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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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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