February 13, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Thursday, February 17 is the qualifying deadline for candidates to get in the race for the May 3 DeKalb County Democratic and Republican Primaries or the August 4 DeKalb County General Election as an Independent.
All 19 persons who had obtained petitions to run for the 8 county wide public offices this year have now filed them with the election commission. The last was Bradley Hendrix who filed his petition Monday for County Mayor in the DeKalb GOP Primary on May 3.
Only 3 of the 32 people who have picked up petitions to run for the county commission have not yet filed them with the election commission including Joshua Chapman in the May 3 GOP Primary in District 3, Michael Paul Atnip in the May 3 Democratic Primary in District 6, and Trevin Merriman in the May 3 GOP Primary in District 7.
Three of the 9 Board of Education candidates have also not yet filed their petitions with the election commission including Matthew J. Quarles in the May 3 GOP Primary in District 2, Jim Beshearse (Incumbent) in the May 3 GOP Primary in District 3, and Eric R. Ervin in the May 3 GOP Primary in District 4.
Offices on the May 3 Democratic and Republican primary ballots include: County Mayor; Road Supervisor; Sheriff, General Sessions Judge; Circuit Court Clerk; County Clerk; Trustee; Register of Deeds; County Commissioner in all seven (7) districts (2 can be nominated per district); School Board members in districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7; Constable in District 4 to fill a vacancy; Circuit Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); Chancellor (13th Judicial District); Criminal Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); District Attorney General (13th Judicial District); and Public Defender (13th Judicial District). While the above offices will appear on May primary ballots, candidates also have the option to run as Independent candidates who will not appear on the ballot until August. However, the same qualifying deadlines apply.
Petitions must be returned by Noon February 17th.
Winners of the May primaries will square off against each other in the August DeKalb County General Election along with any properly qualified independent candidates.
The local election office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is located on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse.
The entire list of candidates for either the May primaries or the August General Election is as follows:
(Click links below to view updates on other 2022 races)