Candidates Qualify for Upcoming Elections
The following candidates have officially qualified for the May 3 Republican Primary & City of Lafayette Election and the August 4 County General Election.
The withdrawal deadline for both elections is Thursday, February 24, 2022, at noon.
Republican candidates will appear on the May ballot and Independent candidates will not appear on the ballot until August 4. (There are two county commissioners per district. In the Republican Primary the voters will vote for two. The top two candidates in the Republican Primary will move on to the August County General Election.)
Circuit Court Clerk
Circuit Court Clerk: Rick Gann (R)
Constables
Constable District 1 & 2: Jason Bohanan (I)
Constable District 1 & 2: Bradley Bray (R)
Constable District 1 & 2: Sammy R. Morgan (I)
Constable District 3 & 4: Tom Dallas (I)
Constable District 5 & 6: John L. David (I)
Constable District 5 & 6: John Garrett Tucker (I)
Constable District 9 & 10: Daniel Lee Cothron (I)
County Clerk
County Clerk: Connie Blackwell (I)
County Commissioner (two elected per district)
County Commissioner District 1: Todd Gentry (I)
County Commissioner District 1: Phillip Snow (R)
County Commissioner District 2: Scott Gammons (R)
County Commissioner District 2: Terry Jenkins (R)
County Commissioner District 2: Keith Newberry (R)
County Commissioner District 2: Zachary W. White (I)
County Commissioner District 2: Dale Brown Jr. (R)
County Commissioner District 3: Benton Bartley (R)
County Commissioner District 3: Ethan Ray Flippin (R)
County Commissioner District 3: Charles (Chop) Porter (I)
County Commissioner District 3: Kipp West (I)
County Commissioner District 4: Justin Dyer (R)
County Commissioner District 4: Mchelle Phillips (R)
County Commissioner District 4: Billy A. Wilmore (I)
County Commissioner District 5: Kenneth Witte (I)
County Commissioner District 5: Dan Hill (R)
County Commissioner District 5: Barry D. Marshall (R)
County Commissioner District 6: Michael Slayton (R)
County Commissioner District 6: Tony Wix (I)
County Commissioner District 7: Jeffery Hughes (I)
County Commissioner District 7: Barry King (I)
County Commissioner District 8: Bobby Ray King (R)
County Commissioner District 8: Kyle Petty (I)
County Commissioner District 9: Wendell T. Jones (R)
County Commissioner District 9: Jarhea Wilmore (I)
County Commissioner District 10: Helen Hesson (R)
County Commissioner District 10: Larry West (I)
County Mayor
County Mayor: Bryan T. Carter (R)
County Mayor: Steve Jones (R)
County Mayor: John Wesley Drury (R)
County Trustee
County Trustee: Kim Bohanan Parks (R)
General Sessions Judge
General Sessions Judge: Andrew Stanford (R)
General Sessions Judge: Lisa A. Cothron (I)
General Sessions Judge: Greg Traylor (I)
Register of Deeds
Register of Deeds: Cynthia Jones (R)
Sheriff
Sheriff: Mark Gammons (I)
Sheriff: Pam Whitlow (R)
Sheriff: Joseph “Joey” Wilburn (R)
Lafayette City Council (four open seats)
Lafayette City Council: Tabitha Renee Dias
Lafayette City Council: Debra Y. Harris
Lafayette City Council: Roger L. Jones
Lafayette City Council: David M. Kempf
Lafayette City Council: Mike L. Marshall
Lafayette City Council: Steve Turner
School Board
School Board District 1&2: Bobby Likens (R)
School Board District 1&2: Wayne Marsh (I)
School Board District 9&10: Dale Hix (R)
School Board District 3&4: Michael G. Cothron (I)
The 15th Judicial District will be having a Republican and Democratic primary. All candidates that have qualified to be on the ballot are Republican. Candidates for 15th Judicial District are as follows:
Chancellor
Chancellor: C.K. Smith (R)
Circuit Court Judge
Circuit Court Judge 15th District Division 1: Clara Byrd (R)
Circuit Court Judge 15th District Division 2: Michael Collins (R)
Criminal Court Judge
Criminal Court Judge 15th District: Brody Kane (R)
District Attorney General
District Attorney General 15th District: Jason Lawson (R)
Public Defender
Public Defender 15th District: Shelley Thompson Gardner (R)
(The deadline to register to vote is April 4, 2022 and the last day to request an absentee ballot is April 26, 2022. Early voting is set for April 13th thru April 28th.)
If anyone has any questions, they can contact the Macon County Election Commission at 615-666-2199.
