While the race for president is getting much of the attention in the 2024 election cycle, Georgia voters will also be electing officials for local, state, and federal office this year. Some of those races will be on the ballot for the state’s primary on May 21.
This year’s election does not include the high-profile statewide offices, such as governor, lieutenant governor, or secretary of state, as those positions were all elected in 2022, and won’t be up for election again until 2026. Also, neither of Georgia’s two U.S. Senators, Jon Ossoff or Raphael Warnock, are up for election this year. The only offices that will be on every Georgia voter’s primary ballot will be a single state Supreme Court race and a single Georgia Court of Appeals race.
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In Brantley County, voters will also make choices in a county commission race, two board of education races, and for probate judge. They will also see the names of candidates who are unopposed in their primary on the ballot. There is also a question about continuing a special local option sales tax, and a question about a regional sales tax for transportation projects.
Brantley County Commission Chair
The incumbent, Chris Skipper Harris, is on the ballot for re-election. No Democrats qualified for this race.
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- Chris Allen - Automotive repair
- Chris Skipper Harris - Self-employed
Brantley Probate Court Judge
This is a non-partisan race. The incumbent, Cassie Lee, is seeking re-election.
- Cassie Lee - Probate judge
- Jonathan McMillan - Police officer
- Justin Smith - Manager
Brantley County Board of Education, Post 1
This is a non-partisan race. Teresa Lairsey, the incumbent, is seeking re-election.
- Brenda Sue Johns - Caregiver
- Teresa Lairsey - Housewife
Brantley County Board of Education, Post 5
This is a non-partisan race. Mike Kersey, the incumbent, is seeking re-election.
- Mike Kersey - Sales
- John “JD” Thompson - Public safety
Brantley County 2025 SPLOST
Voters will be asked to vote yes or no on this question, about a local sales tax to fund various projects:
Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be continued in the special district of Brantley County for a period of six (6) years and for the raising of an estimated amount of $8,640,000 for the purposes of:
(a) Sheriff: Equipment, vehicles, technology and facility repair
(b) Recreation: Courts, lighting, equipment and restrooms
(c) Public Works: Equipment, vehicles, paving and heavy equipment
(d) EMS and Volunteer Fire: New stations, fire vehicles, cardiac monitors, and communications
(e) Facilities, Debt Service, Communication, land purchase and Technology. City of Nahunta - Road maintenance, equipment, police vehicles, technology and water and sewer debt service. City of Hoboken - Road repairs, equipment, police vehicle and work on recreation facility.
Special Election - Southern Regional Commission Transportation Investment Act
Voters across an 18-county region in South Georgia will be asked to vote on a one percent regional sales tax for transportation purposes. This is a renewal of a tax that was first approved in May 2018. Though the wording on each county’s ballot is tailored to include that county, a majority of voters across the entire region must approve it in order for the tax to continue.
Shall Brantley County’s transportation system and the transportation network in this region and the state be improved by providing for a 1 percent special district transportation sales and use tax for the purpose of transportation projects and programs for a period of ten years?