After the presidential race, Georgia voters will see a number of federal, state and local offices on their general election ballots. Here are the races that citizens in coastal Georgia will see on their votes:
GEORGIA'S UNITED STATES SENATE SEAT |
---|
REPUBLICAN Johnny | DEMOCRAT Jim Businessman from Atlanta | LIBERTARIAN Allen Attorney/CPA |
GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT 2 |
---|
REPUBLICAN
| LIBERTARIAN
|
GEORGIA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS |
---|
Amendment 1 - Failing schoolsAuthorizes the state to form an Opportunity School District that would govern certain elementary and secondary schools determined to be "chronically failing." Amendment 2 - Safe harbor for exploited ChildrenProvides penalties for court cases involving certain sex crimes in order to allocate the generated revenue for the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund. | Amendment 3 - Judicial qualifications commissionSupports replacing the Judicial Qualifications Commission with a new commission designed and governed by the General Assembly. Amendment 4 - Fireworks taxesDedicates revenue from fireworks sales taxes to trauma care, fire protection services and public safety. |
GEORGIA'S 1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT |
---|
(all coastal Georgia counties and southeast Georgia counties in WJXT's viewing area)
- Rep. Earl "Buddy" Carter (incumbent)
Republican pharmacist, congressman from Savannah
Unopposed for re-election
buddycarterforcongress.com
No Democrat qualified in this race. St. Simons Island retiree Nathan Russo did qualify as a write-in candidate.
GEORGIA STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 3 |
---|
(includes Brantley, Camden, eastern Charlton, Glynn and McIntosh counties)
- Sen. William Ligon Jr. (incumbent)
Republican; attorney from Brunswick
Unopposed for re-election
www.williamligon.com
GEORGIA STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 7 |
---|
(includes much of Charlton, Ware, Pierce, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrian, Coffee and Irwin counties)
- Sen. Tyler Harper (incumbent)
Republican businessman/farmer from Ocilla
Unopposed for re-election
harperforgeorgia.com
GEORGIA STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 8 |
---|
(includes Brooks, Clinch, Cook, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas counties)
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
GEORGIA STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 167 |
---|
| |
GEORGIA STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 174 |
---|
(
includes southwestern Camden, eastern and southern Charlton, part of Ware, all Clinch and Echols counties)
- John Corbett (incumbent)
Republican - Electrician/farmer
Unopposed for re-election
GEORGIA STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 176 |
---|
- Jason Shaw (incumbent)
Republican - Businessman, farmer from Lakeland
Unopposed for re-election
ShawForHouse.com
GEORGIA STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 178 |
---|
|
GEORGIA STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 179 |
---|
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
GEORGIA STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 180 |
---|
REPUBLICAN
| |
BRANTLEY COUNTY SHERIFF |
---|
The only contested local race is for sheriff, where incumbent Jack Whisenant was defeated in the primary.
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
CAMDEN COUNTY COMMISSION |
---|
Commission District 1
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
Commission District 5
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
CHARLTON COUNTY |
---|
Sheriff
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
Probate/magistrate judge
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
CLINCH COUNTY |
---|
Board of Commissioners Post 3
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
Board of Education Post 5
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
GLYNN COUNTY |
---|
County Commissioner At-Large Post 2
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
Board of Education District 5
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
| INDEPENDENT
|
Coroner
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
Joint Water & Sewer Commission Post 1 (non-partisan)
Otis Putnam, Retail from Brunswick
Robert G. Duncan, Builder-developer from St. Simons Island
Steven Copeland, Mechanical engineer/business owner from St. Simons Island
Tom Tubbs, Retired CPA from Brunswick
Valerie Scriven, Unemployed from Brunswick
Zack Lyde, Salesman from Brunswick
WARE COUNTY |
---|
County Commissioner Chairman
REPUBLICAN
| DEMOCRAT
|
|
|