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Early voting begins Monday
Commissioners Districts
The school board and county commission districts

Advance and early voting for the May 20 primary and nonpartisan elections begins Monday morning.

Advanced in-person voting will be conducted through May 16 at the Board of Elections and Registration Office, 284 Highway 119 in Springfield, and at the old Marlow Elementary School, 4752 Highway 17 South outside of Guyton.

For 21 days prior to a primary or general election or as soon as practicable for a runoff, voters can cast their ballot in person at either of the early voting locations during regular business hours.  

Both locations will be open for voting on the second Saturday prior to each general primary and general election from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.  Voters must complete an application form and provide one of the six forms of acceptable ID. 

Local contested races on the ballot are:

Board of Education

District 4

Elizabeth Helmly

Faith Jaudon

Ben Johnson

Amanda Phillips

 

County commissioner

District 2

Republican

Vera Jones

Dusty Zeigler

 

District 3

Republican

Jamie Deloach

Steve Mason

 

District 5

Republican

David Crawley

Phil Kieffer

 

Other contested races on the ballot are:

U.S. Senate

Democrat

O. “Steen” Miles

Michelle Nunn

Branko “Rad” Radulovacki

Todd Anthony Robinson

Republican

Paul Broun

Arthur Gardner

Phil Gingrey

Derrick Grayson

Karen Handel

Jack Kingston

David Perdue

 

Governor

Republican

John Barge

Nathan Deal

David Pennington

 

U.S. House District 1

Democrat

Brian Reese

Marc Anthony Smith

Amy Tavio

Republican

Darwin Carter

Earl “Buddy” Carter

Jeff Chapman

Robert “Bob” Johnson

John McCallum

 

U.S. House District 12

Republican

Rick Allen

Delvis Dutton

John Stone

Diane Vann

Eugene Yu

 

Insurance Commissioner

Democrat

Keith Heard

Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson

 

Secretary of State

Democrat

Gerald Beckum

Doreen Carter

 

State school superintendent

Democrat

Tarnisha Dent

Marion Spencer “Denise” Freeman

Jurita Forehand Mays

Alisha Thomas Morgan

R. “Rita” Robinzine

Valarie D. Wilson

Republican

Mary Kay Bacallo

Ashley D. Bell

Michael L. “Mike” Buck

Sharyl H. Dawes

Allen Bowles Fort

Nancy T. Jester

T Fitz Johnson

Kira G. Willis

Richard L. Woods