UPDATE: Candidate qualifying Day 3

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 Wednesday:

COUNTY RACES
Sheriff — Stacy Jarrard (I), Jack Jones
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, Doug Sherrill

FEDERAL RACES
Ninth District U.S. Congress –Michael Boggus, Andrew Clyde, Matt Gurtler, Maria Strickland, Kevin Tanner, Ethan Underwood, John Wilkinson
Qualifying will continue through March 6 at noon. Continue to read fetchyournews.com for daily updates until qualifying ends.

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