VALDOSTA —
Early voting for the Nov. 6 General Election begins Monday, Oct. 15 at the Lowndes County Elections’ Office on N. Oak St. In order for voters to have another look at the candidates in the contested races in Lowndes County, each candidate was given the opportunity to answer the same questions, which are included inside today’s Times.
Offices with only one candidate running or with only one candidate left in the race following the primary are not included in this voter’s guide.
The candidate’s answers are unedited, other than the correction of grammatical or spelling errors.
Also included is a list of three political forums which will be held in the next two weeks to give Lowndes County voters more opportunities to hear the candidates speak on the issues and their qualifications.
The Times’ series on SPLOST VII concludes today with a look at the need for a new public library main branch. There will be additional information regarding the referendums, including the charter school amendment, in future editions.
Lowndes County Offices
Chief Magistrate Judge
Joni B. Parker (R) Incumbent
Solicitor General
Justin Cabral (R) Incumbent
Jason Cain (D)
Judge, Probate Court
Terri Adams (R) Incumbent
Clerk, Superior Court
Beth Copeland Greene (R)
Lowndes County Sheriff
Chris Prine (D) Incumbent
J.D. Yeager (R)
Tax Commissioner
Mary Nell Robertson (D) Incumbent
Coroner
W. M. “Bill” Watson (D) Incumbent
Surveyor
Robin N. Harris (R) Incumbent
Tax Assessor Post 1
Doyle Kelly (D)
Tax Assessor Post 2
W.G. Walker (D)
Tax Assessor Post 3
Mike Hill (D)
County Commission Chairman
Bill Slaughter (R)
Gretchen Quarterman (D)
County Commission District 1
Joyce Evans (D) Incumbent
County Commission Super District 4
John Gates (R)
Demarcus Marchall (D)
County Commission Super District 5
John P. Page (R)
State Court Judge
John Kent Edwards, Jr. Incumbent
Lowndes County School Board 4
Jason Wisenbaker (Incumbent)
Lowndes County School Board 5
David Clark (Incumbent)
Lowndes County School Board 6
Philip L. Poole (Incumbent)
Lowndes County School Board 7
Fred Davis (Incumbent)
U.S. Representative, District 1
Jack Kingston (R) Incumbent
Lesli Rae Messinger (D)
U.S. Representative, District 8
Austin Scott (R) Incumbent
State Senate, District 8
Tim Golden (R) Incumbent
Bikram Mohanty (D)
State Representative, District 174
Ellis Black (R) Incumbent
Teresa Lawrence (D)
State Representative, District 175
Amy Carter (R) Incumbent
J.C. Cunningham (D)
State Representative, District 176
Jason Shaw (R) Incumbent
State Representative, District 177
Glenn Gregory (R)
Dexter Sharpert (D)
Superior Court Judge, Southern Circuit
Jarry Jay Altman, Incumbent
Richard M. Cowart, Incumbent
James G. Tunison, Incumbent
District Attorney, Southern Circuit
J. David Miller (R) Incumbent
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Early voting for the Nov. 6 General Election begins Monday, Oct. 15 at the Lowndes County Elections’ Office on N. Oak St. In order for voters to have another look at the candidates in the contested races in Lowndes County, each candidate was given the opportunity to answer the same questions, which are included inside today’s Times.
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Early voting begins Monday
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