Qualifying for municipal elections in Habersham County ended at noon on Friday, August 25. There are 19 offices up for election in November. Seven of those races are contested.
Multiple candidates have qualified to run in each of the mayoral races in Alto, Baldwin, and Tallulah Falls. Other contested races include the Post 3 Clarkesville City Council seat and at-large city council races in Demorest, Mt. Airy, and Tallulah Falls.
Incumbent Demorest City Councilmember John Hendrix did not qualify to run for reelection, and neither did incumbent Post 1 Baldwin City Councilmember Larry Lewallen nor Post 2 Baldwin City Councilmember Theron Ayers.
Write-in candidates may still qualify to run through noon Friday, September 1.
Here’s the list of candidates who qualified to run in the November 7 General Election:
Town of Alto
Mayor and Post 2 and 4 city council seats are up for election
Mayor
P.J. Huggins (Incumbent)
John Smith
Patricia Gail Armour
Council Post 2
James M. Turner (Incumbent)
Council Post 4
Eddie Palmer (Incumbent)
City of Baldwin
Mayor and Post 1, 2, and 3 city council seats are up for election
Mayor
Tom Whitney
Stephanie Almagno
Council Post 1
Erik Keith
Council Post 2
Joseph Satterfield
Council Post 3
Kerri Dianne Davis
City of Clarkesville
Post 2 and 3 city council seats are up for election
Council Post 2
Brad Coppedge (Incumbent)
Council Post 3
Don Nix
Jessamie N. Vincent
City of Cornelia
Mayor and Ward 1 and 4 city commission seats are up for election
Mayor
John Borrow (Incumbent)
Commission Ward 1
Mark Reed (Incumbent)
Commission Ward 4
Tony Cook (Incumbent)
City of Demorest
2 at large city council seats are up for election
Council Member
Jimmy L. Davis
Jim Welborn
Donnie Bennett (Incumbent)
Town of Mount Airy
3 at large city council seats are up for election
Council Member
Adam Tullis (Incumbent)
Christopher Keith Green (Incumbent)
Mike McCoy (Incumbent)
Lerlene Dodd
Town of Tallulah Falls
Mayor and 2 city council seats are up for election
Mayor
Dan Hayes
Paul Marstellar
Mike Early (Incumbent)
Council Member
James Franklin
Joey Fountain
Craig Weatherly
