Canton, Cherokee Elections: Candidates, Polling Locations, Sample Ballot

Canton and Cherokee County residents who plan to cast their ballots on Tuesday can prepare in advance by taking a look on who and what issues will be on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.

The General Election Day is Tuesday, and residents are advised to plan accordingly for long lines and traffic around polling locations.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Click here to find your closest polling location. Plug your address into the search box to find your polling place.

A sample ballot for Canton and Cherokee voters can also be viewed on the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page.

Once polls close, the Georgia Secretary of State will update results as they come in. Find more on election results here. You can also view local election results on the Cherokee County Elections and Voter Registration’s website.

At the local level, residents in the city of Canton will head to the polls to choose who will fill the Ward 3 seat on the City Council. Voters will decide between Farris Yawn and Jim Busi.

Voters throughout the county will also vote on who will serve as Cherokee County Commission chair during the next four years. Voters will decide whether to give incumbent Republican Buzz Ahrens a third term or to go a new route with Independent Carolyn Cosby.

Cherokee County School Board District 3 candidate John Harmon, District 1 candidate Mike Chapman, District 4 incumbent Rick Steiner and District 5 candidate Clark Menard all do not have opposition.

Senate Districts 14 and 21 — which are held by Bruce Thompson and Brandon Beach, respectively, — have no opposition.

State Rep. Mandi Ballinger, who represents Canton, northwest and southwest Cherokee County in House District 23, also does not have opposition in the general election.

State Rep. Scot Turner, who serves House District 21, will face a challenge by Libertarian Jeff Amason, who is vying for the seat as a write-in candidate.

For statewide races, voters will see on the ballot:

United States Senate

• David A. Perdue — Republican
• M. Michelle Nunn — Democrat
• Amanda C. Swafford — Libertarian

Governor

• J. Nathan Deal — Republican
• Jason J. Carter — Democrat
• Andrew T. Hunt — Libertarian

Lt. Governor

• L.S. “Casey” Cagle — Republican
• Connie J. Stokes — Democrat

Secretary of State

• Brian P. Kemp — Republican
• Doreen Carter — Democrat

Attorney General

• Samuel S. Olens — Republican
• Gregory K. “Greg” Hecht — Democrat

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Gary W. Black — Republican
• Christopher James Irvin — Democrat

Commissioner of Insurance

• Ralph T. Hudgens — Republican
• Elizabeth N “Liz” Johnson — Democrat
• Edward T. “Ted” Metz — Libertarian

State School Superintendent

• Richard L. Woods — Republican
• Valerie D. Wilson — Democrat

Commissioner of Labor

• J. Mark Butler — Republican
• Robbin K. Shipp — Democrat

Public Service Commissioner

• Herman D. “Doug” Everett — Republican
• John H. Monds — Libertarian

Public Service Commissioner

• Lauren W. “Bubba” McDonald — Republican
• Daniel A. Blackman — Democrat
• Robin Aaron Gilmer — Libertarian

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