Here’s who has qualified so far for May 19 election in Muscogee, neighboring counties

Qualifying for the May 19 general primary and nonpartisan general election began Monday in the Chattahoochee Valley and ended Friday at noon.

The deadline to register to vote is April 20.

To find out if you’re registered to vote in Georgia, check your status on the Secretary of State’s website under the My Voter Page. You can also register to vote and update your information on the website.

Here is a list of candidates who have qualified so far according to the Secretary of State’s website:

Chattahoochee County

For County Commission:

Post 1

Charles Coffey

Post 2

• Timothy Biddle
• James Morton, incumbent

For Clerk of Superior Court:

Tami Wade, D

For Coroner:

• Ronald Hedgecoke
• Elizabeth Lewis

For Probate Judge:

James McGlaun Jr., D, incumbent

For Sheriff:

Henry “Hank” Lynch III, D

For Board of Education:

Post 2

• Teresa L. Smith
• Marcella Mellick

Post 4

Shirley S. Jones

For Magistrate Judge:

Johnny Floyd Jr., D

Christy Humber, D

Harris County

For County Commission:

District 4

• Tom Carr, R
• Richie Grantham, R
• Bobby Irions, R
• Bob Allen, R

District 5

• Susan Andrews, R, incumbent
• Frank Dillard, R

For Harris County School Board:

District 1

• Shane Lipp, incumbent

District 3

• Garnett Ray, incumbent

District 4

• Scott Greene, incumbent

District 6

• Steven Goodnoe, incumbent

• Frank Parmer

For Sheriff:

Mike Jolley, R, incumbent

For Tax Commissioner:

Vickie Oliver Jamerson, R, incumbent

For Coroner:

Joe Weldon, R, incumbent

For Judge of the Probate Court:

Thomas Lakes, incumbent

For Chief Magistrate:

Jennifer Bacon Webb, incumbent

For Clerk of Superior Court:

Stacy Koon Haralson, R, incumbent

Muscogee County

For Columbus Council:

District 2

• Glenn Davis, incumbent

District 4

• Elaine Gillispie
• Toyia Tucker

District 6

• Gary Allen, incumbent

District 8

• Walker Garrett, incumbent

District 10 at-large

• John House, incumbent

For Muscogee County School Board:

District 1

• Pat Hugley Green, incumbent

District 3

• Vanessa Jackson, incumbent
• Sherrie Aaron

District 5

• Laurie McRae, incumbent

District 7

• Cathy Williams, incumbent
• Walter Taylor

For Sheriff:

• Donna Tompkins, D, incumbent
• Greg Countryman, D
• Mark LaJoye, R
• Pamela Brown

For Coroner:

Buddy Bryan, D, incumbent

For Tax Commissioner:

Lula Huff, D, incumbent

For Superior Court Clerk

Danielle Forte, D, incumbent

For Probate Court Judge

Marc D’Antonio, D, incumbent

For State Court Judge

Benjamin Richardson, incumbent

For Solicitor General

Suzanne Goddard, D, incumbent

For Municipal Court Judge

Steven Smith, D, incumbent

For Municipal Court Clerk

Reginald Thompson

Regional Offices

For Superior Court Judge (Seven seats in the Chattahoochee Circuit):

• Arthur Smith, incumbent
• Gil McBride, incumbent
• Bobby Peters, incumbent
• Ron Mullins, incumbent
• William Rumer, incumbent
• Ben Land, incumbent
• Maureen Gottfried, incumbent

For District Attorney (Chattahoochee Circuit):

• Julia Slater, D, incumbent
• Mark P. Jones, D

State Offices

For State Senate:

District 15

• Ed Harbison, D, incumbent
• Teddy Reese, D

District 29

• Randy Robertson, R, incumbent

For State Representative:

District 133 (Harris and Muscogee Counties)

• Vance Smith, R, incumbent

District 134 (Harris and Muscogee Counties)

• Richard Smith, R, incumbent
• Carl Sprayberry, D
• William Tauxe, D

District 135 (Muscogee County)

• Calvin Smyre, D, incumbent

District 136 (Muscogee County)

• Carolyn Hugley, D, incumbent

District 137 (Harris and Muscogee Counties)

• Debbie Buckner, D, incumbent

District 138 (Chattahoochee County)

• Mike Cheokas, R, incumbent
• Marc Arnett, D

Federal Offices

For U.S. Congress:

District 2 (Muscogee and Chattahoochee Counties)

• Sanford Bishop, D, incumbent
• Don Cole, R
• Vivian Childs, R

District 3 (Muscogee and Harris Counties)

• Drew Ferguson, R, incumbent
• Val Almonord, D

For U.S. Senate:

• David Perdue, R, incumbent
• James Knox, D
• Teresa Tomlinson, D
• Jon Ossoff, D
• Sarah Riggs Amico, D
• Tricia McCracken, D
• Maya Smith, D
• Marckeith DeJesus

This story was originally published March 3, 2020 at 11:00 AM.

Mark Rice

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Mark Rice is the Ledger-Enquirer’s editor. He has been covering Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley for more than 30 years. He welcomes your local news tips, feature story ideas, investigation suggestions and compelling questions.

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Allie Dean

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Allie Dean is the Columbus city government and accountability reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer, and also writes about new restaurants, developments and issues important to readers in the Chattahoochee Valley. She’s a graduate of the University of Georgia.