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UPDATE: Candidate qualifying Day 3

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The following is an update of the candidates that qualified to run in county, state and federal races through Wednesday:

COUNTY RACES

Board of Commissioners Chairman — Billy Thurmond (I), Renee Duren

County Commissioner District 2 – Chris Gaines (I)

County Commissioner District 4 Emory Dooley

Sheriff – Jeff Johnson (I), Marcus Sewell, Jeff Perry

Clerk of Superior Court – Justin Power (I)

Chief Magistrate Judge Tony Tarnacki

Probate Court Judge – Jennifer Burt (I)

Tax Commissioner – Nicole Stewart (I)

Board of Education District 2 Edward Wilson (I)

Board of Education District 4 Roger Slaton (I)

Surveyor Donald Rex Jones (I)

STATE RACES

State Rep. District 9 – Clint Smith, Will Wade, Doug Sherrill, Steven Leibel, Zack Tumlin

FEDERAL RACES                              

US Congress District 9 –Michael Boggus, Andrew Clyde, State Rep. Matt Gurtler (R-Tiger), Maria Strickland, State Rep. Kevin Tanner (R-Tiger), Ethan Underwood, John Wilkinson

Qualifying will continue through March 6 at noon. Continue to read fetchyournews.com for daily updates until qualifying ends.

 

 

Bill Johnson

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