Eleven Candidates for Oconee County Offices Make it Official on First Day of Qualifying
The qualifying period ends at noon on Friday, May 25.
As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, the first day of qualifying for the July 31 primaries, the following candidates had visited the Oconee County Board of Elections and officially qualified for office:
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners
- Melvin Davis* (R)
- Chuck Horton (R)(leaving Post 4)
Board of Commissioners Post 1
- Jim Luke* (R)
Board of Commissioners Post 4
- Tammy Gilland (R)
- Mark Saxon (R)
Clerk of Superior Court
- Angela Watson* (R)
Probate Judge
- David Anglin* (non-partisan)
Sheriff
- Scott Berry* (R)
(Trey Downs (R) has said he'll qualify at 9 a.m. Thursday)
Tax Commissioner
None
Coroner
- Ed Carson* (R)
Board of Education Post 1 (Chair)
- Tom Odom (R)
Board of Education Post 4
None
Board of Education Post 5
- Wayne Bagley* (R)
These are the candidates who have qualified at the Georgia Secretary of State's Office as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23:
U.S. Representative, District 10
- Paul Broun* (R)
- Stephen Simpson (R)
State Senator, District 46
- Bill Cowsert* (R)
State Representative, District 117
- Doug McKillip* (R)
- Regina Quick (R)
State Representative, District 119
(None. Chuck Williams* has said he plans to qualify on Thursday, according to Oconee County GOP Chairman Jay Hansley)
District Attorney, Western Circuit
- Ken Mauldin* (D)
Superior Court Judge, Western Circuit
- H. Patrick Haggard* (non-partisan)
Superior Court Judge, Western Circuit
- Lawton E. Stephens* (non-partisan)
*Incumbent
Qualifying wraps up at noon on Friday. Primary elections will be held on July 31. The General Election is Nov. 6.
Stephanie Gross
4:02 pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Jay Hanley, Chairman of the Oconee County Republican Party, just sent me the following tweet:
@OconeePatch Chuck Williams has told me that he plans to qualify for House District 119 on Thursday.
Stephanie Gross
12:43 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
Kate McDaniel blogs about the races. Read "A Change in the County Leadership is Coming" http://www.apvoc-ga.com/2012/05/let-the-races-begin/