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The Sylvester-Worth County Chamber would like to congratulate the winners of the election! We also want to thank everyone who took the time run in the election. We appreciate the time and effort that you put into running for office. You are all winners for putting yourself in the race. It shows a common desire to want to serve. For that we say THANK YOU to all our Candidates.
 
The following information is a list of candidates that you will see on your ballot in the upcoming election. We have compiled this list to give you access to information on each candidate.

We were unable to find information for every candidate listed. If you are a candidate on this page and would like to share your information, please contact us at (229) 776-7718 or email us at info@swcountychamber.com

To view your sample ballot, find out your voting precinct, and to register to vote for future elections, visit Georgia My Voter Page.​

Important Dates

Runoff Election
Registration Deadline:
7/13/2020
Early Voting:
7/20/2020 - 8/7/2020
Election Day:
8/11/2020
Saturday Voting:
​None

November Election
Registration Deadline:
10/5/2020
Early Voting:
10/12/2020 - 10/30/2020
Election Day:
11/3/2020
Saturday Voting:
​10/24/2020

ATTENTION VOTERS WHO VOTE AT THE OAKFIELD PRECINCT:
The Oakfield Voting Precinct combined with the Warwick Voting Precinct for the August 11, 2020 General Primary Run-Off only.

Voters who vote at the Oakfield Precinct will go to the Warwick Community Center Precinct:
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111 Dogwood Street SW 
Warwick

The Oakfield Voting Precinct is unavailable for the August 11, 2020 election.

​For President of the United States

Republican:​​

Donald J. Trump (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (3,496)
State Votes: 100% (925,212)

Democratic:

Joseph R. Biden

County Votes: 88.36% (949)
State Votes: 84.70% (868,283)

Other Votes Cast:

County Votes
Michael Bennet - 1.21% (13)
Michael R. Bloomberg - .65& (7)
Pete Buttigieg - .65% (7)
John K. Delaney - .37% (4)
Tulsi Gabbard - 0% (0)
Amy Klobuchar - .19% (2)
Deval Patrick - .09% (1)
Bernie Sanders - 6.8% (73)
Tom Steyer - .37% (4)
Elizabeth Warren - .84% (9)
Andrew Young - .47% (5)

State Votes
Michael Bennet - .48% (4,944)
Michael R. Bloomberg - .71% (7,242)
Pete Buttigieg - .59% (6,047)
John K. Delaney - .14% (1,419)
Tulsi Gabbard - .38% (3,886)
Amy Klobuchar - .40% (4,103)
Deval Patrick - .10% (989)
Bernie Sanders - 9.45% (96,852)
Tom Steyer - .16% (1,635)
Elizabeth Warren - 2.03% (20,766)
Andrew Young - .85% (8,706)

​​For United State Senate

Republican:​​

David A. Perdue (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (3,617)
​State Votes: 100% (964,876)

​Democratic:​​

Sarah Riggs Amico

County Votes: 15.76% (192)
​State Votes: 11.81% (132,019)

Jon Ossoff

​County Votes: 44.91% (547)
​State Votes: 52.80% (590,367)

Marckeith DeJesus

County Votes: 4.93% (60)
​State Votes: 3.88% (43,384)

Maya Dillard Smith

​County Votes: 11.99% (146)
​State Votes: 8.78% (98,200)

*No campaign website could be found*

James Knox

County Votes: 8.62% (105)
​State Votes: 4.18% (46,716)

Teresa Pike Tomlinson

​County Votes: 10.76% (131)
​State Votes: 15.82% (176,823)

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​Not Pictured: 

Tricia Carpenter McCracken

County Votes: 3.04% (37)
​State Votes: 2.73% (30,532)

*No picture, campaign website, or social media campaign could be found*

​For Public Service Commissioner (To Succeed Jason Shaw)

​Republican:​​

Jason Shaw (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (3,485)
​State Votes: 100% (907,621)

Democratic:​​

Robert G. Bryant

County Votes: 100% (913)
​State Votes: 100% (849,249)

​For Public Service Commissioner
​(To Succeed Lauren Bubba McDonald, Jr.)

​Republican:​​

Lauren Bubba McDonald, Jr. (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (3,463)
​State Votes: 100% (896,058)

Democratic:​​

Daniel Blackman

County Votes: 66.85% (734)
​State Votes: 71.58% (700,193)

John Noel

County Votes: 33.15% (364)
​State Votes: 28.42% (278,049)

​For U.S. Representative in 117th Congress from the 8th Congressional District of Georgia

​Republican:​​

Vance Dean

County Votes: 3.69% (138)
​State Votes: 5.81% (4,568)

Danny Ellyson

County Votes: 3.18% (119)
​State Votes: 4.5% (3,537)

Austin Scott (Incumbent)

County Votes: 93.13% (3,484)
​State Votes: 89.69% (70,540)

Democratic:​​​

Lindsay D. Holliday

County Votes: 100% (1,047)
​State Votes: 100% (41,192)

*No social media campaigns could be found*

​For State Senator From 13th District

​​Republican:​​

Spud Bowen

​County Votes: 38.37% (4,446)
​State Votes: 43.31% (10,886)

Carden H. Summers (Incumbent)

County Votes: 61.63% (2,323)
​State Votes: 56.69% (14,248)

*No campaign website could be found*

Democratic:​​

Mary Egler

County Votes: 59.24% (686)
​State Votes: 58.52% (5,428)

*No campaign website could be found*

Ruenett Melton

County Votes: 40.76% (472)
​State Votes: 41.48% (3,848)

*No campaign website could be found*

For State Representative in the General Assembly From 152nd District

​​​Republican:​​

Dennis Roland

​County Votes: 7.79% (297)
​State Votes: 20.28% (1,914)

*No campaign websites or social media campaigns could be found*

Bill Yearta (Incumbent)

​County Votes: 92.21% (3,518)
​State Votes: 79.72% (7,523)

*No campaign website could be found*

For District Attorney of the Tifton Judicial Court

​​Republican:​​

Kevin Hutto

​County Votes: 14.98% (552)
​State Votes: 23.91% (2,824)

*No campaign website could be found*

Bryce A. Johnson

County Votes: 85.02% (3,134)
​State Votes: 76.09% (9,148)

For Judge of the Probate Court

​​​Republican:​​​​

Virginia Accord (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (3,633)

*No campaign website or social media campaigns could be found*

For Clerk of Superior Court

​​​Republican:​​​​

Robert Clem

County Votes: 29.82% (1,081)

*No campaign website or social media campaigns could be found*

Marcia Kimbro Inman

County Votes: 70.18% (2,544)

*No campaign website could be found*

Democratic:​​​

​Brenda W. Hicks (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (1,186)

*No campaign website could be found*

For Sheriff

​​​Republican:​​​​

Don Whitacker (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (3,713)

For Tax Commissioner

​​​Republican:​​​​

Tabetha Dupriest (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (3,531)

*No campaign website or social media campaigns could be found*

For Coroner

​​​Republican:​​​​
Not Pictured:

Johnny Johnson (Incumbent)

County Votes: 65.84% (2,440)

(229) 406-2626
*No picture, campaign website, or social media campaigns could be found*

Ken Willis

County Votes: 34.16% (1,266)

(229) 272-3531
*No picture, campaign website, or social media campaigns could be found*

Democratic:​​​​

Charles McDonald

County Votes: 100% (1,160)

*No campaign website could be found*

For Chief Magistrate

A runoff will be held between Casey Rouse and John Sumner on August 11, 2020​.

​​​Republican:​​​​​

Casey Rouse

County Votes: 40.85% (1,512)

*No campaign website could be found*

Not Pictured:

Terra Thacker

County Votes: 14.56% (539)

*No picture or campaign website could be found*

John Sumner

County Votes: 44.58% (1,650)

*No picture, campaign website, or social media campaign could be found*

For Solicitor General

​​​Republican:​​​​​

David Bryan (Incumbent)

County Votes: 43.36% (1,632)

*No campaign website could be found*

Jay Crowe

County Votes: 56.64% (2,132)

*No campaign website could be found*

For County Commission Chairman

​​​Republican:​​​​​

​Fred Dent (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (3,544)

*No campaign website or social media campaigns could be found*

For County Board of Education District 2

A runoff will be held between Marilyn C. Herring and Russ Beard on August 11, 2020​.

​​​Republican:​​​​​

Marilyn C. Herring

County Votes: 45.42% (545)

*No campaign website could be found*

Russ Beard (Incumbent)

County Votes: 43.17% (518)

*No campaign website could be found*

​Not Pictured:​

Mitch Willis

County Votes: 11.42% (137)

*His name will appear on the ballot. According to his personal Facebook, a post on May 15, 2020 stated he was no longer running*

For County Board of Education District 3

A runoff will be held between William Oliver and Sue Youngblood on August 11, 2020​.

Sue Youngblood

County Votes: 41.11% (511)

*No campaign website could be found*

William Oliver (Incumbent)

County Votes: 30.41% (378)

*No picture, campaign website, or social media campaign could be found*

Mike Roberts

County Votes: 25.91% (322)

*No campaign website could be found*

Other County Votes:
Timothy Ulm - 2.57% (32)

​Nonpartisan General Election

For Mayor

Johnny Blake

County Votes: 46.95% (485)

*No campaign website could be found*

Charles E. Jones

County Votes: 53.05% (548)

*No campaign website could be found*

​For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Charlie Bethel)

Elizabeth "Beth" Beskin

County Votes: 32.44% (1,529)
​State Votes: 47.61% (957,975)

Charlie Bethel ​(Incumbent)

County Votes: 67.56% (3,184)
​State Votes: 52.39% (1,054,276)

For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia
​(To Succeed Sarah Hawkins Warren)

Hal Moroz

County Votes: 16.35% (770)
​State Votes: 21.29% (427,133)

Sarah Hawkins Warren (Incumbent)

County Votes: 83.65% (3,940)
​State Votes: 78.71% (1,579,542)

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For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia
​(To Succeed Trenton "Trent" Brown, III)

Trenton "Trent" Brown, III

County Votes: 100% (4,524)
​State Votes: 100% (1,852,202)

*No campaign website could be found*

​For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Christian Coomer)

Christian Coomer (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (4,496)
​State Votes: 100% (1,834,117)

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia ​(To Succeed Sara Doyle)

Sara Doyle ​(Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (4,533)
​State Votes: 100% (1,857,119)

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia
​(To Succeed Elizabeth Dallas Gobeil)

Elizabeth Dallas Gobeil ​(Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (4,472)
​State Votes: 100% (1,835,220)

*No campaign website or social media campaigns could be found*

​For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed David Todd Markle)

David Todd Markle (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (4,475)
​State Votes: 100% (1,825,934)

*No campaign website or social media campaigns could be found*

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Carla McMillian)

Carla McMillian ​(Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (4,491)
​State Votes: 100% (1,838,147)

*No campaign website or social media campaigns could be found*

​For Judge, Superior Court of the Tifton Judicial Circuit
​(To Succeed Melanie B. Cross)

Melanie B. Cross (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (4,640)
​State Votes: 100% (15,696)

*No campaign website or social media campaigns could be found*

For Judge of State Court of Worth County

Ralph Powell ​(Incumbent)

Ralph Powell (Incumbent)

County Votes: 100% (4,709)

*No campaign website or social media campaign could be found*

The vote percentages and amounts were provided found at Election Night Reporting