Local News
11/1/2008
What's on the ballot
PRESIDENT
* John McCain and Sarah Palin, R
* Barack Obama and Joe Biden, D
* Bob Barr and Wayne Root, L
U.S. SENATE
* Allen Buckley, L
* Saxby Chambliss, R*
* Jim Martin, D
U.S. HOUSE
* Bill Gillespie, D
* Jack Kingston, R*
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
House District 167
* Roger Lane, R*
House District 179
* Leroy Dumas, D
* Jerry Keen, R*
House District 180
* Cecily Hill, R*
Senate District 3
* Jeff Chapman, R*
PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION
To succeed H. Douglas Everett
* H. Douglas Everett, R*
* John Monds, L
To succeed Angela Speir
* Brandon Givens, L
* Lauren McDonald, R
* Jim Powell, D
GLYNN COUNTY
COMMISSION
District 1
* Amy Callaway, R
District 2
* Tom Sublett, R
District 5
* Jerome Clark, D*
* Kathryn Kasper, R
At-large
* Bob Coleman, R
GLYNN COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION
District 1
* Ray Snow, R
District 3
* Rebecca Edwards, D
* John Madala, R
District 5
* Venus Holmes, D*
At-large
* Jerry Mancil, R
GLYNN COUNTY OFFICES
Chief Magistrate
* Tim Barton, R*
Coroner
* Jimmy Durden, R*
Probate Court
* Debra Godwin Howes, R*
Sheriff
* Wayne Bennett, R*
Surveyor
* Robert Shupe, R*
Tax Commissioner
* Florence Dees, R*
PROSECUTORS
Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney
* Stephen Kelley, R*
State Court Solicitor
(non-partisan)
* Ernest Gilbert
* Kevin Gough
* Maria Lugue
JUDICIAL
(non-partisan)
Supreme Court
To succeed Robert Benham
* Robert Benham*
To succeed Harris Hines
* Harris Hines*
Court of Appeals
To succeed Gary Andrews
* Gary Andrews*
To succeed Charles Mikell Jr.
* Charles Mikell Jr.*
To succeed John Ruffin
* Tamela Adkins
* Sara Doyle
* Bruce Edenfield
* Chris McFadden
* Perry McGuire
* Michael Meyer Von Bremen
* Mike Sheffield
Superior Court Judge
To succeed Stephen Scarlett
* Stephen Scarlett*
To succeed E.M. Wilkes Jr.
* E.M. Wilkes Jr.*
To succeed James Tuten Jr.
* Tony Harrison
* Richard Taylor
State Court
* Orion Douglass*
CLERK OF COURTS
Superior Court
* Lola Jamsky, R*
State Court
* Brenda Boone-Cove
ISSUES
Constitutional amendments
* Create a conservation use property tax reduction program.
* Authorize local school districts to use tax funds for community redevelopment purposes.
* Authorize creation of special infrastructure development districts providing infrastructure to underserved areas.
Glynn homestead exemption
* Provide a homestead exemption form Glynn County school property taxes for residents 65 years old and older whose income does not exceed $40,000.
WHERE TO VOTE
Glynn County has 19 precinct polling places. To find yours, call the board of elections at 554-7060 or go online to www.sos.georgia.gov/ elections/polllocator