A sample election ballot of Tuesday’s races in Muscogee County
Sample ballots
To save space, these lists of races on each ballot do not include offices in which the incumbent faces no opposition.
Democratic races
U.S. Senate
▪ Jim Barksdale
▪ Cheryl Copeland
▪ John F. Coyne III
▪ James Knox
U.S. Representative, 3rd Congressional District
▪ Tamarkus Cook
▪ Angela Pendley
Clerk of Superior Court
▪ Ann L. Hardman
▪ Linda Pierce, incumbent
Sheriff
▪ Pamela L. Brown (disqualified)
▪ Robert Keith Smith (disqualified)
▪ Donna Tompkins
Judge of Municipal Court
▪ Cynthia Maisano
▪ Steven D. Smith, incumbent
Clerk of Municipal Court
▪ Vivian Creighton Bishop, incumbent
▪ Sylvia Hudson
Marshal
▪ Gregory D. Countryman
▪ Bernard Spicer
Democratic Party questions
Should Georgia invest less than 1% of annual budget to provide healthcare to 500,000 low-income citizens and military veterans by expanding Medicaid?
▪ Yes
▪ No
Should Georgia guarantee paid family leave to include pregnancy, serious illness, care of a family member with a serious health condition, or care for a newborn, newly adopted child or newly placed foster child?
▪ Yes
▪ No
Should private property on rivers or streams be protected by natural vegetative buffers to ensure that Georgia’s waters are swimmable, drinkable, and fishable?
▪ Yes
▪ No
Should Georgia automatically register to vote all legal and permanent residents upon issuance of a driver’s license or state-issued ID which includes an opt-out provision?
▪ Yes
▪ No
Republican races
U.S. Senate
▪ Mary Kay Bacallao
▪ Derrick Grayson
▪ Johnny Isakson, incumbent
Public Service Commissioner
▪ Kellie Pollard Austin
▪ Tim Echols, incumbent
▪ Michelle Miller
U.S. representative, 2nd Congressional District
▪ Greg Duke
▪ Bobby Scott (deceased)
▪ Diane Vann
U.S. representative, 3rd Congressional District
▪ Samuel Anders
▪ Mike Crane
▪ Drew Ferguson
▪ Chip Flanegan
▪ Richard Mix
▪ Jim Pace
▪ Arnall “Rod” Thomas
Republican Party question
Should Georgia empower parents with the right to use tax dollars allocated for the education of their children, allowing them the freedom to choose among public, private, virtual, or home schools?
▪ Yes
▪ No
Local nonpartisan races
Citywide races will be on all ballots, Democratic, Republican and nonpartisan. District races depend on the voter’s address:
Judge, Superior Court, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
▪ Ron Mullins, incumbent
▪ Alonza Whitaker
Columbus Council
District 4
▪ Marquese “Skinny” Averett
▪ Evelyn Turner-Pugh, incumbent
District 8
▪ Jonathan Paul Davis
▪ Walker Garrett
Council At-Large
▪ Skip Henderson, incumbent
▪ Teddy Reese
Muscogee County School Board
District 1
▪ Pat Hugley Green, incumbent
▪ Al Stewart
▪ JoAnn Thomas-Brown
District 3
▪ Vanessa Jackson
▪ A.J. Senior, incumbent
District 5
▪ Laurie Cochran McRae
▪ Todd Robinson
▪ Pete Taylor
▪ Robert Wadkins Jr.
District 7
▪ Norene Marvets
▪ Cathy Williams
▪ Shelia D. Williams
Sample ballot | |
To save space, these lists of races on each ballot do not include offices in which the incumbent faces no opposition. | |
Democratic races | |
U.S. Senate | |
▪ Jim Barksdale | ▪ Cheryl Copeland |
▪ John F. Coyne III | ▪ James Knox |
U.S. Representative, 3rd Congressional District | |
▪ Tamarkus Cook | ▪ Angela Pendley |
Clerk of Superior Court | |
▪ Ann L. Hardman | ▪ Linda Pierce, incumbent |
Sheriff | |
▪ Pamela L. Brown (disqualified) | ▪ Robert Keith Smith (disqualified) |
▪ Donna Tompkins | |
Judge of Municipal Court | |
▪ Cynthia Maisano | ▪ Steven D. Smith, incumbent |
Clerk of Municipal Court | |
▪ Vivian Creighton Bishop, incumbent | ▪ Sylvia Hudson |
Marshal | |
▪ Gregory D. Countryman | ▪ Bernard Spicer |
Democratic Party questions | |
Should Georgia invest less than 1% of annual budget to provide healthcare to 500,000 low-income citizens and military veterans by expanding Medicaid? | |
▪ Yes | ▪ No |
Should Georgia guarantee paid family leave to include pregnancy, serious illness, care of a family member with a serious health condition, or care for a newborn, newly adopted child or newly placed foster child? | |
▪ Yes | ▪ No |
Should private property on rivers or streams be protected by natural vegetative buffers to ensure that Georgia’s waters are swimmable, drinkable, and fishable? | |
▪ Yes | ▪ No |
Should Georgia automatically register to vote all legal and permanent residents upon issuance of a driver’s license or state-issued ID which includes an opt-out provision? | |
▪ Yes | ▪ No |
Republican races | |
U.S. Senate | |
▪ Mary Kay Bacallao | ▪ Derrick Grayson |
▪ Johnny Isakson, incumbent | |
Public Service Commissioner | |
▪ Kellie Pollard Austin | ▪ Tim Echols, incumbent |
▪ Michelle Miller | |
U.S. representative, 2nd Congressional District | |
▪ Greg Duke | ▪ Bobby Scott (deceased) |
▪ Diane Vann | |
U.S. representative, 3rd Congressional District | |
▪ Samuel Anders | ▪ Mike Crane |
▪ Drew Ferguson | ▪ Chip Flanegan |
▪ Richard Mix | ▪ Jim Pace |
▪ Arnall “Rod” Thomas | |
Republican Party question | |
Should Georgia empower parents with the right to use tax dollars allocated for the education of their children, allowing them the freedom to choose among public, private, virtual, or home schools? | |
▪ Yes | ▪ No |
Local nonpartisan races | |
Citywide races will be on all ballots, Democratic, Republican and nonpartisan. District races depend on the voter’s address: | |
Judge, Superior Court, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit | |
▪ Ron Mullins, incumbent | ▪ Alonza Whitaker |
Columbus Council | |
District 4 | |
▪ Marquese “Skinny” Averett | ▪ Evelyn Turner-Pugh, incumbent |
District 8 | |
▪ Jonathan Paul Davis | ▪ Walker Garrett |
Council At-Large | |
▪ Skip Henderson, incumbent | ▪ Teddy Reese |
Muscogee County School Board | |
District 1 | |
▪ Pat Hugley Green, incumbent | ▪ Al Stewart |
▪ JoAnn Thomas-Brown | |
District 3 | |
▪ Vanessa Jackson | ▪ A.J. Senior, incumbent |
District 5 | |
▪ Laurie Cochran McRae | ▪ Todd Robinson |
▪ Pete Taylor | ▪ Robert Wadkins Jr. |
District 7 | |
▪ Norene Marvets | ▪ Cathy Williams |
▪ Shelia D. Williams | |
This story was originally published May 21, 2016 at 8:44 PM with the headline "A sample election ballot of Tuesday’s races in Muscogee County."