Stacey Abrams, Brian Kemp, David Perdue and others on the ballot as a week of qualifying comes to an end

This is the moment everyone has been waiting for, the rematch between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp for Governor of Georgia. Both qualified this week and should be at the top of their party’s ticket in the general election in November, however, Kemp has some homework to do in the primary as he has a challenger. 

Kemp, who barely won the governorship in his first match with Abrams in 2018, is finding the road to his party’s nomination a little bumpy, thanks to a former friend, now foe, David Perdue. Perdue is running with the backing of former President Donald Trump, who promised to punish several Republicans, including Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for their refusal to overturn the 2020 presidential elections in his favor.  

As for Abrams, she has spent her time since her first race with Kemp building her brand, building relationships, and building her war chest. She has no primary opponent. Political pundits say Abrams will spend her time wisely preparing for the general election. 

Qualifying for Georgia’s 2022 elections ended Friday afternoon, in addition to Abrams, Kemp, and Perdue, there is a long list of incumbents and newcomers who are already off to the races, so to speak, in their efforts to secure the winner’s slot in the primary. 

Another race to watch will be the U.S. Senate race. Incumbent Raphael Warnock, D-Georgia, will face a wide slate of challengers including Herschel Walker and Ag Secretary Gary Black, among others. While Black and other Republican candidates are demanding that Herschel agrees to debates, Walker has refused and made it clear that he will only debate Warnock. The article in the Sunday copy of the AJC on Herschel, his business dealing, and partners has provided a litany of topics to talk about. 

Cobb County will see itself represented by four members of the U.S. House of Representatives after new congressional district boundaries were approved earlier this year. Democrat Lucy McBath, who represents the 6th Congressional District, is running for the neighboring 7th District against fellow Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux and Donna McLeod, leaving the now Republican-leaning seat she has occupied open.

U.S. Rep. David Scott, D-Atlanta, who represents the 13th District, picked up challengers – two Democrats and two Republicans. Former state Sen. Vincent Fort is among the contenders.  

U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville, who represents the 11th District, is being challenged by Antonio Daza, a Democratic businessman. 

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, who represents a portion of southwest Cobb, faces nine challengers. 

Cobb Board of Commissioner Keli Gambrill does not have a challenger, while fellow Commissioner JoAnn Birrell faces primary and general election challengers in Republican Judy Sarden and Democrat Christine Triebsch.

Here’s the full list of all candidates who qualified this week and will appear on Cobb ballots:

FEDERAL U.S. Senate

GARY W. BLACK (R)

JOSH CLARK (R)

KELVIN KING (R)

JONATHAN “JON” MCCOLUMN (R)

CHASE OLIVER (L)

LATHAM SADDLER (R)

HERSCHEL JUNIOR WALKER (R)

TAMARA JOHNSON-SHEALEY (D)

RAPHAEL WARNOCK (D) (I)

U.S. Congressional District 6

JAKE EVANS (R)

BYRON GATEWOOD (R)

MEAGAN HANSON (R)

BLAKE HARBIN (R)

RICH MCCORMICK (R)

PAULETTE SMITH (R)

MALLORY STAPLES (R)

SUZI VOYLES (R)

EUGENE YU (R)

BOB CHRISTIAN (D)

WAYNE C WHITE (D)

U.S. Congressional District 11

BARRY LOUDERMILK (R) (I)

ANTONIO DAZA (D)

U.S. Congressional District 13

CAESAR GONZALES (R)

DOMINIKA HAWKINS (R)

CALINA PLOTKY (R)

MARK BAKER (D)

SHASTITY DRISCOLL (D)

VINCENT FORT (D)

DAVID SCOTT (D) (I)

U.S. Congressional District 14*

ERIC CUNNINGHAM (R)

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R) (I)

JAMES HAYGOOD (R)

CHARLES LUTIN (R)

JENNIFER STRAHAN (R)

SETH SYNSTELIEN (R)

ANGELA PENCE (L)

WENDY DAVIS (D)

MARCUS FLOWERS (D)

HOLLY MCCORMACK (D)

STATEWIDEGovernor

CATHERINE DAVIS (R)

BRIAN KEMP (R) (I)

DAVID A. PERDUE (R)

KANDISS TAYLOR (R)

TOM WILLIAMS (R)

STACEY ABRAMS (D)

SHANE HAZEL (L)

AL BARTELL (IND)

Lieutenant Governor

BURT JONES (R)

MACK MCGREGOR (R)

BUTCH MILLER (R)

JEANNE SEAVER (R)

ERICK E. ALLEN (D)

CHARLIE BAILEY (D)

TYRONE BROOKS JR (D)

TONY BROWN (D)

KWANZA HALL (D)

JASON T. HAYES (D)

DERRICK L. JACKSON (D)

R. MALIK (D)

RENITTA SHANNON (D)

RYAN GRAHAM (L)

Secretary of State

DAVID C. BELLE ISLE (R)

JODY HICE (R)

T.J. HUDSON (R)

TED METZ (L)

BRAD RAFFENSPERGER (R) (I)

DEE DAWKINS-HAIGLER (D)

JOHN EAVES (D)

FLOYD GRIFFIN (D)

BEE NGUYEN (D)

MICHAEL OWENS (D)

Attorney General

CHRIS CARR (R) (I)

JOHN GORDON (R)

JENNIFER “JEN” JORDAN (D)

CHRISTIAN WISE SMITH (D)

MARTIN COWEN (L)

Commissioner of Agriculture

TYLER HARPER (R)

WINFRED DUKES (D)

NAKITA HEMINGWAY (D)

FRED SWANN (D)

DAVID RAUDABAUGH (L)

MOLLIE “MALI” BEAVERS (IND)

Commissioner of Insurance

BEN COWART (R)

JOHN KING (R) (I)

PATRICK WITT (R)

RAPHAEL BAKER (D)

JANICE LAWS ROBINSON (D)

MATTHEW WILSON (D)

Commissioner of Labor

EMILY ANDERSON (L)

KARTIK BHATT (R)

MIKE COAN (R)

BRUCE THOMPSON (R)

WILLIAM “WILL” BODDIE JR (D)

THOMAS DEAN (D)

NICOLE HORN (D)

LESTER G. JACKSON III (D)

NADIA SURRENCY (D)

State School Superintendent

JOHN D. BARGE (R)

RICHARD WOODS (R) (I)

CURREY HITCHENS (D)

JAHA V. HOWARD (D)

JAMES MORROW JR (D)

ALISHA THOMAS SEARCY (D)

Public Service Commissioner District 2

COLIN MCKINNEY (L)

TIM ECHOLS (R) (I)

PATTY DURAND (D)

RUSSELL EDWARDS (D)

Public Service Commissioner District 3

FITZ JOHNSON (R) (I)

SHELIA EDWARDS (D)

CHANDRA FARLEY (D)

MISSY MOORE (D)

LEGISLATURE State Senate District 6

FRED GLASS (R)

ANGELIC MOORE (R)

JASON ESTEVES (D)

LUISA WAKEMAN (D)

State Senate District 32

KAY KIRKPATRICK (R) (I)

ANDY SOHA (R)

SYLVIA L. BENNETT (D)

State Senate District 33

EURIEL I. HEMMERLY (D)

MICHAEL DOC RHETT (D) (I)

State Senate District 37

DAVID DELK (R)

SCOTT JOHNSON (R)

ED SETZLER (R)

TITUS NICHOLS (D)

VANESSA PARKER (D)

State Senate District 38

MELODY BRAY (D)

MICHAEL CARSON (D)

ADAM PETTY (D)

HORACENA TATE (D) (I)

State Senate District 56*

JOHN ALBERS (R) (I)

PATRICK THOMPSON (D)

State Representative District 22*

DONNA KOSICKI (R)

JORDAN RIDLEY (R)

STACEE LASHONE HILL (D)

State Representative District 34

DEVAN SEABAUGH (R) (I)

DOROTHY COKER (D)

State Representative District 35

ROBERT TRIM (R)

LISA CAMPBELL (D)

NICK MILLER (D)

KYLE RINAUDO (D)

State Representative District 36

GINNY EHRHART (R) (I)

JAMES F. RYNER (D)

State Representative District 37

MARITES “TESS” REDDING (R)

MARY FRANCES WILLIAMS (D) (I)

State Representative District 38

DAVID WILKERSON (D) (I)

State Representative District 39

OLIVIA ANGEL (R)

MONICA EVETTE DELANCY (D)

DEBORAH JOHNSON (D)

WANDA LESTERANTHONY (D)

TAMARRE PIERRE (D)

State Representative District 40

FUN FONG (R)

THOMAS CASEZ (D)

DOUG STONER (D)

State Representative District 41

JAMES ALLEN RODI (R)

MICHAEL SMITH (D) (I)

State Representative District 42

TERI ANULEWICZ (D) (I)

State Representative District 43

ANNA J. TILLMAN (R)

SOLOMON ADESANYA (D)

BENJAMIN STAHL (D)

State Representative District 44

DON L. PARSONS (R) (I)

WILLIE MAE OYOGOA (D)

State Representative District 45

SHARON COOPER (R)

CARMINTHIA MOORE (R)

DUSTIN MCCORMICK (D)

State Representative District 46

JOHN CARSON (R) (I)

MICHEAL GARZA (D)

LOCAL

Solicitor General

CHRIS LANNING (D)

COURTNEY BRUBAKER (R)

MAKIA METZGER (D)

County Commission District 1

KELI GAMBRILL (R) (I)

County Commission District 3

JOANN K. BIRRELL (R) (I)

JUDY SARDEN (R)

CHRISTINE TRIEBSCH (D)

Board of Education Post 2 (Howard, open seat)

STEPHEN M. GEORGE JR (R)

MATTHEW “ANTHONY” SEARS (R)

ANDRES SANDATE (D)

BECKY SAYLER (D)

Board of Education Post 4

DAVID CHASTAIN (R) (I)

CATHERINE POZNIAK (D)

Board of Education Post 6

NICHELLE A. DAVIS (D)

NON-PARTISAN

Smyrna City Council Ward 2

LATONIA P. HINES

NATALIE E. JONES

NATALIE KENG

MICHAEL J. STARKS

CYNTHIA WAGNER

State Supreme Court Justice

SHAWN ELLEN LAGRUA (I)

State Supreme Court Justice

CARLA MCMILLIAN (I)

State Supreme Court Justice

VERONICA BRINSON

VERDA M. COLVIN (I)

State Court of Appeals Judge

CHRIS MCFADDEN (I)

State Court of Appeals Judge

TREA PIPKIN (I)

State Court of Appeals Judge

ANNE ELIZABETH BARNES (I)

Cobb County Superior Court Judge

ANN HARRIS (I)

Cobb County Superior Court Judge

CHARLES FORD

ROB LEONARD (I)

MATT MCMASTER

Cobb County Superior Court Judge (Flournoy, open seat)

SONJA N. BROWN

DANIELE JOHNSON

JAMES LUTTRELL

TANEESHA MARSHALL

GERALD MOORE

Cobb County State Court Judge, Post 5

ERIC BREWTON (I)

Cobb County State Court Judge Division 2, Post 1

JASON B. FINCHER (I)

Cobb County State Court Judge Division 2, Post 4

BRIDGETTE CAMPBELL GLOVER (I)

Cobb County State Court Judge Division 2, Post 5

ASHLEY J. PALMER (I)