Elections are coming up quicker than you may think.
This year, the primary election will be held May 20. In the past it has been held in July, but a court ruling moved the date back to allow at least 45 days for the state’s runoff period so there’s enough time for military ballots to be returned.
This year, there are several local and state races in Reporter Newspapers communities. To run, candidates needed to file to run for office by March 7.
Below is a list of candidates who qualified to run for positions representing Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody or Sandy Springs, as listed by the Georgia Secretary of State, DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections or Fulton Registration & Elections:
Georgia Senate:
District 6
Hunter B. Hill, Republican, Atlanta, incumbent
Antron D. Johnson, Democrat, Marietta
District 32
Judson H. Hill, Republican, Marietta, incumbent
District 40
Richard D. “Dick” Anderson, Republican, Atlanta
Tamara Y. Johnson, Democrat, Tucker
Francis R. “Fran” Millar, Republican, Dunwoody, incumbent
Benedict I. Truman II, Democrat, Atlanta
District 42
Elena C. Parent, Democrat, Atlanta
Gregory E. “Greg” Williams, Republican, Decatur
R. Kyle Williams, Democrat, Decatur
District 56
John E. Albers, Republican, Roswell, incumbent
Akhtar Sadiq, Democrat, Roswell
Georgia House of Representatives:
District 51
Wendell K. Willard, Republican, Sandy Springs, incumbent
District 52
Joseph B. “Joe” Wilkinson, Republican, Sandy Springs, incumbent
District 53
Rep. Sheila Jones, Democrat, Smyrna, incumbent
District 54
Beth Beskin, Republican, Atlanta
Robert W. “Bob” Gibeling, Republican, Atlanta
Loretta A. Lepore, Republican, Atlanta
John J. McCloskey, Republican, Atlanta
S. Angelic Moore, Republican, Atlanta
District 79
James Bradley “Brad” Goodchild, Republican, Dunwoody
Thomas K. “Tom” Taylor, Republican, Dunwoody, incumbent
District 80
Catherine S. Bernard, Republican, Atlanta
Michael J. “Mike” Jacobs, Republican, Brookhaven, incumbent
District 81
James R. “Jim” Duffie, Republican, Chamblee
M. Scott Holcomb, Democrat, incumbent
District 82
Mary Margaret Oliver, Democrat, Decatur, incumbent
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
District 2
Jeff Rader, Democrat, incumbent
DeKalb County Board of Education (non-partisan)
District 1
Stan Jester
District 2
Don McChesney
Marshall Orson, incumbent
DeKalb County Sheriff (non-partisan)
Dale Bernard Collins
Ted Golden
R. “Tony” Hughes
Vernon Jones
Melody Maddox
Jeff Mann, incumbent
Melvin Mitchell
LaSalle Smith, Sr.
Fulton County Board of Commissioners
District 4
Eddie Lee Brewster, Democrat
Joan P. Garner, Democrat, incumbent
Fulton County Board of Education (non-partisan)
District 7
Julia C. Bernath, incumbent
Kathleen A. Wittschen