2008 Local Elections
Re-posted by request. Originally posted on May 5, 2008.
I've complied a list of candidates running for office in Clayton, Newton and Henry. The list is based upon information from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Covington News and the Henry Daily Herald and it is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
I am still looking for websites for most of the candidates. If you know of one that I am missing, please let me know.
You can view the lists directly by clicking on the name of the county you want. Candidates in italics are incumbents.
- Clayton County
- Henry County
- Newton County
Clayton County
County Commission Chairman
- Eldrin Bell (D)
- Virginia Burton Gray (D)
- Lee Scott (D)
- Earl Randall (D)
- Phaedra Graham (D)
Board of Commissioners District 2
- Lawrence Ethridge (D)
- Gail Hambrick (D)
- Danny Hayes (D)
- C. Wesley Meadows (D)
Board of Commissioners District 3
- Wole Ralph (D)
- Angela Redding (D)
- Ronald Ringer (D)
- Michael Bryant (D)
Sheriff
- Victor Hill (D)
- Kem Kimbrough (D)
- Garland Watkins (D)
- Ernest Strozier (D)
- Sherman Lemon (D)
Magistrate Judge
- Daphne Walker (D)
Solicitor General
- Tasha Mosley (D)
- Leslie Miller-Terry (D)
Probate Judge
- Pam Ferguson (D)
Tax Commissioner>
- Terry Baskin (D)
Clerk of Court
- Tony Antoine (D)
- Linda Miller (D)
- Michelle Thomas (D)
Board of Education District 2
- Lois Baines-Hunter (D)
- Lindsey McDaniel, III (D)
- Andre Glover (D)
- Wanda Smith (D)
- Latacher Levette Prayor (D)
- Colette Larkins (D)
- Della Ashley (R)
Board of Education District 3
- Charles H. Davis (D)
- Blondie Perry-Christian (D)
- Jessie Goree (D)
- Tammie Hardy (D)
- Marty Holder Sr. (D)
Board of Education District 4 (non-partisan special election)
- Michael Bernard King
- Milton Macks
- Deverick Williams
Board of Education District 5
- Diana Nicholson (R)
- Basil Lue (D)
- Phyllis Moore (D)
- Trena Morris (D)
- Ophelia Burroughs (D)
- Jennifer Talley (D)
Board of Education District 6 (Vacant)
- Vernetta Reeves (D)
- Mary Baker (D)
- Glenn Dowell (D)
- Mable Swaby (D)
- William Hill (D)
- John Askew (D)
- Robert Green (D)
- James Stanley (D)
Board of Education District 7
- David Ashe (D)
- Trinia Garrett (D)
- Denese Sampson (D)
Board of Education District 8 (non-partisan special election)
- Alieka Anderson
- Edward Rigdon
Henry County
County Commission Chairman
- Fred Auletta (R)
- Mike Eddy (R)
- Jim Joyner (R)
- BJ Mathis (R)
- Charles Mobley (R)
- Chuck Tanner (R)
Board of Commissioners District 1
- Warren Holder (R)
Board of Commissioners District 2
- Rick Jeffares (R)
- Cindy Steele-Klein (R)
Board of Commissioners District 3
- John Ditzler (R)
- Randy Stamey (R)
Tax Commissioner
- David Curry (R)
- Tommy Smith (R)
District Attorney
- Tommy Floyd (R)
Sheriff
- Joe Mack Eckler (D)
- Jim Cox (R)
- Keith McBrayer (R)
- William "Bo" Moss (R)
Judge of Probate Court
- Kelley Powell (R)
Clerk of Superior Court
- Barbara Ann Harrison (R)
- Johnny Mitchell (R)
Coroner
- Charles "Greg" Cannon (R)
- Joel Harris (R)
Board of Education
Qualifying for Districts 1, 2 and 3 is from June 23rd to June 27th.
Newton County
County Commission Chairman
- Emmett Denby (D)
- Kathryn Morgan (D)
- Hubert White (D)
- Aaron Varner (R)
- Susette Monk (R)
- Ed Hutter (R)
Board of Commissioners District 1
- Mark Patrick (D)
- Willie Smith (D)
- Mort Ewing (R)
- Ann Wilson (R)
Board of Commissioners District 3
- Jimmy Clark (D)
- Andre Cooper (D)
- Victor Etefia (D)
- Nancy Schulz (D)
- Gabrial White (D)
- Matthew Eason (R)
- Keith Mitcham (R)
Board of Commissioners District 5
- Randy Vinson (D)
- Tim Fleming (R)
- John Travis (R)
Board of Education District 2
- Eddie Johnson (D)
- Rickie Corley (R)
Board of Education District 4
- Almond Turner (D)
Sheriff
- Ezell Brown (D)
- Gwen Hightower (D)
- Martin Roberts (R)
- Stacey Cotton (R)
- Christopher Cowan (R)
- Bill Watterson (R)
Tax Commissioner
- Nicholas Day (D)
- Barbara Dingler (R)
- Doris Strickland (R)
Probate Judge
- Henry Baker (D)
Clerk of Superior Court
- Linda Hays (R)
Coroner
- Tommy Davis (R)
Alcovy Circuit District Attorney
- Ken Wynne (R)
Comments
I'm one candidate for Clayton Co. School Board District 8. The other, Alieka Anderson, has a MySpace page at:
http://www.myspace.com/votealieka
--Ed Rigdon
Posted by: Ed Rigdon | May 6, 2008 10:35 AM
Website for Diana Nicholson, Clayton BOE district 5:
http://www.nicholsonforboe.com/
Posted by: Ed Rigdon | May 6, 2008 04:05 PM
Thank you.
Posted by: Jason | May 6, 2008 04:46 PM
Jason - Thanks for doing what none of the local papers or media seem to be able to do: keep us updated.
For Clayton Sheriff, here is one of the candidate's websites: http://www.strozierforsheriff.org/
Though I hear electing him will be much like another Victor Hill, only taller.
Posted by: Bright Knight | May 7, 2008 07:07 AM
Hey the website for Diana Nicholson is http://www.nicholsonforboe.org
Posted by: Wayne | May 7, 2008 07:25 AM
Hi Jason,
I wanted to provide my web site. Keep up the hard work.
Sincerely,
Joe Mack Eckler
Posted by: Joe Mack Eckler | May 7, 2008 06:06 PM
The website for Keith Mitcham is http://electkeithmitcham.com/
Newton County Board of Commissioners District 3
Posted by: Bonny McCulloch | May 8, 2008 07:58 AM
Clayton County School Board Candidate District 7.
Thank you for your concern Jason! We also have a Facebook account, and a website being constructed, which I will let you know when this is completed.
Posted by: Niassa Anderson | May 13, 2008 11:03 AM
myspace.com/votedenese08
denese_sampson4schoolboard08@comcast.net
Posted by: Niassa Anderson | May 13, 2008 11:05 AM
http://joelharrisforcoroner.com/
Posted by: Joe | May 19, 2008 07:52 AM
I'll be voting for Joel. It is nice to see someone actually campaigning for this office. He is giving it his effort, he will get my vote.
Posted by: Harry Johnson | May 19, 2008 10:56 AM
Ophelia Burroughs' website is www.myspace.com/opheliaforclaytoncounty
She is a retired teacher of Clayton County's Jonesboro High School & has lived in Riverdale for over 30 years. She is truly the best candidate, and I wish her luck.
Thanks!
Posted by: Natasha | June 5, 2008 05:47 PM