Tuesday's primary elections saw several candidates win their races outright, while some set up battles for November's general election and others are headed for primary runoffs in four weeks.
Here is a breakdown of Tuesday's results:
United States Congressional races:
- U.S. House District 10: Incumbent Republican Mike Collins will face Democrat Alexandra "Lexy" Doherty in November. Collins ran unopposed in the Republican primary, while Doherty defeated Fore in the Democratic primary with 59% of the vote.
Georgia state legislative races:
- State Senate District 7: Incumbent Nabhilah Islam Parkes ran uncontested in the Democrat primary. J. Gregory Howard will face Fred Clayton in a Republican primary runoff on June 18.
- State Senate District 47: Incumbent Frank Ginn defeated Republican challenger Ross Harvin with 62.1% of the vote. Ginn will face Democrat Conolus Scott in November.
- State Senate District 49: Drew Echols defeated Josh Clark with 52.8% of the vote in the Republican primary. Echols will take the seat, as no Democrat qualified.
- State House District 8: Incumbent Stan Gunter defeated Republican challenger Dick Mills with 73.7% of the vote. He will face Democrat Charlotte Sleczkowski in November.
- State House District 25: Incumbent Todd Jones defeated Republican challenger Cary Lucas with 75.7% of the vote. He will face Democrat Elaine Padgett in November.
- State House District 30: Incumbent Derrick McCollum defeated Republican challenger Norine Cantor with 84.2% of the vote. He will face Democrat Kim Floria in November.
- State House District 100: Incumbent David Clark defeated Republican challenger Michael Day with 77.9% of the vote. He will face Democrat Jennifer Ambler in November.
Hall County:
- County Commission Chair: No candidate received 50% of the vote in Tuesday's Republican primary, meaning a runoff will take place on June 18 between incumbent Richard Higgins and challenger David Gibbs. No Democrat qualified.
- Sheriff: Incumbent Gerald Couch defeated Republican challenger Jim Hammock with 73.2% of the vote. He will face Democrat Jerry Ramos in November's general election.
- State Court Judge: Andy Maddox will face John "Tripp" Wingate III in the June 18 runoff. Maddox was Tuesday's leader with 44.4% of the vote, while Wingate finished second with 29%.
- Hall/Dawson Superior Court Judge: John Breakfield defeated Michelle Hall with 59.4% of the vote.
- Clerk of Superior Court: Mark Pettit defeated Chris Slate with 68.8% of the vote.
- Gainesville City Council Ward 4 Special Election: Abigail Guzman defeated Devin Pandy with 70.3% of the vote.
- Lula City Council District 3 Special Election: Chris Lewallen defeated Felton Wood with over 88% of the vote.
Gwinnett County:
- County Commission Chair: Incumbent Nicole Hendrickson won her Democratic primary with 71.4% of the vote. She will face John Sabic in November, who won the Republican primary with 65.2% of that vote.
- County Commission District 3: Incumbent Jasper Watkins III won the Democratic primary with 56.2% of the vote. He will face Republican Bobby Howard in November.
- Sheriff: Incumbent Keybo Taylor won his Democratic primary, winning 67.7% of the vote. He will face Mike Baker in November, who won the Republican primary with 58.4% of the vote.
- Board of Education District 1: Incumbent Karen Mulzac Watkins will face Rachel Stone in a runoff. Watkins received 41.8% of the vote, with Stone receiving 30.5%.
- Board of Education District 3: Steve Gasper will face Shana V. White in a runoff. Gasper received 36.1% of the vote, with White receiving 21.3%.
- Board of Education District 5: Incumbent Tarece Johnson-Morgan won re-election outright with 53.79% of the vote over Jacquelyn Evenezer-Gold and Patrina King.
- Superior Court Judge: Kimberly Gallant defeated Rodney Harris in one judgeship race with 61.4% of the vote. The other judgeship race is heading to a runoff between Regina Matthews and Tuwanda Rush Williams.
- State Court Judge: Incumbent Shawn Bratton defeated Ramona Toole Sakhanokho with 72.9% of the vote.
- Mulberry cityhood vote: Residents approved the incorporation of the city with 56.9% of the vote.
Forsyth County:
- County Commission District 2: Incumbent Alfred John won re-election, taking 67% of the vote in the Republican primary over Brian R. Tam.
- County Commission District 4: Mendy Moore won the Republican primary over Brian Estes with 54.4% of the vote. She will face Democrat Kat Jewell in November.
- County Commission District 5: Incumbent Laura Semanson won her Republican primary over Sunnie K. Agarwal with 69.5% of the vote. She will face Democrat Cary S. Green in November.
- County Board of Education District 2: Trisha Hoyes defeated incumbent Lindsey Adams in the Republican primary with 60.6% of the vote. Hoyes will face Democrat Jessica Fleming in November.
- County Board of Education District 3: Dorian Usherwood defeated incumbent Tom Cleveland in the Republican primary with 64.7% of the vote. Usherwood will face Democrat Debbie Stair in November.
- County Board of Education District 4: Republican Chris Grimes will face Democrat Claudia J. Wood in November after both won uncontested primaries Tuesday.
Jackson County:
- County Commission Chair: Marty Clark defeated Chad Bingham with 56.1% of the vote.
- Sheriff: Kevin McCook won the four-way Republican primary with 64.3% of the vote. He will win the election, as no Democrat qualified.
- Magistrate Court Judge: Andy Garrison defeated Tracy Brooks with 60.3% of the vote.
Barrow County:
- County Commission District 1: Incumbent Joe Goodman defeated Republican challenger Eric White with 71.8% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- County Commission District 2: Kenny Shook defeated Kevin L. Jackson with 52.25% of the vote in the Republican primary. No Democrat qualified.
- County Commission District 3: Incumbent Rolando Alvarez defeated Republican challenger Rich Reed. No Democrat qualified.
- County Board of Education District 5: Jared Callaway defeated incumbent Lynn Stevens in the Republican primary. No Democrat qualified.
- County Board of Education District 6: Darlene Carey defeated John David Godbout in the Republican primary. No Democrat qualified.
- County Board of Education District 8 (At-Large): Renee Lord will face Brian Macnew in a Republican primary runoff. Lord received 44.1% of the vote with Macnew receiving 31.2%. No Democrat qualified.
Habersham County:
- County Commission District 1: Kelly M. Woodall will face Eric Holbrooks in a Republican primary runoff. Incumbent Christopher Bruce Palmer finished third in the race. No Democrat qualified.
- County Commission District 4: Incumbent Bruce Harkness defeated Republican challenger Wade Rhodes with 70% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- County Commission District 5: Incumbent Ty Akins won the Republican primary with 58.3% of the vote over George Locke Arnold and Gisela "Gigi" McGugan. No Democrat qualified.
- Board of Education District 1: Incumbent Douglas E. Westmoreland defeated Republican challenger Brett Barden with 55.6% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- Board of Education District 2: Incumbent Robert Harold Barron defeated Republican challenger Ernie Garrett with 54.7% of the vote
White County:
- County Commission Chair: Incumbent Travis C. Turner defeated Republican challenger Chris Dorsey with 68.8% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- County Commission District 1: Roy "Shan" Ash III defeated incumbent Terry D. Goodger in the Republican primary with 52.6% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- County Commissoin District 4: Incumbent Craig Bryant defeated Republican challenger Barry Vandiver with 53.1% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- Sheriff: Incumbent Rick Kelley defeated Robert P. Morin with 86.6% of the vote.
Lumpkin County:
- County Commission Chair: Incumbent Chris Dockery defeated Republican challenger Steve A. Shaw with 76.4% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- County Commission District 2: Incumbent Bobby Mayfield won his Republican primary with 69.2% of the vote over Jeramy Nye and Matthew Cootware. No Democrat qualified.
- Sheriff: Incumbent Stacy Jarrard defeated Republican challenger Matthew Cook. No Democrat qualified.
- SPLOST vote: The Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax was approved with 71.5% of the vote.
Banks County:
- County Commission Chair: Taylor Griffith defeated incumbent Charles Turk in the Republican primary with 64.8% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- Board of Education Post 1: Incumbent Anthony Seabolt defeated Republican challenger Elizabeth Evans with 52.7% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- Board of Education Post 2: William Reems defeated incumbent Wes Whitfield in the Republican primary with 53.7% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- Board of Education Post 4: Tyler Maney defeated Allan Carlyle in the Republican primary with 61% of the vote. No Democrat qualified.
- Probate Court Judge: Cameron D. Boswell defeated Stacey S. David with 55.5% of the vote.
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