Smyrna 2015 Election Guide

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Smyrna voters are hours away from casting their ballots to decide several important races for seats on the Smyrna City Council.

Election Day runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will be held at the following locations:

• SMYRNA 1A Argyle Elementary School, 2420 Spring Rd., Smyrna GA 30080
• SMYRNA 2A Smyrna Fire Station #3, 2825 Park Rd., Smyrna GA 30080
• SMYRNA 3A Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna GA 30080
• SMYRNA 4A Brown Elem / King Springs K1, 3265 Brown Rd., Smyrna GA
• SMYRNA 5A Belmont Hills Elementary School, 605 Glendale Pl., Smyrna GA 30080-1892
• SMYRNA 6A Campbell Middle School, 3295 S. Atlanta Rd., Smyrna GA 30080
• SMYRNA 7A Life Church Smyrna Assembly of God, 4100 King Springs Rd., Smyrna GA 30082

Please be aware that the city’s ward map has changed effective Tuesday. The new map can be found here. You may need to report to a new polling place from now on.

Three candidates are in the running for the office of mayor; incumbent Max Bacon, former councilman Wade Lnenicka, and Alex Backry. Lnenicka and Backry debated one another at an event last week. Bacon did not attend, causing some criticism. Lnenicka also drew criticism for organizing the debate and possibly not giving Bacon enough lead time to make the debate.

In Ward 1, incumbent Melleny Pritchett is up against Derek Norton, while Andrea Blustein is running unopposed in Ward 2. Ward 3 will see incumbent Teri Anulewicz and Brandon Bentley vying for a council seat. Alana Dunn goes up against incumbent Charles “Corkey” Welch in Ward 4.

In Ward 5, incumbent Susan Wilkinson will try to retain her seat against Jerry Jacobs. In Lnenicka’s former Ward 6, Tara Simon and Doug Stoner are vying to replace the mayoral candidate. Ron Fennel is running unopposed in Ward 7.