Candidate qualifying for Gilmer’s 2020 elections

ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer is moving further along the path of its 2020 elections as candidates will be qualifying this week for available positions.

According to Gilmer County Probate Court representative, the following people have qualified for these positions. FYN will update this list each day until qualifying ends later this week.

UPDATE: This is the final list as presented by the Probate Court of Gilmer County.

Board of Commissioners Post 1

Hubert Parker (R)

Board of Education Post 1

Thomas Ocobock (Non-partisan)

Michael Parks (Non-partisan)

Board of Education Post 2

James E. Parmer (Non-partisan)

Joseph Pfluger (Non-partisan)

Board of Education Post 3

Douglas R. Pritchett (Non-partisan)

Chief Magistrate Judge

Ken Roberts (R)

Kevin Johnson (R)

Michael Parham (R)

Reagan G. Pritchett (R)

Norman Edward Gibbs III (R)

Clerk of Superior Court

Amy E. Johnson (R)

Coroner

Jerry Hensley (R)
Beth Arnold (R)

Probate Judge

Scott C. Chastain (R)

Sheriff

Stacy Nicholson (R)

County Surveyor

Jeffery Vick

Tax Commissioner

Rebecca Marshall (R)

Sharla Davis (R)

Penney Andruski (R)

STATE Qualifying

District 7 State Representative

David Ralston (Incumbent – R)

Rick Day (Democrat)

State Senate District 51

Steve Gooch (Incumbent – R)

June Krise (D)

Public Service Commission District 4

Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, Jr. (Incumbent – R)

Nathan Wilson (L)

Daniel Blackman (D)

John Noel (D)

Judge of Superior Court Appalachian Circuit

Brenda Weaver (Incumbent – Non-partisan)

District Attorney Appalachian

B. Alison Sosebee (Incumbent – R)

FEDERAL Qualifying

Ninth District U.S. Congress

Michael Boggus (R)

Andrew Clyde (R)

Matt Gurtler (R)

Maria Strickland (R)

Kevin Tanner (R)

Ethan Underwood (R)

Devin Pandy (D)

Paul Broun (R)

John Wilkinson (R)

Dan Wilson (D)

Kellie Weeks (R)

Siskin (D)

United States Senate – Perdue Seat

James Knox (D)

Jon Ossoff (D)

Teresa Pike Tomlinson (D)

Tricia Carpenter McCracken (D)

Sarah Riggs Amico (D)

Shane Hazel (L)

Marc Keith DeJesus (D)

Maya Dillard Smith (D)

David Perdue (Incumbent – R)

United States Senate – Loeffler Seat (Special Election in November)

Kelly Loeffler (Incumbent – R)

Doug Collins (R)

A. Wayne Johnson (R)

Kandiss Taylor (R)

Tamara Johnson-Shealey (D)

Matt Lieberman (D)

Joy Felicia Shade (D)

Ed Tarver (D)

Richard Dien Winfield (D)

Al Bartell (I)

Allen Buckley (I)

Brian Slowinski (L)

Derrick E. Grayson (R)

Rod Mack (Write-In)

Qualifying for the presidential preference primary election occurred in Dec. 2019 and will take place on March 24, but the general primary for the state is on May 19, 2020. For the general primary, early voting begins on April 27.