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Republican Sample Ballot Official Absentee/Provisional/Challenged Ballot REPUBLICAN SAMPLE BALLOT OFFICIAL ABSENTEE/PROVISIONAL/CHALLENGED BALLOT OFFICIAL REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY AND NONPARTISAN GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA MAY 22, 2018 To vote, blacken the Oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, manually WRITE his or her name in the write-in space provided, then blacken the Oval ( ) next to the write-in space for that race. If you desire to vote YES or NO for a PROPOSED QUESTION, blacken the corresponding Oval ( ). Use only blue or black pen or pencil. Do not vote for more candidates than the number allowed for each specific office. Do not cross out or erase. If you erase or make other marks on the ballot or tear the ballot, your vote may not count. If you change your mind or make a mistake, you may return the ballot by writing “Spoiled” across the face of the ballot and return envelope. You may then mail the spoiled ballot back to Cobb Elections, and you will be issued another official absentee ballot. Alternatively, you may surrender the ballot to the poll manager of an early voting site within Cobb County or the precinct to which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote in person. "I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law." [OCGA 21-2-284(e), 21-2-285(h) and 21-2-383(a)] For Governor Notice to Voters For Public Service For State Senator From (Vote for One) Commissioner the 6th District L.S. "CASEY" CAGLE This consolidated sample (To Succeed Chuck Eaton) (Vote for One) ballot contains all races in (Vote for One) Cobb County, including LEAH ALDRIDGE some races that you may SAMPLEEDDIE HAYES CHUCK EATON not be eligible to vote on. (Incumbent) JOHN GORDON Please check online for HUNTER HILL your Personal Sample For Public Service Ballot at: www.mvp.sos.ga.gov Commissioner For State Senator From (To Succeed Tricia BRIAN KEMP th For Attorney General Pridemore) the 14 District (Vote for One) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) CLAY TIPPINS CHRIS CARR JOHN HITCHINS III BRUCE THOMPSON (Incumbent) (Incumbent) MARC URBACH TRICIA PRIDEMORE For Commissioner of (Incumbent) For State Senator From Agriculture the 32nd District MICHAEL WILLIAMS (Vote for One) For U. S. (Vote for One) GARY BLACK Representative in the KAY KIRKPATRICK (Incumbent) 116th Congress From (Incumbent) For Lieutenant the 6th Congressional Governor For Commissioner of District of Georgia For State Senator From (Vote for One) Insurance (Vote for One) the 37th District GEOFF DUNCAN (Vote for One) KAREN HANDEL (Vote for One) (Incumbent) JIM BECK LINDSEY TIPPINS (Incumbent) RICK JEFFARES For U. S. JAY FLORENCE Representative in the For State Senator From 116th Congress From DAVID SHAFER the 38th District the 11th Congressional TRACY JORDAN (Vote for One) District of Georgia For Secretary of State (Vote for One) TRAVIS KLAVOHN (Vote for One) BARRY LOUDERMILK For State School (Incumbent) DAVID BELLE ISLE Superintendent For State (Vote for One) For U. S. Representative in the BUZZ BROCKWAY JOHN BARGE Representative in the General Assembly 116th Congress From From the 34th District the 13th Congressional JOSH MCKOON RICHARD WOODS (Vote for One) (Incumbent) District of Georgia (Vote for One) BERT REEVES (Incumbent) BRAD RAFFENSPERGER For Commissioner of FEMI AKINKUGBE Labor (Vote for One) DAVID CALLAHAN MARK BUTLER (Incumbent) TURN BALLOT OVER TO CONTINUE VOTING Page 1 REPUBLICAN SAMPLE BALLOT For State For State For Cobb County For Justice, Supreme Representative in the Representative in the Commissioner District Court of Georgia (To Succeed Harold D. General Assembly General Assembly 3 Melton) From the 35th District From the 43rd District (Vote for One) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) JOANN K. BIRRELL HAROLD D. MELTON (Incumbent) (Incumbent) ED SETZLER SHARON COOPER (Incumbent) (Incumbent) TOM CHEEK For State KEVIN W. JAMES Write-in Representative in the For Cobb County For Justice, Supreme General Assembly For State School Board District 4 Court of Georgia From the 36th District Term 4 Years (To Succeed Nels S.D. Representative in the Peterson) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) General Assembly (Vote for One) GINNY EHRHART From the 44th District DAVID CHASTAIN NELS PETERSON (Vote for One) (Incumbent) (Incumbent) THOMAS GRAY HOMER CROTHERS For Cobb County SAMPLESchool Board District 6 Write-in ROB HARRELL DON L. PARSONS Term 4 Years (Incumbent) (Vote for One) For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia SCOTT SWEENEY (To Succeed Charles Jones For State For State (Incumbent) Bethel) Representative in the Representative in the (Vote for One) General Assembly General Assembly CHARLIE BETHEL NONPARTISAN (Incumbent) From the 37th District From the 45th District GENERAL (Vote for One) (Vote for One) ELECTION SAM TEASLEY MATT DOLLAR Write-in (Incumbent) (Incumbent) For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia For Judge, Court of (To Succeed Michael P. Appeals of Georgia For State For State Boggs) (To Succeed Stephen Dillard) Representative in the Representative in the (Vote for One) (Vote for One) General Assembly General Assembly MICHAEL P. BOGGS STEPHEN DILLARD (Incumbent) (Incumbent) From the 39th District From the 46th District (Vote for One) (Vote for One) JAMES "J. W." MORROW, JOHN CARSON Write-in Write-in JR. (Incumbent) For Justice, Supreme For Judge, Court of Court of Georgia Appeals of Georgia For State For Solicitor-General (To Succeed Britt C. Grant) (To Succeed John Ellington) Representative in the (Vote for One) (Vote for One) (Vote for One) General Assembly BARRY E. MORGAN BRITT CAGLE GRANT KEN HODGES (Incumbent) (Incumbent) From the 40th District (Vote for One) For Cobb County KEN SHIGLEY MATT BENTLEY Commissioner District Write-in 1 For Justice, Supreme (Vote for One) TARYN BOWMAN Court of Georgia Write-in (To Succeed Carol Hunstein) KELI GAMBRILL (Vote for One) For Judge, Court of For State JOHN ELLINGTON Appeals of Georgia MELISSA O'BRIEN (To Succeed Amanda Representative in the Mercier) General Assembly (Vote for One) From the 41st District FORREST SHEALY Write-in AMANDA H. MERCIER (Vote for One) (Incumbent) BRYAN ALMANZA ROBERT (BOB) WEATHERFORD (Incumbent) Write-in DEANNA HARRIS TURN TO NEXT PAGE TO CONTINUE VOTIN G Page 2 REPUBLICAN SAMPLE BALLOT For Judge, Court of For Judge of State SPECIAL ELECTION Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed M. Yvette Miller) Court of Cobb County (Vote for One) Post 5 For Smyrna City M. YVETTE MILLER (Vote for One) Council, Ward 6 (Incumbent) (To Fill the Unexpired Term DAVID P. DARDEN of Doug Stoner, Resigned) (Incumbent) (Vote for One) Write-in ALEXANDER BACKRY For Judge, Court of Write-in Appeals of Georgia For Judge of State SHAUN BLACK (To Succeed Clyde L. Reese, III) Court of Cobb County (Vote for One) Division II, Post 1 TIM GOULD CLYDE L. REESE III (Vote for One) (Incumbent) JASON B. FINCHER IDELLA MOORE (Incumbent) Write-in BRANT SUDDATH For Judge, Court of Write-in SAMPLEAppeals of Georgia For Judge of State (To Succeed Brian M. Rickman) Court of Cobb County Write-in (Vote for One) Division II, Post 3 BRIAN RICKMAN (Vote for One) (Incumbent) HENRY R. THOMPSON (Incumbent) Write-in For Judge, Superior Write-in Court of the Cobb For Judge of State Judicial Circuit Court of Cobb County (To Succeed Robert E. Flournoy) Division II, Post 4 (Vote for One) (Vote for One) ROBERT FLOURNOY BRIDGETTE CAMPBELL (Incumbent) GLOVER (Incumbent) Write-in Write-in For Judge, Superior SPECIAL ELECTION Court of the Cobb Judicial Circuit (To Succeed Ann Harris) For Kennesaw City (Vote for One) Council, Post 2 (To Fill the Unexpired Term ANN HARRIS (Incumbent) of Yvette Daniel, Resigned) (Vote for One) KEMELA CARLSON Write-in For Judge, Superior TRACEY VIARS Court of the Cobb Judicial Circuit (To Succeed Robert D. Leonard, II) Write-in (Vote for One) ROBERT D. LEONARD II (Incumbent) Page 3.
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