Advance/Early voting for the Tuesday, May 24 General Primary Election in Washington County finalizes on Friday, May 20.
Early voting is open to registered voters in the Washington County Board of Elections Office at 150 Riddleville Road in Sandersville Monday through Friday until May 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Local elections are for seats on the Board of Commissioners, Board of Education, and Sandersville City Council District Four.
Four Washington County Board of Education seats see opposition. No incumbents are seeking reelection.
– Chairperson: Robert Blocker, Jr. and Randy Mayberry (District One Incumbent)
– District One: Dr. Alan Gray and Thomas (Tadpole) Pulliam
– District Two: Kristi Jenkins, John (Zack) Webb, and Shanika Wilcher
– District Three: Leigh Jordan with no opposition
– District Four: Mary Y. Hodges, Nathan C. Hodges, and Melvin Williams
One Washington County Board of Commissioners seat sees opposition. All incumbents are seeking reelection.
– Chairperson: Horace Daniel (Incumbent)
– District One: Doug Watkins (Incumbent)
– District Two: Edward Burten, Jr. (Incumbent), Christian Cobb, and Bobby Jackson
– District Three: James Hitchcock (Incumbent)
– District Four: Frank “Bossman” Simmons, Jr. (Incumbent)
City of Sandersville District Four voters will also vote for a new City Councilperson. As previously reported by WACO 100, the seat was vacated with the November 2021 resignation of Jason Davis, who moved outside the City limits. The elected Councilperson will serve the remainder of Davis’ unexpired four-year term. Two individuals seek the Sandersville City Council District Four seat:
– Emory “Ben” Salter
– Tammy Wilcher Stevens
The second of two Saturday voting opportunities will take place on Saturday, May 14. The first mandatory Saturday voting was held on May 7.
The deadline to register to vote or change address for the General Primary Election was Monday, April 25. Early voting began on Monday, May 2.
Election Day is Tuesday, May 24 with polls open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Tune into WACO 100 on Election Night following the closing of polls for instant coverage of election results at 99.9 FM and waco100fm.com.
The Washington County Chamber of Commerce held a Political Forum on April 26 to allow voters the opportunity to hear directly from candidates. WACO 100 was on-site to broadcast the event. To view the on-demand version of the forum please click HERE.