look at who's on the ballot for East Cobb:
Cobb County Board of Commissioners (Primary)
District 3
Republican
- JoAnn Birrell (Incumbent)
- Judy Sarden
Democrat
- Christine Triebsch
Cobb County Board of Education
District 4
Republican
- David Chastain (Incumbent)
Democrat
- Catherine Pozniak
District 6
Democrat
- Nichelle A. Davis
Solicitor General
Republican
- Courtney Martin Brubaker
Democrat
- Chris Lanning
- Makia Metzger
State Senate
District 32
Republican
- Kay Kirkpatrick (Incumbent)
- Andy Soha
Democrat
- Sylvia L. Bennett
District 33
Democrat
- Euriel I. Hemmerly
- Michael Doc Rhett (Incumbent)
No Republicans qualified for this race.
District 56
Republican
- John Albers (Incumbent)
Democrat
- Patrick Thompson
State House
District 37
Republican
- Marites "Tess" Redding
Democrat
- Mary Frances Williams (Incumbent)
District 43
Republican
- Anna J. Tillman
Democrat
- Solomon Adesanya
- Benjamin Stahl
District 44
Republican
- Don L. Parsons (Incumbent)
Democrat
- Willie Mae Oyogoa
District 45
Republican
- Sharon Cooper (Incumbent)
- Carminthia Moore
Democrat
- Dustin McCormick
District 46
Republican
- John Carson (Incumbent)
Democrat
- Michael Garza
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 6
Republican
- Jake Evans
- Byron Gatewood
- Meagan Hanson
- Blake Harbin
- Rich McCormick
- Paulette Smith
- Mallory Staples
- Suzi Voyles
- Eugene Yu
Democrat
- Bob Christian
- Wayne C. White
District 11
Republican
- Barry Loudermilk (Incumbent)
Democrat
- Antonio Daza
Judge of Superior Court (Nonpartisan)
Harris
- Ann Harris (Incumbent)
Leonard
- Charles Ford
- Rob Leonard (Incumbent)
- Matt McMaster
Flournoy
- Sonja N. Brown
- Daniele Johnson
- James Luttrell
- Taneesha Marshall
- Gerald Moore
Judge of State Court (Nonpartisan)
Division II, Post 1
- Jason B. Fincher (Incumbent)
Division II, Post 4
- Bridgette Campbell Glover (Incumbent)
Division II, Post 5
- Ashley J. Palmer (Incumbent)
Post 5
- Eric Brewton (Incumbent)
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