Qualifying for local elections got off to a busy start on Wednesday.
Whitfield County
Incumbent Haynes Townsend qualified for chief magistrate. Incumbent Magistrate Judge Sidney Baxter qualified to run again, and challenger Randy Evans qualified to run against him. Incumbent Magistrate Judge Kay Cope qualified to run for re-election, and Phillip Croy and Jerry Leonard qualified to run against her. Magistrate Judge Chris Griffin qualified to run for re-election. Those posts are all nonpartisan.
In partisan elections in Whitfield County, Sheriff Scott Chitwood qualified for re-election as a Democrat and former sheriff Jim Stafford qualified to run for that post as a Republican.
Incumbent Melica Kendrick, Jodi Stuckey and Jessica Swinford qualified as Republicans for clerk of Superior Court.
Incumbents Board of Commissioners Chairman Mike Babb and District 2 Commissioner Harold Brooker qualified as Republicans.
Incumbent District 4 Commissioner Greg Jones and challenger Lynn Laughter also qualified as Republicans.
Incumbent Thomas Barton qualified as a Republican for re-election to the Whitfield County Board of Education District 1, and Nicky Starling qualified as a Democrat for that post.
Tony Stanley qualified as a Republican for school board District 3.
Incumbent Tax Commissioner Danny Sane and incumbent Probate Judge Sheri Blevins also qualified for re-election as Republicans. Incumbent Coroner Bobbie Dixon qualified to run again as a Democrat.
Murray County
Incumbent Chief Magistrate Bryant Cochran qualified to run for re-election and Dwayne Hooper, who has been part-time magistrate judge for the past 22 years, also qualified for that post.
Incumbent Post 1 part-time Magistrate Judge Chris Fowler qualified to run for re-election. And Jimmy Beavers, Michael Padgett and Leroy Green qualified to run for Post 2 part-time magistrate judge.
Incumbent Howard Ensley qualified as a Democrat to run for re-election, and Gary Langford, Ken Lee Smith and Wyle Keith Pritchett qualified for the Republican nomination for that post.
Incumbent Clerk of Superior Court Connie Reed qualified as a Democrat to run again, and Kimberly Dailey and Donna Flood qualified as Republicans for that position.
Brittany Pittman qualified for the Republican nomination for sole commission.
Incumbent Probate Judge Dale Adams qualified and incumbent Tax Commissioner Charlotte Keener qualified as Democrats to run for re-election.
Incumbent Board of Education members Becky Whaley (District 3) and Greg Shoemaker (District 4) qualified to run for re-election as Republicans.
Murray and Whitfield counties
Incumbent Conasauga Judicial Circuit District Attorney Bert Poston qualified as a Republican. Conasauga District Court Judge Jack Partain qualified for re-election. That seat is non-partisan.
State posts
Incumbent Charlie Bethel qualified as a Republican to run again for state Senate District 54.
Bruce Broadrick and David Renz qualified for the Republican nomination to state House of Representatives District 4.
Incumbents Jay Neal, John Meadows and Tom Dickson qualified as Republicans to run for re-election to state House Districts 2, 5 and 6 respectively.
Some precincts on the west side of Whitfield County will be in District 2 this year because of redistricting.
Qualifying ends at noon on Friday. The general primary is July 31. The general election is Nov. 6.
Election-Local
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And they’re off
First day of qualifying brings out numerous candidates
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