WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – – Despite a constant downpour throughout the day on Monday, nine  incumbent office holders and several first-time candidates made their way to the Elections Office on the first day candidates could qualify to run for public office in the May 19 Primary Election.

First Day Qualifying for local races in White County include:

REPUBLICAN

COUNTY RACES

Chief Magistrate — Corey Dean Hyde (I)

Probate Judge — Don Ferguson, Cam Greene, Randall Townley

Sheriff — Aaron Autry, Rick Kelley, John Murphy

Clerk Superior Court — Dena M. Adams (I)

Tax Commissioner:          Cindy Cannon (I)

Coroner — Ricky Barrett (I)

Surveyor — Eddie C. Hood (I)

County Commission Chair — Travis C. Turner (I)

County Commission District 1 –Terry Goodger (I)

County Commission District 4 — Craig Bryant (I)

Board of Education Chair — Carly Saxon Adam, Missy Jarrard (I)

Board of Education District 1 — Jon Estes

Board of Education District 3 –Charlie Thomas (I)

Candidates who qualified to run for State Representaive:

STATE RACES

State Rep. Dist. 10 — Victor Anderson, Jimmy Dean, Robert Crumley

FEDERAL RACES

Ninth District U.S. Congress –Michael Boggus, Andrew Clyde, Matt Gurtler, Maria Strickland, Kevin Tanner, Ethan Underwood.

Qualifying will continue through March 6 at noon. Continue to read fetchyournews.com for daily updates until qualifying ends.

DEMOCRAT

STATE RACES

District 10 State Representative Nick Mitchell

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