[vc_row][vc_column][tt_section_title title=”Your Guide to the 2022 Georgia Democratic Primary Candidates”]See who’s on the ballot for the Democratic and Non-Partisan races in 2022. Candidates are organized in the order they will appear on the ballot. So grab your absentee ballot and start scrolling! There’s a lot of great candidates running!
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Deadline for Voter Registration
April 25
Early Voting
May 2 – May 20
Primary Election Day:
May 24
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US Senate
(Warnock’s seat*)
| Raphael Warnock Raphael Warnock is one of our two current Senators from Georgia. He is also pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
warnockforgeorgia.com |
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| Tamara Johnson-Shealey Born in Chatham County and a resident of DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, Tamara Johnson-Shealey founded the Concerned Beauty and Barber Professionals, an organization which advocates for health, safety and education standards in for licensed beauty professionals in Georgia.
tamaraforgeorgia.com |
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*Note: The seat currently held by Raphael Warnock was elected in 2020-2021 in a special election to fill the remaining term of the late Johnny Isakson. This is the regularly scheduled election for a six-year term.
Governor
Stacey Abrams Stacey Abrams is a lawyer, activist, writer and the former leader of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus. She is also the co-founder of the New Georgia Project, Fair Fight and Fair Count.
staceyabrams.com |
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Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
| Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Dee Dawkins-Haigler is a former state representative.
deehaigler.com |
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| John Eaves
drjohneaves.com |
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| Floyd Griffin
Floyd Griffin is a retired United States Army Colonel, former Georgia State Senator and current Mayor of Milledgeville, Georgia.
floydforgeorgia.com |
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| Bee Nguyen
Bee Nguyen is a state representative.
beeforgeorgia.com |
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| Michael Owens
Dr. Michael Owens is a veteran, the founder and president of the U.S. Global Center of Cyber Policy, and the former Chair of the Cobb County Democrats.
owensforgeorgia.com |
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Attorney General
| Jennifer “Jen” Jordan
Jen Jordan is a lawyer and state senator.
jen4georgia.com |
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| Christian Wise Smith is a former assistant solicitor with the city of Atlanta, and Fulton prosecutor.
wisesmith4ga.com |
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Insurance
State Superintendent of Schools
Commissioner of Labor
Public Service Commissioner – District 2
(Voted on by the entire state but must reside within district)
Public Service Commissioner – District 3
(Voted on by the entire state but must reside within district)
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7th District
State Senate District 14
State Senate District 48
State Senate District 56
State House District 48
| Mary Robichaux (incumbent)
Mary Robichaux’s worked over 35 years in Healthcare Management, and has fought for improved healthcare and education for the state of Georgia.
electmaryrobichaux.com |
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State House District 49
Peggy Gillen
pdgillen@comcast.net |
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State House District 50
State House District 51
State House District 52
| Shea Roberts
Shea Roberts is an attorney and small business owner, focused primarily on land use and family law with two decades of experience serving Sandy Springs.
sheaforgeorgia.com |
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State House District 80
| Matthew Wilson (incumbent)
Matthew Wilson is a Georgia native, a trial lawyer, and a former middle school teacher.
matthewforgeorgia.com |
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State House District 95
| Beth Moore (incumbent)
Beth Moore is a metro Atlanta native, a lawyer, and has worked to improve health care and advance public transportation initiatives while in the state legislature.
mooreforgeorgia.com |
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Fulton County Commissioner – District 2
| Justin Holsomback
Justin Holsomback works as an IT Technical Recruiter for a certified woman-owned business in Sandy Springs and currently serves as Secretary for the Democratic Party of Georgia,
justinholsomback.com |
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State Senate District 06
State Senate District 36
State Senate District 38
State Senate District 39
State House District 40
| Erick Allen (incumbent)
Erick Allen was first elected in 2018 and is a long-time resident of Cobb County.
allenforgeorgia.com |
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State House District 52
| Shea Roberts
Shea Roberts is an attorney and small business owner, focused primarily on land use and family law with two decades of experience serving Sandy Springs.
sheaforgeorgia.com |
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State House District 53
| Sheila Jones (incumbent)
Sheila Jones has served her district in the Georgia House of Representatives since January 2005 and was previously a member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union AFL-CIO during her time at Lockheed-Martin.
sheilajones.org
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State House District 54
| Betsy Holland (incumbent)
Betsy Holland has served one term in the Georgia House of Representatives, and has previous experience in corporate leadership at Turner Broadcasting.
betsyforgeorgia.com |
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State House District 55
Marie Robinson Metze (incumbent)
Marie Metze has served her district since 2015. |
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| Fred Quinn
Fred Quinn is a licensed real estate broker and a former senior financial management analyst.
frederickquinn.com |
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State House District 56
Mesha Mainor
Mesha Mainor is a licensed physical therapist who also worked with Congress and the Assistant Surgeon General in on Capitol Hill.meshamainor.com |
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| Josh McNair
A lifelong Georgia resident, Josh McNair works in healthcare sales, selling HIV and Hepatitis C resistant testing to clinicians throughout the Southeast.
joshuamcnair.com |
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| Darryl Terry II
Darryl Terry II teaches American Government at D.M. Therrell High School in Southwest Atlanta, where he also coaches football and baseball.
dt4ga.com |
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State Senate District 57
Stacey Evans
An attorney, Stacey Evans previously served four terms as a Georgia State Representative from 2011-2017.staceyevans.com |
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| Kyle Lamont
Kyle Lamont served as president of Oakland City community Organization and was appointed to the Beltline TADAC.
kylelamont.com |
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| Orianna Sanders |
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| Jenne’ Shepherd
Jenne’ Shepherd is a wife and mother with a background in healthcare administration.
jenneshepherd.com |
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| Alex Wan
Alex Wan spent eight years as an Atlanta City Council member, and now serves as the Fulton/Atlanta citizen representative on the Atlanta Regional Commission Board.
alexwanforatlanta.com |
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State House District 58
| Park Cannon (incumbent)
Park Cannon was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2016, and works with The Feminist Health Center.
parkcannon58.com |
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State House District 59
| David Dreyer (incumbent)
David Dreyer was elected in 2016, and has a background in law with an emphasis in constitutional law and voter protection.
dreyerforgeorgia.com |
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State House District 60
| Kim Schofield (incumbent)
Kim Schofield has lived in Georgia for 20 years and was elected in 2016.
electkim4d60.com |
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State House District 80
| Matthew Wilson (incumbent)
Matthew Wilson is a Georgia native, a trial lawyer, and a former middle school teacher.
matthewforgeorgia.com |
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Fulton County Commissioner – District 4
| Kathryn Flowers
Kathryn Flowers is a dedicated Real Estate professional with previous experience in Financial and Communications areas.
flowersforfulton.com |
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| Natalie Hall (incumbent)
On County Commission, Natalie Hall serves as the Executive Sponsor of the Fulton County Strategic Priority Area called “All People are Healthy.”
nataliewhall.com |
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Fulton County Board of Education- District 3
(NON-PARTISAN)
| Gail Dean (incumbent)
Gail Dean has served on the Fulton School Board since 2001 with a focus on financial and academic accountability, transparency in governance, and allocation of SPLOST taxpayer dollars for new schools and renovations in District 3
gaildean.com |
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| Jimmy Glenn
Jimmy Glenn has lived in Sandy Springs since 1981 and served as a community leader in Fulton County schools for several decades.
jimmyglenn.com |
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Fulton County Board of Education- District 4
(NON-PARTISAN)
| Willie Davis
Willie Davis is an educator, serving as a College and Career Coach and has been a practicing Attorney with over 24 years of experience.
williegdavis4fcs.org |
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| Franchesca Warren
Franchesca Warren has 18 years of experience in a variety of roles like teacher, instructional coach, literacy coordinator and more.
electfranchesca.com |
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| Sandra Wright
Dr. Sandra Wright is a professor that teaches new educators and was a co-founder of Chattahoochee Hills Charter School.
electdrwright4fcsb.com |
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| Mike Baker
owensforcongress.com |
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| Jannquell Peters
Jannquell Peters is an attorney and small business owner who was also elected 33rd mayor of the city of East Point in 2013.
janquellpeters.com |
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| David Scott (incumbent)
David Scott has represented the 13th District since 2003, and serves on several financial committees in Congress.
votedavidscott.com |
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| Keisha Sean Waites
Keisha Waites served in the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 60 from 2012 to 2017 and has experience in crisis management.
keishawaites.com |
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State Senate District 35
State House District 55
Marie Robinson Metze (incumbent)
Marie Metze has served her district since 2015. |
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| Fred Quinn
Fred Quinn is a licensed real estate broker and a former senior financial management analyst.
frederickquinn.com |
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State House District 59
| David Dreyer (incumbent)
David Dreyer was elected in 2016, and has a background in law with an emphasis in constitutional law and voter protection.
dreyerforgeorgia.com |
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State House District 60
State House District 61
| Roger Bruce (incumbent)
Roger Bruce took office in January 2003 and has focused on issues related to children with special needs, the aging, education, working families, economic development, voting rights, and criminal justice.
rogerbruce.net |
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| Robert Dawson
http://electdawson.com/ |
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| Rashaun Kemp
http://rashaunforgeorgia.com/ |
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| Monique McCoy
http://mccoy61.us/ |
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State House District 62
State House District 63
| Kim Schofield (incumbent)
Kim Schofield has lived in Georgia for 20 years and was elected in 2016.
electkim4d60.com |
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State House District 64
State House District 65
| Mandisha Thomas (incumbent)
Mandisha Thomas is a business owner and healthcare industry veteran and serves on the board of several community service organizations.
mandishathomas.com |
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State House District 67
State House District 68
State House District 69
| Debra Bazemore (incumbent)
Debra Bazemore was elected to serve in 2016 and currently sits on the Human Relations and Aging, Intergovernmental Coordination, Natural Resources & Environment, and State Planning & Community Affairs committees.
debrabazemore63.com |
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| Cobie Lyrix Brown
kingsaleem1@yahoo.com |
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Fulton County Commissioner – District 6
| Kahdijah Abdur-Rahman
Kahdijah has served on the Atlanta Legal Aid Advisory Board and spent 10 years as fundraising chair for the Humanitarian Relief Inc.
weneedkhadijah.com |
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| Joe Carn (incumbent)
Joe Carn has more than 20 years of servant leadership as a community activist, council member and vice mayor.
joecarn.com |
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Fulton County Board of Education- District 4
(NON-PARTISAN)
| Willie Davis
Willie Davis is an educator, serving as a College and Career Coach and has been a practicing Attorney with over 24 years of experience.
williegdavis4fcs.org |
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| Franchesca Warren
Franchesca Warren has 18 years of experience in a variety of roles like teacher, instructional coach, literacy coordinator and more.
electfranchesca.com |
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| Sandra Wright
Dr. Sandra Wright is a professor that teaches new educators and was a co-founder of Chattahoochee Hills Charter School.
electdrwright4fcsb.com |
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Find your districts at: mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do
Chair, County Commission
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These yes or no questions will help the Democratic Party of Georgia build its platform in the coming years.
1. Should Georgians work to stop climate change and listen to the scientific community, which recommends immediate action to combat this serious threat to our planet?
2. Should Georgia enact basic standards to protect our environment from wasteful plastic items that pollute our state?
3. Should every eligible Georgian be allowed to register to vote on Election Day to make sure everyone can exercise their right to vote?
4. Should Georgia take partisanship out of the redistricting process and have an independent commission draw district lines instead of politicians?
5. Should our criminal justice system end the discriminatory cash bail system that allows the wealthy to buy their way out of jail while disadvantaging lower income Georgians?
6. Should every Georgian that has served their sentence for a crime they committed be allowed to have their voting rights restored?
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Find your districts at: mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do
Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
| Shawn Ellen LaGrua (Incumbent)
Justice LaGrua was appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court in 2020 by Governor Kemp. LaGrua was previously appointed by Governor Perdue to Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in December 2009.
shawnlagrua.com |
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Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
Judge, Appeals Court of Georgia
Judge, Appeals Court of Georgia
Judge, Appeals Court of Georgia
| Trea Pipkin (incumbent) |
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Judge, Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Judge, Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Judge, Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Judge, Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Judge, Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Judge, Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
| Robert C. I. McBurney (incumbent) |
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Judge, Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Judge, State Court of Fulton County
| Fred C. Eady (incumbent) |
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Judge, State Court of Fulton County
| Eric Richardson (incumbent) |
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Judge, State Court of Fulton County
| Jay Roth (incumbent)
Susan Edlein has served as a judge on the state court of Fulton County since 2008.
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Judge, Chief Magistrate
| Cassandra Kirk
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