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UPDATE: Candidate qualifying Day 4

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

COUNTY RACES
Board of Commissioners Chairman — Billy Thurmond (I), Renee Duren
County Commissioner District 2 – Chris Gaines (I)
County Commissioner District 4 Emory Dooley, David Pressley
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 Elaine 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, Tyler Tolin

FEDERAL RACES

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

DEMOCRATS Devin Pandy, Dan Wilson

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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