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Clayton County election guide | Georgia May 21 general primary election

The Clayton County primary election will take place on May 21.

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CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Clayton County residents are just weeks away from casting their ballot in the May primary election 

The election will take place on May 21, and voters will decide who will be running for their party in their county and local elections. 

It comes after voters decided who would run for President of the United States in March. The candidates picked for each seat will compete against other parties in the general election in November. 

Here's everything you need to know for each ballot:

How to check if you're registered 

To find out if you're registered to vote, visit the Georgia Secretary of State's Office's My Voter Page. 

  • Enter your first initial, last name, county of residence and date of birth.
  • If you're registered to vote, your information will be available online. 

RELATED: What do I need to bring to vote in Georgia?

Where do I go to vote in Clayton County? 

You can find your polling location through the My Voter Page. Once you log into your account, you'll find the name and address of your voting precinct. 

On your My Voter page, you'll find information on early voting and absentee ballot drop box locations. There, you'll also be able to look at a sample ballot before you head to the polls.

What's on the ballot

  • Democratic Ballot: Districts 5 and 13 seats for United States House of Representatives, Districts 17 and 34 seats for State Senate, Districts 74 - 79 seats for State House of Representatives, District Attorney, Clerk of Superior Court, Probate Judge, Chief Magistrate, Sheriff, Tax Commissioner, County Commission Chair, Districts 2 and 3 commissioner seats, District 2 & 3, 5-7 seats for Board of Education, Party Questions
  • Republican Ballot: District 5 and 13 seats for United States House of Representatives, State Senate seat, District 3 seat County Commission
  • Nonpartisan Ballot: 4 judge seats for Georgia Supreme Court of Justice, 7 judge seats for Georgia Court of Appeals, 3 judge seats for Clayton County Superior Court, 2 judge seats for Clayton County State Court
  • County Commission Special Election: District 1

Who's on the ballot 

Democratic 

For United States House of Representatives - District 5

  • Nikema Williams (incumbent)

For United States House of Representatives - District 13

For State Senate District 17

For State Senate District 34

For State Senate District 44

For State House of Representatives - District 74

For State House of Representatives - District 75

For State House of Representatives - District 76

  • Sandra Givens Scott (incumbent)

For State House of Representatives - District 77

For State House of Representatives - District 78

  • Demetrius Douglas (incumbent)

For State House of Representative - District 79

  • Yasmin Neal (incumbent)

For District Attorney Clayton County Judicial Circuit 

  • Tasha M. Mosley 

For Probate Judge 

  • Pamela P Ferguson

For Clerk of Superior Court

For Sheriff 

For Tax Commissioner 

  • Danielle H. Smith (incumbent)

For Chief Magistrate

  • Keisha Wright Hill (incumbent)

For Solicitor General 

  • Charles Brooks (incumbent)

For Commission Chair 

For County Commission District 2

  • Gail Hambrick 

For County Commission District 3

For County Board of Education District 2

  • Mark Christmas (incumbent)

For County Board of Education District 3

  • Jessie Goree

For County Board of Education District 5

  • Deatrice "Dee" Haney (incumbent)

For County Board of Education District 6

  • Mary Baker (incumbent)

For County Board of Education District 7

  • Sabrina Hill (incumbent)

Democratic Party Ballot Questions 

  1. Should the United States and the State of Georgia protect Georgians from gun violence by banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, closing background check loopholes, and passing other common-sense gun safety reforms?
  2. Should the State of Georgia incentivize clean energy production as part of a climate policy that recognizes the urgent threat that climate change poses to Georgians' health, lives and future?
  3. Should the State of Georgia expand voter access by allowing same-day voter registration, removing obstacles to voting by mail, and making secure ballot drop boxes accessible at all times through Election Day?
  4. Should the State of Georgia protect reproductive freedom by repealing the current six-week abortion ban, restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade and ensuring access to contraceptives, IVF, abortion and other reproductive health care?
  5. Should the State of Georgia stop using taxpayer dollars intended for public education to pay for private school vouchers?
  6. Should the State of Georgia raise the minimum wage to a living wage?
  7. Should the portion of the Georgia state constitution allowing for involuntary servitude of prisoners and others convicted of offenses be repealed, thus prohibiting all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude statewide?
  8. Should the State of Georgia improve access to safe, affordable housing by increasing the affordable housing supply, protecting tenants' rights to habitable living conditions, and cracking down on negligence or abuse by property management companies or landlords?

Republicans

For United States House of Representatives - District 5

For United States House of Representatives - District 13

For State Senate 

For Clayton County Commission District 3

  • David Hamrick

Republican Party Questions

  1. For future elections, do you want hand-marked paper ballots scanned and verified by hand count on live stream video?
  2. Should the legislature enact the FairTax, replacing the state income tax and state sales tax with a consumption tax equal to current state funding and taxing no legal citizen or family up to the poverty level of spending?
  3. Should the legislature ban registered lobbyists from serving on the State Elections Board?
  4. Should the Georgia Republican Primary have a closed primary, meaning that only registered Republicans would be allowed to vote in the Republican Primary?
  5. Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?
  6. Would you support a statewide vote to allow gaming in Georgia so the voters can decide this issue instead of politicians in Atlanta?
  7. Currently, hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars are spent every year cleaning up voter rolls. Would you support an amendment to the National Voting Rights Act that would require registered voters to renew their registration every four years?
  8. Do you believe unelected and unaccountable international bureaucrats, like the UN-controlled World Health Organization (WHO), should have complete control over the management of future pandemics in the United States and authority to regulate your healthcare and personal health choices?

Nonpartisan

The nonpartisan candidates are both on the Democratic and Republican ballots for judge seats at the county level or that represent the county on the state level. 

Most seats are unchallenged with the option for a write-in, but there are a few that have challengers.

For Justice Supreme Court of Georgia (To succeed Michael P. Boggs)

  • Michael P. Boggs (incumbent)

For Justice Supreme Court of Georgia (To succeed John J. Ellington)

  • John J. Ellington (incumbent)

For Justice Supreme Court of Georgia (To succeed Nels S.D. Peterson)

  • Nels S.D. Peterson (incumbent)

For Justice Supreme Court of Georgia (To succeed Andrew A. Pinson)

For Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia (To succeed Stephen Louis A. Dillard)

For Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia (To succeed Kenneth B. Hodges, III)

  • Kenneth B. Hodges, III (incumbent)

For Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia (To succeed Benjamin A Land)

For Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia (To succeed Amanda H. Mercier)

  • Amanda H. Mercier (incumbent)

For Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia (To succeed M. Yvette Miller)

For Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia (To succeed Brian M. Rickman)

For Judge Court of Appeals of Georgia (To succeed Jeffrey A. Watkins)

For Judge Superior Court Clayton Judicial Court (To succeed Robert L. Mack)

  • Deitra Butler
  • Robert L. Mack (incumbent)

For Judge Superior Court Clayton Judicial Court (To succeed Shana Rooks Malone)

  • Shana Rooks Malone (incumbent)

For Judge Superior Court Clayton Judicial Court (To succeed Jewel Scott)

For Judge State Court Clayton County (To succeed Sonyja George)

For Judge State Court Clayton County (To succeed Shalonda Jones Parker)

  • Shalonda Jones Parker (incumbent)

Clayton County Special Election

The county will also hold a special election for the commission District 1 seat to fill the unexpired term of Alieka Anderson, who resigned. 

Check below for the candidates.

For County Commission District 1

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