Politics & Government
Qualifying Closes In Smyrna, Vinings: See Who's On The May Primary Ballot
The candidate qualifying period for the May 24 primaries closed Friday, and most races will have opposition in Smyrna-Vinings.
SMYRNA-VININGS, GA — Qualifying for the May 24 primary and nonpartisan elections in Georgia closed Friday, and most Smyrna-Vinings legislators and representatives will have opposition this year.
Ballots for Smyrna and Vinings voters will include county commissioners in districts 1 and 3; school board members in districts 2, 4 and 6; solicitor general; superior court judge; state court judges; state Senate districts 6 and 38; state House districts 40, 41 and 42; and U.S. House of Representatives districts 11 and 13.
There will also be cityhood questions for the proposed city of Vinings, depending on where you live, as well as a nonpartisan election for the City Council Ward 2 seat since Austin Wagner, the former representative, stepped down.
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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.
You can view your sample ballot on mvp.sos.ga.gov.
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Take a look at who's on the ballot in Smyrna and Vinings. Your specific ballot may look different based on your location:
Smyrna City Council (Nonpartisan)
Ward 2
- Latonia P. Hines
- Natale E. Jones
- Natalie Keng
- Michael J. Starks
- Cynthia Wagner
Cobb County Board of Commissioners (Primary)
District 1
Republican
- Keli Gambrill (Incumbent)
No Democrats qualified for this race.
District 3
Republican
- JoAnn K. Birrell (Incumbent)
- Judy Sarden
Democrat
- Christine Triebsch
Cobb County Board of Education
District 2
Republican
- Stephen M. George Jr.
- Matthew "Anthony" Sears
Democrat
- Andres Sandate
- Becky Sayler
District 4
Republican
- David Chastain (Incumbent)
Democrat
- Catherine Pozniak
District 6
Democrat
- Nichelle A. Davis
No Republicans qualified for this race.
Solicitor General
Republican
- Courtney Martin Brubaker
Democrat
- Chris Lanning
- Makia Metzger
State Senate
District 6
Republican
- Fred Glass
- Angelic Moore
Democrat
- Jason Esteves
- Luisa Wakeman
District 38
Democrat
- Melody Bray
- Michael Carson
- Adam Petty
- Horacena Tate (Incumbent)
No Republicans qualified for this race.
State House
District 40
Republican
- Fun Fong
Democrat
- Thomas Casez
- Doug Stoner
District 41
Republican
- James Allen Rodi
Democrat
- Michael Smith (Incumbent)
District 42
Democrat
- Teri Anulewicz (Incumbent)
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 11
Republican
- Barry Loudermilk (Incumbent)
Democrat
- Antonio Daza
District 13
Republican
- Caesar Gonzales
- Dominika Hawkins
- Calina Plotky
Democrat
- Mark Baker
- Shastity Driscoll
- Vincent Fort
- David Scott (Incumbent)
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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