Qualified candidates for May 19, 2026, Primary

Posted

Qualifying for the May 19 primary ended Friday, March 6, at 12 noon. The following candidates qualified:

Board of Education District 2 – (I) Cherie M. Hooks/No Opposition

Board of Education District 4 – (I) Tanya Lane/Phyllis Dixon

Board of Education District 5 – (I) Elizabeth DeVane/Shonray Brooks

Board of Education District 6 – (I) Jeanette Harden/No Opposition

County Commissioner District 2 - (I) Ricky Thompson (R)/Alan Moss (D)

County Commissioner District 4 – (I) Jim Sherrod/No Opposition

County Commissioner District 5 – (I) Timmy Oliver/No Opposition

Judge of Superior Court, Middle Judicial Circuit

John Kendall Gross/No Opposition. He will fill the seat to be vacated by Superior Court Judge Robert S. (Bobby) Reeves

Judge of Superior Court, Middle Judicial Circuit

(I) Tommy Joe Smith/No Opposition

The following will be running for the seat to be vacated by Governor Brian Kemp:

Governor

Brad Raffensperger (R)

Burt Jones (R)

Christopher Michael Carr (R)

Clark Headrick Dean (R)

Gregg Rodne Kirkpatrick (R)

Ken Yasger (R)

Rick Jackson (R)

Thomas E. Williams (R)

Amanda Duffy (D)

Derrick L Jackson (D)

Geoffrey Lynn Duncan Jr. (D)

Jason Fernando Esteves (D)

Keisha R Lance Bottoms (D)

Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D)

Olu Brown (D)

State House, District 158

(I) Larry J ‘Butch’ Parrish/No Opposition

State Senate, District 23

(I) Max Burns (R)

Satoria "Tony" Ragin (D)

Shayna Boston (D)

US House, District 12

(I) Rick Allen (R)

Tori Branum (R)

Robert A Dixon (D)

Tracell Peace Nichols (D)

Chris Stephens (D)

Brianna Courtney Estelle Woodson (D)

Ceretta Smith (D)

Traci George (D)