13WMAZ voter guide for Georgia November Elections | Races for local, state and national offices
Here's everything you need to know for the Peach State's critical November races, which will decide the party nominees for important offices.
The Georgia Primaries are in the books and folks are turning their attention to the November races that will appear on the ballot.
Former President Donald Trump will face a new challenger in current Vice President Kamala Harris after incumbent President Joe Biden stepped aside earlier this year. In addition to the two front runners, four other names will appear on the ballot in November in Georgia for the office of the President.
Several Georgia House races are up for grabs as well as four seats in Congress. Several counties also have contested races for sheriff, county commission and more as locals races have taken shape.
13WMAZ's guide to the 2024 November Election can be found below. This document will be updated throughout election season so check back for additional races and in-depth coverage of several races.
National
President
- Donald Trump (Republican)
- Kamala Harris (Democrat)
- Chase Oliver (Libertarian)
- Jill Stein (Green)
- Claudia De la Cruz (Independent)
- Cornel West (Independent)
Congress
- (D) Incumbent Sanford Bishop vs (R) Wayne Johnson
- (R) Incumbent Austin Scott vs (D) Darrius Butler
- (R) Incumbent Mike Collins vs (D) Lexy Doherty
- (R) Incumbent Rick Allen vs (D) Liz Johnson
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Here's a look at the topics covered so far by our team:
State
General Assembly Races:
House District 118
- (R) Clint Crow vs Sharonda Bell
House District 128
- (D) Incumbent Mack Jackson vs (R) Tracy Wheeler
House District 142
- (D) Incumbent Miriam Paris vs (R) Calvin Palmer
House District 143
- (D) Anissa Jones vs (R) Barbara Boyer
House District 144
- (R) Incumbent Dale Washburn vs Anita Hyland
House District 145
- (R) Noah Harbuck vs (D) Tangie Herring
RELATED: Candidates for House Race 145 answer the questions on voters' minds based on Listening Lab Results
House District 147
- (R) Incumbent Bethany Ballard vs (D) Ariel Phillips
House District 149
- (R) Incumbent Ken Vance vs (D) Floyd Griffin
RELATED: Candidates for House Race 149 answer the questions on voters' minds based on Listening Lab Results
House District 150
- (D) Incumbent Patty Stinson vs (R) Cary Moore
RELATED: Candidates for House Race 150 answer the questions on voters' minds based on Listening Lab Results
House District 158
- (R) Incumbent Butch Parrish vs (D) Madeline Smith
Houston County
What’s at stake?
Houston County Sheriff
- (R) Matt Moulton vs (D) Arthur Harris
Clerk of Superior Court
- (R) Terri Childers vs (D) Angela Anderson
Crawford County
What’s at stake?
Crawford County Sheriff
- (I) Lewis Walker vs (R) Gene Parker
County Commission seat
- (R) Troy Cook vs (D) Gregory Webb
Dodge County
What’s at stake?
County Commission seat
- (R) Jeffrey Jones vs (D) Lonnie Lewis
Dooly County
What’s at stake?
Dooly County Sheriff
- (D) Craig Peavy vs (R) Chuck Gordon
Coroner
- (R) James Crosby vs (D) Brett Walls
County Commission seat
- (R) Wayne West vs (D) Mike Roper
Hancock County
What’s at stake?
Hancock County Sheriff
- (D) Tomlyn Primus vs (R) Frank Meeks
Coroner
- (R) Gregory Avrett vs (D) Dontrelle Andrews
County Commission Chairman
- (R) Patrick Dragos vs (D) Adrick Ingram
District 1 County Commission seat
- (R) Troy Wheeler vs (D) Jeremiah Hall
Jones County
What’s at stake?
County Commission seat
District 4 County Commission seat
- (D) Daylon Martin vs (R) Alton West
Laurens County
What’s at stake?
Laurens County Sheriff
- (R) Larry Dean vs (D) Tyler Jackson
Clerk of the Superior Court
- (D) Beatrice Williams vs (R) Tanya Rogers
Macon County
What’s at stake?
Macon County Sheriff
Tax Commissioner
- (R) Becky Jones vs (D) Wendy Hannor
Coroner
- (R) Jason Roberts vs (D) Eddie Hosley
Peach County
What’s at stake?
Peach County Sheriff
- (D) Robert "Buck" Shannon vs (R) Ben Matthews
Clerk of the Superior Court
- (R) Sherry Ann Gonzalez vs (D) Katrina Corbin
County Commission seat Post 5
- (R) Wade Yoder (D) Columbus Alderman
Putnam County
What’s at stake?
County Commission seat District 2
- (R) Daniel Brown vs (D) Richard Garrett
Taylor County
What’s at stake?
District Attorney (Chattahoochee District)
- (D) Anthony Johnson vs (R) Don Kelly
Taylor County Sheriff
- (D) Tommy Fowler vs (R) John Sawyer
Coroner
- (R) David McLeighton vs (D) Randall Nelson
Telfair County
What’s at stake?
Coroner
- (D) Lorena Doctor vs (R) Chuck Betha
County commission seat District 3
- (R) Douglas Perkins vs (D) Jimmy Tucker
Treutlen County
What’s at stake?
Treutlen County Sheriff
- (R) Tommy Corbin vs (D) Kyle Strickland
County commission seat District 1
- (R) Phillip Morris vs (D) Cali Hollis
Twiggs County
What’s at stake?
County commission chairman
- (R) Casey Callaway vs (D) Ken Fowler
County commission seat District 1
- (D) Lonnie Fowler vs (R) Wade Huffman
County commission seat District 3
- (D) Keith Washington vs (R) Roger Hill
Wilcox County
What’s at stake?
County commission seat District 2
- (D) Alfonza Hall vs (R) Kerney Hair
Board of Education seat District 2
- (R) William Dozier vs (D) Tilquanita Fitzgerald
Wilkinson County
What’s at stake?
Wilkinson County Sheriff
- (D) Richard Chatman vs (R) Chauncey Allen
Probate Court Judge
- (D) Bradasia Mims vs (R) Amanda Holder
Tax commissioner
- (D) Jemesha Anderson (R) Amanda Panther
Coroner
- (R) Dusty Thomas vs (D) Aisha Edmonds
Board of Education seat chairman
- (D) Roger Smith vs (R) David Hadarits
Board of Education seat District 3
- (R) Johana Rogers vs (D) Leroy Strange
No Local Races
Baldwin County
Bleckley County
Johnson County
Monroe County
Pulaski County
Washington County
Here is an explainer on what the roles of each office are: