Early voting began Monday in Walton County for the primaries as major races both local and state-wide crowd the ballot. By Friday, 327 Democrat General Primary in-person early votes had been cast, 1154 Republican in-person early ballots had been cast and eight Non-partisan ballots also had been cast. In addition, 18 Democratic and 21 Republican mail-in ballots had been received.
A number of major races are on the docket this spring, but none have gotten more attention in Georgia than the gubernatorial race, as a host of candidates fight to reach the governor’s mansion to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp.
Eight different candidates are on the Republican ballot for governor, including Chris Carr, Rick Jackson, Burt Jones and Brad Raffensperger, among others. The Democratic ballot has seven candidates, including Geoff Duncan and Keisha Lance Bottoms.
A number of other state races are on the ballot this spring, including numerous candidates for lieutenant
governor, secretary of state and attorney general.
State Sen. Bill Cowsert, who represents Walton County, is running for attorney general, while state Sen. Tim Fleming, who represents part of Social Circle, is on the ballot for secretary of state.
In more local voting, only a handful of races for the General Assembly are contested in Walton County.
The state Senate District 46 race has two Democrats on the ballot, William Gaulden and Ray Smith, while three Republicans are duking it out for the same seat, including Michael Broun, Doug McKillip and Marc McMain.
The state House District 114 has two Republicans on the GOP ballot, as Brett Mauldin faces off with Wendell Delano McNeal for the right to be on the general election ballot this fall. In truly local races,
only one race is contested, as incumbent Lee Bradford defends his District 4 seat on the Walton County Board of Commissioners against Dallas Haupt.
The general primary for Georgia and Walton County will be Tuesday, May 19. Advanced voting began on April 27 and will run until May 15. The runoff for the May 19 primary will be June 16 with advanced voting as soon as possible after that but no later than June 8 until June 12.
The General Election/Special Election will take place on Nov. 3 with early voting from October 13 – 30. Any runoff required will take place on Dec. 1 with early voting as soon as possible but no later than Nov. 23 to Nov. 25.
Below are the three sample ballots and you can take a look at what to expect, and research your preferences, before showing up at the polls to vote.
5/19/26 Democrat General Primary Sample Ballot
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