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Here are the key races to watch on Tuesday and who’s running on the Democrat, Republican and Non-Partisan tickets. Note that some races feature candidates only from one party.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Fulton County
Democrat: Fani Willis (incumbent), Christian Wise Smith -- PROJECTED WINNER
Republican: Courtney Kramer
Gwinnett County
Democrat: Andrea Alabi, Patsy Austin-Gatson (incumbent), Daryl Manns
SHERIFF
Clayton County Sheriff
Democrat: Levon Allen (incumbent), Clarence Cox, Jeffrey Turner, Charlene Watson-Fraser.
Non-partisan: Curtis Steven Farmer, Adrian Washington
Republican: John Lee Redlinger
CONGRESSIONAL RACES
Voters will be picking candidates in all of Georgia’s 14 congressional districts.
Rep. Drew Ferguson, who represents Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District, is not running for re-election, which means his seat is up for grabs. There are two Democrats and six Republicans running in the race for Ferguson’s seat.
District 6, currently held by Republican Rep. Rich McCormick, will shift to a Democrat-leaning district. District 7, currently held by Democrat Rep. Lucy McBath, will shift to a Republican-leaning district.
McBath is running in District 6 against two challengers Jerica Richardson and Mandisha Ann-Marie Thomas on the Democratic ticket. Jeff Criswell is the only candidate on the Republican primary.
UPDATE: McBath projected by the Associated Press to be the winner.
McCormick will run unopposed in the Republican primary in District 7 with Bob Christian running as Democratic candidate.
Incumbent Rep. David Scott will have six challengers against him in the Democratic primary for District 13 while two candidates are running on the Republican side.
UPDATE: Rep. Scott projected by the Associated Press to be the winner.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will run unopposed in the Republican primary while four candidates are vying to become her Democratic challenger in the November general election.
Republican U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk is the only other incumbent who faces a primary challenge. Retired banker and longtime Republican activist Lori Marie Pesta and retired airline pilot Mike Pons are running against Loudermilk in the 11th Congressional District northwest of Atlanta. Antonio Daza and Kate Stamper are seeking the Democratic nomination.
UPDATE: Rep. Loudermilk is projected by the Associated Press to be the winner.
Democrats are also choosing nominees to challenge Republican incumbents in south and middle Georgia’s 8th District, northeast Georgia’s 10th District and in the 12th District around Augusta.
GEORGIA SUPREME COURT
One of the most closely watched races is the one between Georgia Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson and John Barrow, a former Democratic congressman.
UPDATE: Pinson is the projected winner, according to the Associated Press.
The law says a woman can’t have an abortion once a heartbeat is detected in the fetus, which generally happens around six weeks of gestation. Many opponents of the law say women generally don’t know they are even pregnant at six weeks.
Barrow says he believes Georgians have a right to abortion under the state constitution, while Pinson says it’s inappropriate for him to talk about issues and important not to make the race partisan.
Kemp and other conservatives intervened to aid Pinson. Barrow unsuccessfully sued in federal court, saying a state judicial agency was violating his free-speech rights when the agency warned Barrow his discussion of abortion might be violating judicial ethics.
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