2026 Fulton County elections

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2026 Fulton County elections
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A general election will be held in Fulton County, Georgia, on November 3, 2026, to elect various county-level positions. Partisan primary elections will be held on May 19, alongside nonpartisan judicial and school board elections in the county.

Contents

Board of Commissioners

Chair

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Marvin Arrington, member of the commission for the 5th district (2014–present) [1]
  • Mo Ivory, member of the commission for the 4th district (2025–present) [2]
  • Robb Pitts, incumbent commissioner [3]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robb Pitts (incumbent)
Democratic Marvin Arrington
Democratic Mo Ivory
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Eric J. Tatum, attorney [4]
Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eric J. Tatum
Total votes100.00

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Bridget Thorne, incumbent commissioner [4]
Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bridget Thorne (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Maggie Goldman, realtor and nominee in 2022 [4]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maggie Goldman
Total votes100.00

District 3

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Kimberly Bean, operations manager [4]
  • Kiddada Grey, author [4]
  • Jodi Merriday, neighborhood ombudsman [4]
  • Lee Morris, former Republican commissioner from this district [4]
  • Reed Stillson, barista [4]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kimberly Bean
Democratic Kiddada Grey
Democratic Jodi Merriday
Democratic Lee Morris
Democratic Reed Stillson
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Paul Burton, retiree [4]
  • Rebecca King [4]
Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul Burton
Republican Rebecca King
Total votes100.00

District 5

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Sojourner Grimmett, marketing [5]
  • Dejia Swindell, marketing strategist [4]
  • Jazz Thomas-Jones, podcaster and minister [4]
  • Helen Willis, member of the South Fulton city council [6]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sojourner Grimmett
Democratic Dejia Swindell
Democratic Jazz Thomas-Jones
Democratic Helen Willis
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tiffany Henyard
Total votes100.00

School Board

District 2

Candidates

Declared
  • Mary Kaye Pepperman, retiree [4]
Declined
  • Lillie Pozatek, incumbent board member [4]

Results

General election
CandidateVotes%
Mary Kaye Pepperman
Total votes100.00

District 5

Candidates

Declared
  • Jean Antoine, senior sales consultant [4]
  • Kristin McCabe, incumbent board member [4]

Results

General election
CandidateVotes%
Kristin McCabe (incumbent)
Jean Antoine
Total votes100.00

District 6

Candidates

Declared
  • Kimberly R. Dove, incumbent board member [4]

Results

General election
CandidateVotes%
Kimberly R. Dove (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

District 7

Candidates

Declared
  • Michelle Morancie, incumbent board member [4]
  • John Seeli, manager [4]

Results

General election
CandidateVotes%
Michelle Morancie (incumbent)
John Seeli
Total votes100.00

State Court Judge

Fred Eady's seat

Candidates

Declared
  • Fred Eady, incumbent judge [8]

Results

Fred Eady's seat
CandidateVotes%
Fred Eady (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

Eric Richardson's seat

Candidates

Declared
  • Eric Richardson, incumbent judge [8]

Results

Eric Richardson's seat
CandidateVotes%
Eric Richardson (incumbent)
Total votes100.00

Jay M. Roth's seat

Candidates

Declared
  • Jay M. Roth, incumbent judge [9]
  • Miracle Williams, senior assistant solicitor general [10]

Results

Jay M. Roth's seat
CandidateVotes%
Jay M. Roth (incumbent)
Miracle Williams
Total votes100.00

Georgia Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor

Candidates

Declared

  • Zane Placie, actuary [8]
  • Walter Rekuc, incumbent supervisor [8]
  • Jason Ulseth, incumbent supervisor [8]

Endorsements

Zane Placie
Political parties

Results

General election (vote for 2)
CandidateVotes%
Walter Rekuc (incumbent)
Jason Ulseth (incumbent)
Zane Placie
Total votes100.00

References

  1. ↑ Proctor, Aungelique (July 11, 2025). "Marvin Arrington Jr. announces bid for Fulton County Commission Chair". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Williams, Reed (January 9, 2026). "Fulton Commissioners Ivory, Arrington to challenge Chair Robb Pitts". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Rayam, Lisa (July 7, 2025). "Fulton commissioners want to unseat longtime Chairman Robb Pitts. Now Pitts says he'll run in 2026". WABE. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Williams, Reed; Alexander, Cassidy (March 7, 2026). "County commission, school board races on tap this year in metro Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Sassoon, Alessandro (December 3, 2025). "Atlanta City Council, school board candidates backed by mayor win runoffs — with one exception". Atlanta Civic Circle. Retrieved 9 March 2026. Fulton County Commission hopeful Sojourner Grimmett
  6. ↑ "Councilmember Helen Z. Willis to Announce Candidacy for Fulton County Commissioner, District 5". Atlanta Daily World. September 30, 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Raby, Dan (March 11, 2026). "Ex-Dolton, Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard running for commissioner seat in Georgia's Fulton County". CBS News . Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES 3/6/2026" (PDF). Fulton County, Georgia. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Mayfield, Cedra (March 12, 2026). "Fulton Judges Face Election Challengers". Law.com. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Sumlin, Hayden (March 12, 2026). "Sandy Springs voters to decide on key races in May 19 primary". Rough Draft Atlanta. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Allen, Brian (March 6, 2026). "Libertarian Party of Georgia Candidates". Libertarian Party of Georgia. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
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