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Decision 2018: Georgia voters head to the polls

Posted at 6:50 PM, May 22, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-22 14:58:04-04

(WTXL) - It's an important election for Georgia's local county government, state representatives and a new governor.

The primary elections narrow the field of candidates in the same party and frequently decide who the nominee will be in the general election.

Voting only takes a few minutes and polls are located in many convenient locations. This link provides Georgia residents with the locations of voting places

The offices and the candidates contesting to fill them are below:

Federal offices

House of Representatives - 1st Congressional District:

(All or portions of Clinch, Echols, Lowndes Counties)

House of Representatives - 2nd Congressional District:

(All or portions of Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell Counties)

House of Representatives - 12th Congressional District:

(All or portions of Coffee County)

State offices

Governor:

Lieutenant Governor:

Secretary of State:

Attorney General:

Commissioner of Agriculture:

Commissioner of Insurance:

State School Superintendent:

Commissioner of Labor:

Court of Appeals:

District 173:

(All or portions of Decatur, Grady, Thomas Counties) 

  • Darlene Taylor - Republican
  • Twitty Titus - Democratic

District 175:

(All or portions of Brooks, Lowndes, Thomas Counties) 

  • Coy Reaves - Republican
  • John Lahood - Republican
  • Treva Gear - Democratic

County offices 

Berrien County:

County Commissioner, Post 2

  • Gregg McCellan - Republican
  • Randy Luke - Republican
  • Ronnie Gaskins - Republican

Brooks County: 

County Commissioner, District 1

  • Rhett Rowe - Republican
  • Tom Eggers - Republican

County Commissioner, District 2

  • Jason Grady - Republican
  • Michael Spray - Republican
  • Patrick Folsom - Republican

Clinch County:

Clinch County Board of Commissioners, Post 1

  • Cecil Barber - Democratic
  • Kenton McLaine - Democratic

Clinch County Board of Education, Post 4

  • Charlie Mae Cross - Democratic
  • Doreen Oliver Johnson - Democratic

Colquitt County:

County Commissioner, District 1

  • Barbara Lewis Jelks - Democratic
  • Darius "Coach" Dawson - Democratic
  • James Weeks - Democratic
  • Jeron Bridges - Democratic
  • Stacey L. Williams - Republican
  • Susie Magwood-Thomas - Democratic

County Board of Education, District 5

  • Charlton Tyler - Non-Partisan
  • Patrica "Pat" Anderson - Non-Partisan

Decatur County:

County Commissioner, District 1

  • George Anderson - Democratic
  • James "Jim" Meredith - Republican

County Commissioner, District 6

  • Oliver Sellers - Republican
  • Pete Stephens - Democratic

Board of Education, District 6

  • Eric Worthington - Non-Partisan 
  • Marvin Van Thomas - Non-Partisan

Echols County:

Board of Commission, Post 3 Special

  • Kenneth Petty - Non-Partisan
  • Robert Martin III - Non-Partisan

Grady County:

County Commissioner, District 2

  • Ray Prince - Republican
  • Susan T. White - Republican

Board of Education, District 2

  • Derrick Majors - Non-Partisan
  • Robbie Chaplin - Non-Partisan

Lanier County:

Board of Commissioners, District 1

  • Benny "Peter" Ryan - Democratic
  • Paul Brockington - Republican

Board of Commissioners, District 2

  • Hank Smith - Republican
  • Harold Simpson - Republican

Member of the school board, District 3

  • Jessica Gaskins Mills - Republican
  • John "Jay Jay" Strickland - Republican
  • Phillip C. Connell - Republican

Member of the school board, District 4

  • Danny Fender - Republican
  • Ronnie A Ganas Jr. - Republican

Lowndes County:

County Commissioner, District 2

  • Aaron Strickland - Democratic
  • Scott "Scottie" Orenstien - Republican

School board, District 3

  • Brian K. Browning - Non-Partisan
  • Erin Price - Non-Partisan

School board, District 1

  • H. Michael Davis - Non-Partisan
  • Willie Harris - Non-Partisan

School board, District 2

  • Eric Johnson - Non-Partisan
  • J.R. Rogers - Non-Partisan
  • Walter Byrd - Non-Partisan

Miller County:

County Commissioner, District 2

  • Jayme Smith - Republican
  • Kreg Freeman - Republican

County Commissioner, District 4

  • Clyde Jinks - Republican
  • Matt Chase - Republican
  • Niki Masters Nixon - Republican

Board of Education, District 2

  • Bob Eldrige - Republican
  • Charles Avery - Republican
  • Vic C. Fleet - Republican

Mitchell County:

County Commissioner, District 1

  • Alvin Sapp - Democratic
  • Benjamin Hayward - Democratic

County Commissioner, District 3

  • Reggie Bostick - Republican
  • Tony McKinney - Democratic

County school board, District 6

  • Barbara Burns Reddick - Non-Partisan
  • Willie "Sneak" West - Non-Partisan

Seminole County:

County Commissioner, District 2

  • Shelia Williams - Democratic
  • Shonjala Moore - Democratic

Board of Education, District 1

  • Jamaca Coachman - Democratic
  • Spencer Stewart - Republican

Thomas County:

County Commissioner, District 1

  • Geoffrey A. Espy - Democratic
  • Jeremy G. Rich - Democratic

Board of Education, District 1

  • Kimberly Edwards Brown - Democratic
  • Nancy Hiers - Republican

Tift County:

County Commissioner, District 1

  • Donnie Hester - Democratic
  • Raymond Teal Sr. - Democratic

County Commissioner, District 3

  • Robert Setters - Republican
  • Tony McBrayer - Republican

County Commissioner, District 4

  • Jamie Cater - Republican
  • Jonathan Cassell - Republican
  • Ronald Norman - Republican
  • Stan Stalnaker - Republican

County Commissioner, District 6

  • Greg Wood - Republican
  • Lester Potts - Republican

County Board of Education, District 4

  • Jamie Hill - Republican 
  • Richard Golden - Republican

County Board of Education, District 5

  • Jarrett Haswell - Republican
  • Sam Wright - Republican

County Board of Education, District 6

  • Jimmy Cargle - Republican
  • Jo Windom - Republican
  • Rusty Harrelson - Republican