Qualifying for May 22 General Primary ends Friday

CLEVELAND, Ga. — UPDATE One name was added to the list of qualifiers for the May 22 General Primary Thursday and one name was removed.

Rick Farmer qualified to campaign for the District 2 seat on the White County Board of Commissioners. But Barry Vandiver, the District 4 representative on the Board of Education who qualified on Wednesday, said Thursday he would have to pull out of the race for personal reasons.

John Solmon was the lone candidate to qualify on Wednesday. Solmon will campaign for the District 2 post.

In addition to several local races, there is also an important race for Georgia House of Representatives District 9, where incumbent Kevin Tanner, of Dawsonville, and Mark Hajduk, of Cumming, have qualified.

Others who qualified earlier in the week include incumbent District 3 Commissioner Edwin Nix and incumbent District 2 Commissioner Lyn Holcomb, who is being challenged by Mike Boswell.

Two Board of Education seats are also up for grabs. The candidates in District 2 are Carly Adam and incumbent Charlie Bryson.

The May General Primary will be held May 22, 2018, with a voter registration deadline of April 23.

Qualifying will continue through this week, ending March 9 at noon. All persons wishing to participate as a candidate in the 2018 election will need to qualify by this time.

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