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Lumpkin County candidate qualifying: Day 2

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. The following is a list of candidates who have qualified to run for political offices at the county, state and federal levels through Tuesday:

COUNTY RACES

Sheriff — Stacy Jarrard (I)

County Commission Chairman — Chris Dockery (I)

District 1 — County Commissioner David Miller (I)

District 2 — Commissioner Bobby Mayfield (I)

District 1 — Board of Education Mera Turner (I), Ryan Scott

District 3 — Board of Education JimMcClure (I)

Clerk of Superior Court Rita Harkins (I)

Coroner — Jim Sheppard (I)

Tax Commissioner – Mike Young

Non-Partisan

Probate Judge Michael Chastain (I)

Chief Magistrate Judge Randall Pruitt (I)

 

STATE RACES

District 9 State Rep. — Clint Smith, Will Wade, Steven Leibel, Zack Tumlin

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.

 

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