Multiple area primaries are contested on the May 21 Republican and Democratic party ballots. The winners move on to the November general election to potentially face an opposing party’s candidate.
When qualifying closed at noon Friday, the Hephzibah area will have a new state representative next year after Rep. Gloria Frazier, D-126, declined to run again. The Evans-area House District 131 Republican primary is now a six-way race.
U.S. Rep. Rick W. Allen has opposition, as does Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree and Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams. But Columbia County Sheriff Clay Whittle will not, after announced candidate Patrick Clayton did not qualify.
The candidates who qualified are:
12th Congressional District
- Richard Wayne Allen, R-Augusta (incumbent)
- Daniel DJ Jackson, D-Evans
- Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson, D-Statesboro
Augusta Circuit District Attorney (Richmond and Burke counties)
- Jared T. Williams, D-Augusta (incumbent)
- Amber Brantley, D-Hephzibah
Burke County Sheriff
- Alfonzo Williams, D-Waynesboro (incumbent)
- Lewis Blanchard, R-Waynesboro
Richmond County Sheriff
- Richard Roundtree, D-Augusta (incumbent)
- Bo Johnson, D-Hephzibah
- Eugene “Gino Rock” Brantley, D-Augusta
- Richard Dixon, Independent-Hephzibah
Columbia County Sheriff
- Clay Whittle, R (incumbent)
State Senate, District 22
- Harold V. Jones II, D-Augusta (incumbent)
State Senate, District 23
- Max Burns, R-Sylvania (incumbent)
- Shayna Boston, D-Swainsboro
State Senate, District 24
- Lee Anderson, R-Grovetown (incumbent)
State House Representative, District 123
- Rob Leverett, R-Elberton (incumbent)
State House Representative, District 125
- CJ Pearson, R-Grovetown
- Gary Richardson, R-Evans
- Kay Turner, D-Grovetown
State House Representative, District 126
- William C. Harris, R-Hephzibah
- L.C. Myles, D-Hephzibah
State House Representative, District 127
- Mark Newton, R-Augusta (incumbent)
State House Representative, District 129
- Karlton L. Howard, D-Augusta (incumbent)
- Scott Cambers, D-Augusta
State House Representative, District 130
- Lynn Gladney, D-Augusta (incumbent)
State House Representative, District 131
- Benjamin Shawn Cairns, R
- David Christian Byrne, R-Grovetown
- Paul Abbott, R-Martinez
- Rob Clifton, R-Evans
- Russell Wilder, R-Grovetown
- Heather Rose White, D-Evans
State House Representative, District 132
- Brian L. Prince, D-Augusta
