Candidates Line Up To Qualify In North Fulton (UPDATED)

ROSWELL, GA — Three Democrats are now seeking to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Karen Handel to win the 6th Congressional District seat. Handel, who qualified this week to seek her first full term in the U.S. House of Representative, will face a Democratic contender in the Nov. 6 general election.

Three Democrats — Kevin Abel, Steven Knight Griffin and Bobby Kaple — are all vying for their party's nomination to take on Handel in the election (For more news like this, find your local Patch here. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here).

Another candidate, Lucy McBath of Cobb County, has also indicated she will seek the seat, but as of Wednesday, has not formally entered the race.

As Patch readers recall, Handel defeated Democratic contender Jon Ossoff for the seat vacated with the resignation of Tom Price. The 6th Congressional District spans all of North Fulton and includes parts of DeKalb and East Cobb counties.

Other candidates that have qualified for federal, state and local offices representing all or parts of North Fulton County include:

Mayor, city of Alpharetta (vacant)

Chris Owen (challenger)

Jim Gilvin (challenger)

Alpharetta City Council Post 3 (vacant)

Karen Richard (challenger)

Alpharetta City Council Post 4 (vacant)

John Hipes (challenger)

Clifford Martin (challenger)

Fulton County Commission Chair

Robb Pitts (incumbent), Democrat

Keisha Waites (challenger), Democrat

Fulton County District 1 Commissioner

Liz Hausmann (incumbent), Republican

Fulton County District 3 Commissioner

Lee Morris (incumbent), Republican

Fulton County Board of Education, District 2

Katie Reeves (incumbent)

Tom Pemble (challenger)

Fulton County Board of Education, District 5

Linda McCain (incumbent)

Fulton County Board of Education, District 7

Julia Bernath (incumbent)

Chief Magistrate Judge, Fulton County

Cassandra Kirk (incumbent)

State Court Judge, Fulton County

Eric Richardson

State Court Judge, Fulton County

Jay Roth

Senate District 6 (Cobb and Sandy Springs)

Leah Aldridge (challenger), Republican

Jen Jordan (incumbent), Democrat

Senate District 32 (East Cobb and parts of Sandy Springs)

Kay Kirkpatrick (incumbent), Republican

Christine Triesbsch (challenger), Democrat

Senate District 40 (Dunwoody and parts of Sandy Springs)

Fran Millar (incumbent), Republican

Sally Harrell (challenger), Democrat

Tamara Johnson-Shealey (challenger), Democrat

Senate District 56 (Roswell, Sandy Springs)

John Albers (incumbent), Republican

Patrick Thompson (challenger), Democrat

Ellyn Jeager (challenger), Democrat

Jim Guess. Jr. (challenger), Democrat

House District 45 (parts of Sandy Springs)

Matt Dollar (incumbent), Republican

Essence Johnson (challenger), Democrat

House District 47 (Milton)

Jan Jones (incumbent), Republican

House District 48 (Roswell)

Betty Price (incumbent), Republican

Jere Wood (challenger), Republican

Mary Robichaux (challenger), Democrat

House District 49 (Alpharetta)

Chuck Martin (incumbent), Republican

Luanne Taylor (challenger), Independent

Maurisa Versel (challenger), Democrat

House District 50 (Johns Creek; vacant)

Angelika Kausche, Democrat

Kelly Stewart, Republican

Douglas Chanco, Republican

House District 51 (Sandy Springs, Roswell and Johns Creek; incumbent State Rep. Wendell Willard is retiring)

Alex Kaufman, Republican

Josh McLaurin, Democrat

House District 52 (Sandy Springs)

Deborah Silcox (incumbent), Republican

Gavi Shapiro (challenger), Republican

Shea Roberts (challenger), Democrat

House District 80 (Brookhaven and parts of Sandy Springs)

Meagan Hanson (incumbent), Republican

Matthew Wilson (challenger), Democrat

United States Representatives, District 11 (Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb and parts of N. Fulton County)

Barry Loudermilk (incumbent), Republican

Flynn Broady (challenger), Democrat

The qualifying period for local, state and federal races will continue this week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Thursday, March 8 and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 9.

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