Polk County Commission District 1

Democrat - Sandra W. Galloway, 65, Cedartown (incumbent)

Democrat – Mike A. Hooper, 44, Cedartown, owns Mike Hooper Construction

Polk County Commission District 2

(Incumbent Mark Sullins is not seeking re-election)

Democrat - Leroy F. Peugh, 58, Rockmart

Democrat – Frank “Bud” Lot, 66, Cedartown, retired

Polk County Commission District 3

(Incumbent Roger Waldrop will not seek re-election)

Democrat - Marshelle M. Thaxton, 56, Rockmart, owns Thaxton’s Tax Service, Inc.; Mr. T’s Vending, Inc.

Republican – Larry Reynolds, 62, Rockmart, retired

Polk County Board of Education District 1

Democrat - Harold L. Wingfield, 63, Cedartown (incumbent), professor of Political Science, Kennesaw State

Polk County Board of Education District 2

Democrat – Regina Roberts, 56, Cedartown (incumbent), Case Manager, Tallapoosa Circuit Drug Court

Democrat – Lori Parish, 39, Cedartown, legal secretary

Democrat – Grady McCrickard, 50, Cedartown, HON Industries employee

Polk County Board of Education District 3

(Incumbent Rick Lundy is not seeking re-election)

Democrat – Amy Hilburn-Payne, 33, Cedartown, partner-Touch of Class Antiques

Democrat – Jane Holbrooks, 33, Cedartown, Paulding County teacher

Republican – David Crile, 54, Cedartown, retired

Polk County Board of Education District 6

Democrat- Bettie Faye Lewis, 62, Aragon, (incumbent), indepentent agent-court reports

Polk County Board of Education District 7

Democrat – Tommy Sanders, 60, Rockmart, (incumbent), owner- Pizza Farm Restaurant

Republican – Bobby Dale Bates, 36, Aragon, paramedic

State House District 16

(Incumbent Bill Cummings, D-Rockmart, is not seeking re-election)



Democrat: Rick Crawford, 44, Cedartown, attorney

Democrat: Eddard Graves, 56, Cedartown, insurance agent

Republican: Roger Waldrop, 67, Rockmart, retired

Republican: Jonathan Ingram, 31, Cedartown

Democrat: W. Wright Gammon Jr., 44, Cedartown, attorney