January 27, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Thirty three of the 62 petitions issued for the 2022 elections have been filed with the DeKalb County Election Commission, the first step in the process of persons becoming a qualified candidate.
Two persons have picked up petitions so far this week including Steve Randall Merriman, who plans to run in the Republican Primary for County Commissioner in the 5th district, and Wayne Cantrell who intends to be an Independent candidate in the August County General Election for County Commissioner in District 4.
The 33 candidates who have filed their qualifying petitions with the election commission to date are as follows:
Democratic Primary May 3:
Register of Deeds– Shelby D. Reeder
Road Supervisor-Wayne Shehane
County Commissioner, District 3– Jack E. Barton, III
County Commissioner, District 6– Jeffery K. “Jeff” Barnes (Incumbent) and Danny L. McGinnis
Republican Primary May 3:
County Mayor– Matthew N. “Matt” Adcock and Anita T. Puckett
Sheriff-Patrick R. Ray (Incumbent) and Keneth Lee Whitehead
General Sessions Court Judge-Mingy Kay Ball and Brandon Cox
Register of Deeds– Daniel A. Seber
Road Supervisor-Danny Lynn Hale (Incumbent) and Shane Walker
County Clerk- James L. “Jimmy” Poss (Incumbent)
Circuit Court Clerk– Susan L. Martin (Incumbent)
Trustee-Sean D. Driver (Incumbent)
County Commissioner, District 1– Thomas E. “Tom” Chandler
County Commissioner, District 2-Sabrina Farler
County Commissioner, District 4– Greg Matthews
County Commissioner, District 5– Larry L. Green and Joshua E. Holloway
County Commissioner, District 6- Justin Douglas Adcock
County Commissioner, District 7– Boyd Bruce Malone, (Incumbent)
The Election Commission has also received the proper duplicate petitions from the following candidates in the 13th judicial district (multi-county races)
Republican Primary –May 3:
Circuit Court Judge Part II-13th Judicial District-Caroline E. Knight
Chancellor- 13th Judicial District- Ronald Thurman (Incumbent)
Circuit Court Judge Part II- 13th Judicial District-Jonathan Young (Incumbent)
Circuit Court Judge Part I- 13th Judicial District -William T. “Will” Ridley
Criminal Court Judge Part II 13th Judicial District-Wesley Bray (Incumbent)
Public Defender13th Judicial District- Craig P. Fickling, Jr. (Incumbent)
Criminal Court Judge Part I 13th Judicial District- Gary S. McKenzie (Incumbent)
District Attorney General 13th Judicial District- Bryant C. Dunaway (Incumbent)
August General Election
Circuit Court Judge Part 1 13th Judicial District- Amy Turnbull Hollars (Incumbent) to run as an Independent candidate
The other 29 petition holders have until February 17 to file those petitions and become a qualified candidate for the 2022 elections