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 Pierce County, voters will also make choices on two countywide offices, as well as two county commission seats. There will also be a question about a special sales tax for regional transportation projects.
Pierce County Sheriff
The incumbent, Ramsey Bennett, is seeking re-election. In addition to the Republican candidates below, independent candidate Robby Boatright has qualified for the general election. No Democrats qualified in this race.
| REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES |
- Ramsey Bennett - Sheriff
- H. Grady Wilson - Private investigator (Campaign Facebook page)
Pierce County Coroner
Incumbent William Wilson, Jr. is seeking re-election. No Democrats qualified for this race.
| REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES |
- Kellyn Carter - Nurse
- William Wilson, Jr. - Self-employed
Pierce County Commission, District 1
The incumbent, Harold Rozier, is seeking re-election. This race will only appear on the ballot of voters in District 1. No Democrats qualified in this race.
| REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES |
- Danny Christmas - Chief of Police, Ware County School District
- Troy Mattox - Retired broadcaster
- Harold Rozier - Forester
Pierce County Commission, District 3
The incumbent, Randy Dixon, is seeking re-election. This race will only appear on the ballot of voters in District 3. No Democrats qualified in this race.
| REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES |
- Randy Dixon - Forester
- James “Jim” Riggins - Retired teacher
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.
READ MORE: Southern Georgia Regional Commission Transportation Investment Act
Shall Pierce 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?