Don’t forget to vote early at the library

A total of 565 in-person votes were cast by Pike citizens (as of 5 p.m. Friday, May 2) during advance voting with 49 absentee by mail votes cast for the Tuesday, May 19 General Primary.

Advance voting is being offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, May 15 at the J. Joel Edwards Public Library at 7077 Highway 19 south in Zebulon. Voters must have a photo ID to vote.

To find out more about local candidates, go to PikeCountyGeorgia.com/meet-your-local-candidates-vote-early/.

For more information, including sample ballots, contact the Pike County Board of Elections and Registration at 770-567-2003 or go to https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/.

Both Pike County commission seats up for re-election are contested, with each incumbent facing a challenger. Current District 1 commissioner Tim Daniel will face Michelle Gravitt and current District 2 commissioner Tim Guy will face Chris Childress.

All three board of education seats are uncontested. Candidates include incumbent Brian David Hubbard for District 1, Shelby Pullin for District 2 and incumbent Floyd Jerome Miller for District 6.
In Williamson, two candidates qualified for the special election to fill the Post 5 council seat, including Robert Pugh and Chris Gordon.

In addition to advance voting at the library in Zebulon, the polls will be open at the Williamson Library on Tuesday, May 19 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For the Nov. 3 election, both Meansville and Molena will have contested elections. In Meansville, Janice Cairns and Robert English will face off for the Post 1 seat.

Incumbents Janet Minter, Brittany Miller and mayor Randall Parker qualified unopposed.

In Molena, Christy McCrary qualified unopposed for the Post 1 seat. Incumbent Willie McDowell in Post 2 will face challenger Amanda Huddleston.

Pike County’s Rep. Beth Camp qualified unopposed for State House District 135 and will continue to serve the district for the next term of office.

State Senate District 16 has several candidates, including incumbent Marty Harbin on the Republican ballot, challenger Pauline Henley and challenger Sonya Wimberley Hawkins on the Democratic ballot. The winner of the Democratic Primary will run against Republican Incumbent Marty Harbin in November.

Other statewide elections include races for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Attorney General, Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Secretary of State, State School Superintendent and Public Service Commissioner District 3 and 5 as well as some judicial seats.
Federal elections will include U.S House of Representatives, District 3 (incumbent Brian Jack) and U.S. Senate (incumbent Jon Ossoff).