Candidates in Hall County’s municipalities qualified this week for seats on various boards and councils ahead of the November municipal elections.
The most contested seat in the county is Flowery Branch’s City Council Post 2 seat, which is currently held by Joe Mezzanotte. Mezzanotte will face opposition from three other candidates this November: Charles Vanderbilt, Kyle Gomez-Leineweber and Christian Danele Mays.
Elsewhere in the region, the City of Lula will see two contested races, with City Council District 4 Representative James Garnett Smith running against challenger Ray Hall. Additionally, Juliette Talley and Joseph Michael Headrick will face each other for a currently vacant City Council District 5 seat.
Election day is set for Tuesday, November 7. The first day of early in-person voting is October 16.
A full list of the candidates in each city in Hall County can be viewed below.
Braselton:
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Town Council District 1
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Becky Richardson (I)
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Joshua Spearman
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Town Council District 3
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James C. "Jim" Joedecke, Jr. (I)
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Tom Logan
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Buford:
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Board of Commissioners
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Phillip Beard (I)
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Board of Education
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Matt Peevy (I)
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Board of Education (Currently held by Daren Perkins)
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Cory Burge
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Carolyn Buffington
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Clermont:
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Town Council Ward 1
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Jennifer Amanda Nix (I)
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Town Council Ward 2 (Currently held by Doug Myers)
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John Wesley Brady
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Town Council Post 5
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Seth Weaver (I)
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Suzanne Wiley
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Flowery Branch:
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City Council Post 1
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Chris Mundy (I)
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City Council Post 2
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Joe Mezzanotte (I)
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Charles Vanderbilt
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Kyle Gomez–Leineweber
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Christian Danele Mays
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Gainesville:
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Board of Education District 1
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Kris Nordholz (I)
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Board of Education District 3 (Currently held by Willie Mitchell)
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Stacy Young
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Board of Education District 5 (Currently held by Sammy Smith)
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James Steven Pettit
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City Council Ward 2
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Zack Thompson (I)
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City Council Ward 3
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Barbara B. Brooks (I)
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City Council Ward 5
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Juli Clay (I)
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Gillsville:
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Town Council Post 3
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Jeffery Todd Dale (I)
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Town Council Post 4
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Rickey Sutton (I)
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Town Council Post 5
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Herbert Keith Segars (I)
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Lula:
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City Council District 1
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Michael Cornett (I)
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City Council District 4
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James Garnett Smith City Council District 4 (I)
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Roy Hall – City Council District 4
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City Council District 5 (Currently vacant)
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Juliette Talley
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Joseph Michael Headrick
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Debbie Parker-Presley
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Oakwood:
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City Council Post 4
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Dwight Wood (I)
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City Council Post 5
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Sheri Millwood (I)
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