Qualifying will end Friday for municipal elections in Hall County.
Below is a comprehensive list, in alphabetical order, of the posts up for grabs this election cycle, who the incumbents are and who has filed qualifying paperwork (if anyone) so far.
CLERMONT TOWN COUNCIL (qualifying closed)
Ward 1 (Incumbent: Eric Thomas): Eric Thomas qualified
Ward 2: (I: John Brady): No qualifiers
At-Large (I: Seth Weaver): Seth Weaver qualified.
Ward 4 (Special election to fill the remainder of Lynn Adam's term): Jimmy McDonald and Joe McGoogan qualified
A special election will be required in Clermont to fill the Ward 2 seat, since no candidate qualified during the qualifying period.
FLOWERY BRANCH CITY COUNCIL (qualifying closed)
Post 1 (I, Chris Mundy): Chris Mundy and Michael Just qualified
Post 2 (I, Mary Jones): Mary Jones and Mark Wilson qualified
GAINESVILLE CITY COUNCIL (qualifying closed)
Ward 2 (I, Bob Hamrick): Zack Thompson and Emory Turner filed paperwork
Ward 3 (I, Myrtle Figueras): Barbara Brooks and Andre Cheek filed paperwork; Montine Welchel Smith and Lemuel Betancourt qualified
Ward 5 (I, Ruth Bruner): Ruth Bruner filed paperwork
GAINESVILLE BOARD OF EDUCATION (qualifying closed)
District 2 (I, Maria Calkins): John Filson qualified.
District 3 (I, Willie Mitchell): Willie Mitchell filed paperwork
District 5 (I, Sam Smith): Mike Mauldin and Sam Smith filed paperwork
GILLSVILLE CITY COUNCIL (qualifying closed)
Post 3 (I, Todd Dale): Todd Dale filed paperwork
Post 4 (I, Greg Ferguson): Greg Ferguson filed paperwork
Post 5 (I, Rudess Hooper): Samuel Wade Dale filed qualifying paperwork on Tuesday
LULA TOWN COUNCIL (qualifying closed)
District 1 (I, Larry Shuler): Larry Shuler, Felton C. Woods, Jr., Vince Evans and Victoria Chambers filed paperwork
District 4 (I, Garnett Smith): Garnett Smith filed paperwork
District 5 (I, Lamb Griffin): No qualifiers
OAKWOOD CITY COUNCIL (qualifying closed)
Post 2 (I, Ron McFarland): Pat Jones and Charles James filed paperwork
Post 3 (I, Todd Wilson): Todd Wilson qualified
Post 4 (I, Martha Collins): Dwight Wood filed paperwork
Post 5 (I, Montie Robinson): Sheri Millwood filed paperwork
