Voters go to polls in House and district attorney elections
February 9, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) Voters Tuesday are deciding a vacant Georgia House seat and a vacant district attorney’s post.
Six candidates are running a special Democratic primary in House District 90, which includes parts of DeKalb, Henry and Rockdale counties.
Candidates include Diandra Hines, a former legislative aide; Angela Moore, who made an unsuccessful bid for Secretary of State in 2010; Greg Shealey, who lost Democratic primaries for the House seat in 2018 and 2020; Joel Thibodeaux, who lost a state Senate bid in 2018; former state Rep. Stan Watson and former DeKalb County Commission candidate Ed Williams.
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L-R, Rev. Dexter Wimbish (D) and incumbent District Attorney Marie Broder (R).
While most political ads have disappeared, there’s one local race still to be decided: district attorney for the Griffin Judicial Circuit, which includes Fayette, Spalding, Pike and Upson counties.
Veteran Assistant D.A. Marie Broder was appointed last year by Gov. Brian Kemp to replace Ben Coker, who became the circuit’s newest superior court judge. The special election on Feb. 9 is for the remaining two years of the four-year-term for D.A.
Broder, a Republican, has a Democrat opponent, Rev. Dexter Wimbish, a Griffin-based attorney and civil rights advocate.
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Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger this week announced Feb. 9 will be the date of the special election required for the Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney, which became vacant due to the appointment of The Honorable Ben Coker to the Superior Court of the Griffin Judicial Circuit.
The special election will be held on February 9, 2020 for the county in circuit, which includes Fayette, Pike, Spalding, and Upson counties. A run-off, if needed, will be held on March 9, 2021.
Qualifying for the Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney special election ended at 1:00 p.m., Dec. 18. The qualifying fee is $3,674.20.
Both elections will be held Feb. 9, with runoffs held March 9 if needed. Author: Associated Press Updated: 9:54 PM EST December 16, 2020
ATLANTA Special elections have been set to fill a vacant Georgia House seat and a vacant district attorney’s post.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday a special Democratic primary for House District 90, which includes parts of DeKalb, Henry and Rockdale counties. Democratic state Rep. Pam Stephenson resigned in September.
Also announced was a special election for voters in Fayette, Pike, Spalding and Upson counties to choose a new chief prosecutor. Former District Attorney Ben Coker was appointed a superior court judge by Gov. Brian Kemp.
ATLANTA (AP) Special elections have been set to fill a vacant Georgia House seat and a vacant district attorney s post.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday that a special Democratic primary for House District 90, which includes parts of DeKalb, Henry and Rockdale counties, will be held Feb. 9. A runoff will be held March 9 if needed.
Voters in Fayette, Pike, Spalding and Upson counties, meanwhile, will choose a new chief prosecutor. That special election is also set for Feb. 9, with a runoff on March 9 if needed. Former District Attorney Ben Coker was appointed a superior court judge by Gov. Brian Kemp.