Candidates are competing for state and federal legislative offices and other government posts in Reporter Newspapers communities will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot. In the list below, click on a candidate’s name for his or her background and answers to Reporter Newspapers questions.
For our Voters Guide about TSPLOSTs, MARTA funding and Opportunity School District ballot questions, click here.
To check your polling place and to see a customized sample ballot, see the state’s “My Voter” page at mvp.sos.ga.gov.
STATE SENATE
District 5 (Buckhead)
Beth Beskin (incumbent)
District 6 (Buckhead/Sandy Springs)
Hunter Hill (incumbent)
District 40 (Brookhaven/Dunwoody/Sandy Springs)
Fran Millar (incumbent)
District 42 (Brookhaven)
Elena Parent (incumbent)
Kenneth Brett Quarterman (did not respond to questionnaire)
District 56 (Sandy Springs)
John Albers (incumbent)
STATE HOUSE
District 80 (Brookhaven/Sandy Springs)
Taylor Bennett (incumbent)
The candidates also met in a debate at Oglethorpe University.
District 81 (Brookhaven)
Scott Holcomb (incumbent)
U.S. House of Representatives
District 5 (Buckhead)
John Lewis (incumbent)
District 6 (Brookhaven/Dunwoody/Sandy Springs)
Tom Price (incumbent)
Rodney Stooksbury (did not respond to questionnaire)
DeKalb County CEO
Michael Thurmond (did not respond to questionnaire)
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