North Fulton Voters Head To Polls For May 22 Primary Elections

ALPHARETTA, GA -- Today is Election Day in North Fulton County, and voters will head to the polls to cast ballots in local, state and federal elections.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 22 for the Alpharetta special election and for citizens to cast ballots in general primary elections taking place across the area.

In Alpharetta, former City Council members Chris Owen and Jim Gilvin are vying to succeed former Mayor David Belle Isle, who also resigned to pursue his bid to win the Republican primary to become Georgia's next Secretary of State.

For the City Council Post 3 seat, Alpharetta residents will choose between Katie Harding and Karen Richard while the Post 4 race will be between John Hipes and Clifford Martin.

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At the county level, voters will also consider whether to stick with incumbent Robb Pitts or allow his primary challenger, Keisha Waites, to become the Democratic chairman for the County Commission. They will face off in the May 22 primary and since there are no Republican contenders, the winner will become the new chair. County Commissioners Liz Hausmann of District 1, Lee Morris of District 3 and Marvin Arrington, Jr. of District 5 are all running unopposed.

School Board District 2 incumbent Katie Reeves will face Tom Pemble while District 5 member Linda McCain and Julia Bernath of District 7 will run unopposed in the May 22 election for nonpartisan races. District 6 incumbent Kimberly Dove will face Latonya Rogers. Fulton State Court judges Jay Roth and Eric Richardson are also running unopposed, but Chief Magistrate Judge Cassandra Kirk will face challenger Louis Levenson. Those races are also nonpartisan.

Another notable race on the ballot is the race on the Democratic side for Georgia's 6th Congressional District. Democrats Kevin Abel, Lucy McBath, Steven Knight Griffin and Bobby Kaple are running in the May 22 primary with the hopes of getting enough votes to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Karen Handel in the Nov. 6 general election. The 6th Congressional District includes all of North Fulton County and parts of DeKalb and East Cobb counties.

State Rep. Chuck Martin and State Senators Brandon Beach and John Albers all face Democratic challengers in November, but are running unopposed in the primary. State House District 50 candidates Kelly Stewart and Douglas Chanco will battle for the Republican nomination while Angelika Kausche and Guarav Phadke are running in the Democratic primary. There are no primary contests for the House District 51 race, so Republican Alex Kaufman and Democrat Josh McLaurin will go head-to-head in the general election.

Former Roswell Mayor Jere Wood and incumbent State Rep. Betty Price are hoping to win the Republican primary to face Democrat Mary Robichaux in the general election for the House District 48 seat. Down in House District 52, which covers Sandy Springs, incumbent Rep. Deborah Silcox is facing Republican challenger Gavi Shapiro. The winner of that primary will go head-to-head with Democrat Shea Roberts.

Another federal race -- the 11th Congressional District -- will not be contested in the May 22 primary. Incumbent Republican Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville) faces no opposition and will be challenged by Democrat Flynn Broady Jr. for the seat in the general election. The 11th Congressional District includes all of Bartow and Cherokee counties and parts of Cobb and North Fulton counties.

If you are unaware of your polling location, visit the Georgia Secretary of State My Voter Page.

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