Your last chance to vote in the Loganville Municipal elections is Nov. 4

Voters choose one of two candidates for mayor and three of five candidates for city council

Election Day is now upon us and Loganville city residents get to choose a new mayor and three at-large city council candidates to serve for the next four years, beginning in January 2026. Early voting is over so if you haven’t yet voted, you will have to vote at your regular polling place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4. If you don’t know your regular polling place, you can find out by clicking or tapping on this link and filling in the relevant information.

Loganville residents who are in Gwinnett County will have to vote at their regular Gwinnett County polling place for any county or state elections and then vote separately at the Rock Gym in Loganville for city elections.

Councilwoman Anne Huntsinger chose not to run for reelection. Councilman Branden Whitfield also chose instead not to seek reelection but instead to throw his hat into the ring for mayor to replace outgoing Mayor Skip Baliles who chose not to run for reelection.

Whitfield was one of two candidates who qualified to run for mayor. Candidates are:

• Branden Whitfield
• John Soesbe

Qualifying for the three at-large city council posts are:

• incumbent Councilwoman Melanie Long,
• Wesley Johnson,
• Toyin Wakil Olaoluwa,
• Joseph Bastian,
• Keith Colquitt
• Joanne Byrne qualified but has since withdrawn.

Click or tap on this link to see a sample ballot for the City of Loganville Municipal Elections. Please note that although Joanne Byrne’s name still appears on the ballot, she has official withdrawn from the race and votes cast for her will not be counted. For the full Walton County sample ballot, click or tap on this link.

The Walton County Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum on Oct. 8 at the Walton County Courthouse. If you missed it in person, or live on Facebook, you can see a replay on Youtube at this link or on the image below. The City of Loganville candidates were first up.