UPDATE candidate qualifying Day 4
News March 5, 2020
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – – The following is an update of the candidates that qualified to run in county, state and federal races through Wednesday:
COUNTY RACES
Chief Magistrate — Corey Dean Hyde (I)
Probate Judge — Don Ferguson, Cam Greene, Randall Townley, Carol Jackson
Sheriff — Aaron Autry, Rick Kelley, John Murphy, Jeffrey JB Ramey
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)
STATE RACES
Republican Candidates for State Rep. Dist. 10 — Victor Anderson, Jimmy Dean, Robert Crumley
Democrat Candidate for State Rep. Dist. 10– Nick Mitchell
FEDERAL RACES
REPUBLICAN Ninth District U.S. Congress –Michael Boggus, Andrew Clyde, Matt Gurtler, Maria Strickland, Kevin Tanner, Ethan Underwood.
DEMOCRAT Devin Pandy, Dan Wilson
Qualifying will continue through March 6 at noon. Continue to read fetchyournews.com for daily updates until qualifying ends.
UPDATE: White County candidate qualifying Day 2
News March 2, 2020
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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Political candidate qualifying begins next week
News February 27, 2020
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Candidates for elected office will begin to officially file for their respective races Monday (March 2) as qualifying for dozens of Georgia positions opens ahead of the May 19 General Primary.
Candidates will have until noon on Friday (March 6) to file their paperwork, after which many races are expected to heat up in the final two-month sprint to Election Day.
Up-ballot races like U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress are on the table, as well as judges, clerks, coroners, sheriffs, county commissioners and other state and local-level positions.
Candidates must win 50 percent of the General Primary vote to win their seat. If they don’t, the top two candidates will head to a runoff, scheduled for July 21. Election Day is Nov. 23.
Candidates must bring valid identification. You may also bring a completed declaration of candidacy if you are running as a political party candidate or the notice of candidacy if you are qualifying for a non-partisan office. You will also need to bring the qualifying fee.
To register, report to the White County Courthouse, 59 South Main Street in Cleveland.
Fetch Your News will update this story each day as candidates continue to qualify.
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