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The qualifying period for the May 21, 2024 General Primary and the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election ended today, March 8, with a few more people entering key races before the noon deadline.
Attorney Gina Smith Mangham filed qualifying papers and is challenging incumbent Mereda Davis Johnson for the Commissioner District 5 seat.
Andy Yeoman qualified for the Commissioner District 1 seat and is challenging incumbent Robert Patrick.
Rita A. Scott also filed today to run for the Commissioner District 4 seat. Scott joined three others seeking that seat, which will be vacated at the end of 2024 by Steve Bradshaw, who is running for DeKalb CEO. The other contestants running for District 4 are: Chakira Johnson, Gabrielle Rogers, and Lance Hammonds.
The 7-member board is losing three veteran commissioners who are seeking higher office. The candidates running for DeKalb County CEO are: Larry Johnson, Lorraine Cochran Johnson and Steve Bradshaw. Their names are listed here in the order stated on the Georgia Secretary of State’s web site.
Following is the list of qualified candidates for DeKalb’s county-wide and county-level races on the Georgia Secretary of State’s web site.
COUNTY-WIDE RACES
Chief Executive Officer (D)
LARRY JOHNSON
Qualified Date 03/07/2024
LORRAINE COCHRAN JOHNSON
Qualified Date 03/07/2024
STEPHEN “STEVE” BRADSHAW
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
Chief Magistrate (D)
BERYL A ANDERSON(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County (D)
DEBRA DEBERRY(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
d_deberry@hotmail.com
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division A-3 (To Succeed Wayne M. Purdom)
DIONNE MCGEE
Qualified Date 03/05/2024
WWW.DIONNEMCGEE.COM
MECCA ANDERSON
Qualified Date 03/06/2024
WWW.MECCA4JUDGE.COM
YOLANDA MACK
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
WWW.YOLANDAFORJUDGE.COM
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division A-5 (To Succeed Mike Jacobs)
MIKE JACOBS(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
JUDGEJACOBS.COM
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division A-6
ANA MARIA MARTINEZ(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
WWW.TYSHAWNJACKSON.COM
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division B-10
CHARLES E BAILEY(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
WWW.JUDGEBAILEY.COM
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division B-11
RONALD BERNARD RAMSEY(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
judgeramseysr@gmail.com
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division B-8
KIESHA R STOREY
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
judgekiesharstorey@gmail.com
Judge of State Court of DeKalb County Division B-9
BRIAN K ROSS(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
Judge of the Probate Court of DeKalb County
BEDELIA C HARGROVE
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
Sheriff (D)
MELODY M. MADDOX(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/06/2024
Solicitor General of DeKalb County (D)
DONNA COLEMAN STRIBLING(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/06/2024
WWW.DEKALBSOLICITORGENERAL.COM
Tax Commissioner (D)
IRVIN J JOHNSON(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/05/2024
COUNTY LEVEL RACES
County Board of Education District 1
ANDREW ZIFFER
Qualified Date 03/08/2024
AUSTIN MCDONALD
Qualified Date 03/08/2024
austincmcdonald@gmail.com
County Board of Education District 3
DEIDRA ROSSELL WRIGHT
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
DEIRDRE P PIERCE(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
County Board of Education District 5
DONNA PRIEST-BROWN
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
MANUS BERNARD CALDWELL Jr
Qualified Date 03/07/2024
TELESSA AMMONS
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
Email Address teeteeamm@gmail.com
TIFFANY TATE HOGAN
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
County Board of Education District 7
AWET “HOWARD” EYASU
Qualified Date 03/07/2024
County Commissioner District 1 (D)
ANDY YEOMAN
Qualified Date 03/08/2024
ROBERT PATRICK(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/07/2024
County Commissioner District 4 (D)
CHAKIRA JOHNSON
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
GABRIELLE ROGERS
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
LANCE HAMMONDS
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
RITA A. SCOTT
Qualified Date 03/08/2024
County Commissioner District 5 (D)
GINA SMITH MANGHAM
Qualified Date 03/08/2024
MEREDA DAVIS JOHNSON(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
meredadavisjohnson@jhclawyers.com
County Commissioner District 6 (D)
EDWARD “TED” TERRY(Incumbent)
Qualified Date 03/04/2024
Website TEDFORDEKALB.COM