Wrapup of Qualifying Candidates

As of noon today, the period for party-affiliated candidates to qualify for the ballot has ended. (Independent state legislature candidates can qualify in June.) Here's a rundown of all the people who have qualified to represent Buckhead in various offices.

State Senator, District 6 

(Republican)

(Republican)

(Republican)

Doug Stoner  (Democrat) Incumbent

State Representative, District 54 

Edward Lindsey  (Republican) Incumbent

 Lynn Brown McKinney (Democrat) 

State Representative, District 53

Jason Esteves (Democrat)

Sheila Jones  (Democrat) Incumbent 

Robert Patillo (Democrat)

U.S. Representative, District 5

Michael Johnson (Democrat)

John Lewis (Democrat) Incumbent

Howard Stopeck (Republican)

Learn more about Johnson and Stopeck .

U.S. Representative, District 11

  (Republican) Incumbent 

William Llop (Republican)

Michael S. Opitz (Republican)

Patrick Thompson (Democrat)

Appeals Court Judge, Statewide

(all are nonpartisan and incumbent)

Keith R. Blackwell

Michael P. Boggs

Stephen Dillard

John Ellington

M. Yvette Miller

Herbert Phipps

District Attorney, Atlanta Circuit

Paul Howard (Democrat) Incumbent

Superior Court Judges, Atlanta Circuit

(all are nonpartisan and incumbent, except when noted)

Kimberly Esmond Adams

T. Jackson Bedford, Jr.

Alford J. Dempsey, Jr.

Doris L. Downs

Ural Glanville

John J. Goger

Todd Markle (has an opponent: Clarence R. Johnson, Jr.)

Shawn LaGrua

Bensonetta Tipton Lane

Henry M. Newkirk

Constance C. Russell

Wendy L. Shoob

Gail S. Tusan

Supreme Court Justices, Statewide

Carol W. Hunstein (Nonpartisan) Incumbent

Harold D. Melton (Nonpartisan) Incumbent

Hugh P. Thompson (Nonpartisan) Incumbent

Public Service Commission, District 3 - Metro-Atlanta

Chuck Eaton  (Republican) Incumbent 

Matt Reid (Republican)

Stephen Oppenheimer (Democrat)

Patch will continue to follow the 2012 elections, at every level, closely.