ELECTION 2022: Meet this year’s primary candidates

For the 2022 primary on May 24 GwinnettForum asked all candidates facing opposition in Gwinnett County, and also asked all statewide candidates, to visit for 30 minutes, which qualified these visitors to answers six questions in 100 words each. You can read their answers by clicking on the name links below.  (To take you to the entire list of candidate answers, click here.)

Candidates with no opposition are not listed. 

PROFILE KEY

(DNR) indicates a candidate did not respond to our interview request.

(NoA) means the candidate visited with GwinnettForum but did not send answers to six questions. 

(+++) indicates a candidate has received GwinnettForum’s primary endorsement.  CLICK HERE to read our 2022 primary endorsements

2022 FEDERAL RACES

2022 Senatorial Candidates

Democrats, Statewide

• • Tamara Johnson-Shealey (DNR)
  • Raphael Warnock (DNR)

Republicans, Statewide

• • Gary W. Black
  • Josh Clark
  • Kelvin King (DNR)
  • Jonathan “Jon” McColumn (+++)
  • Latham Saddler (DNR)
  • Herschel Junior Walker (DNR)

2022 Congressional Candidates

Democrats, 6th District

• • Bob Christian (DNR)
  • Wayne C. White (+++)

Republicans, 6th District

• • Jake Evans (+++)
  • Byron Gatewood (DNR)
  • Meagan Hanson (DNR)
  • Blake Harbin (DNR)
  • Rich McCormick (DNR)
  • Paulette Smith
  • Mallory Staples (DNR)
  • Suzi Voyles
  • Eugene Yu (DNR)

Democrats, 7th District

• • Carolyn Bourdeaux (+++)
  • Lucy McBath (DNR)
  • Donna McLeod

Republicans, 7th District

• • Michael Corbin
  • Mark Gonsalves (+++)
  • Lisa McCoy
  • YG Nyghstorm (DNR)
  • Mary West

Republicans, 9th District

• • Michael Boggus
  • Andrew Clyde (DNR)
  • Gregory Howard (+++)
  • John London (DNR)
  • Ben Souther (DNR)

2022 GEORGIA STATEWIDE CANDIDATES

For Governor 

Republicans

• • Catherine Davis (DNR)
  • Brian Kemp (DNR)
  • David A. Perdue (DNR)
  • Kandiss Taylor (+++)
  • Tom Williams (DNR)

For Lieutenant Governor 

Democrats

• • Erick E. Allen
  • Charlie Bailey (+++)
  • Tyrone Brooks Jr. (DNR)
  • Tony Brown (DNR)
  • Kwanza Hall
  • Jason T. Hayes (DNR)
  • Derrick L. Jackson
  • Rashid Malik
  • Renitta Shannon (DNR)

Republicans

• • Burt Jones (DNR)
  • Mack McGregor (DNR)
  • Butch Miller (+++)
  • Jeanne Seaver 

For Secretary of State

Democrats

• • Dee Dawkins-Haigler (NoA)
  • John Eaves
  • Floyd Griffin (+++)
  • Bee Nguyen (NoA)
  • Michael Owens (NoA)

Republicans

• • David C. Belle Isle (NoA)
  • Jody Hice (DNR)
  • T.J. Hudson (DNR)
  • Brad Raffensperger (+++)

For Attorney General

Democrats

• • Jennifer “Jen” Jordan (DNR)
  • Christian Wise Smith (DNR)

Republicans

• • Chris Carr (DNR)
  • John Gordon (DNR)

For Commissioner of Agriculture

Democrats

• • Winfred Dukes (DNR)
  • Nakita Hemingway (+++)
  • Fred Swann

For Commissioner of Insurance

Democrats

• • Raphael Baker
  • Janice Laws Robinson
  • Matthew Wilson (+++)

Republicans

• • Ben Cowart (DNR)
  • John King (+++)
  • Patrick Witt (DNR)

For State School Superintendent

Democrats

• • Currey Hitchens (+++)
  • Jaha K. Howard (DNR)
  • James Morrow Jr. (DNR)
  • Alisha Thomas Searcy (DNR)

Republicans

• • John D. Barge (+++)
  • Richard Woods

For Commissioner of Labor

Democrats

• • William “Will” Boddie Jr. (DNR)
  • Thomas Dean
  • Nicole Horn
  • Lester G. Jackson III (+++)
  • Nadia Surrency (DNR)

Republicans

• • Kartik Bhatt (NoA)
  • Mike Coan (NoA)
  • Bruce Thompson (DNR)

For Public Service Commission, District 2

Democrats

• • Patty Durand (+++)
  • Russell Edwards (DNR)

For Public Service Commission, District 3

Democrats

• • Sheila Edwards (DNR)
  • Chandra Farley (NoA)
  • Missy Moore (+++)

2022 GWINNETT COUNTY CANDIDATES

For State Senate, District 5

Democrats

• • Michel A. Powell (DNR)
  • Sheikh Rahman (+++)

For State Senate, District 7

Democrats

• • Nabilah Islam
  • Beth Moore (+++)

Republicans

• • Josh McKay (DNR)
  • Bill Sandman (DNR)

For State Senate, District 48 

Republicans

• • Kevin Grindlay
  • Shawn Still (+++)

For State Senate, District 55

Democrats

• • Gloria S. Butler (+++)
  • Gege Odion

For House District 88

Democrats

• • Billy Mitchell (DNR)
  • Gabrielle Rogers (DNR)

For House District 97

Democrats

• • Ruwa Romman
  • JT Wu (+++)

For House District 100

Republicans

• • David Clark (DNR)
  • Bonnie Rich (+++)

For House District 106

Democrats

• • Shelly Hutchinson (+++)
  • Rebecca Mitchell

For Solicitor-General

Democrats

• • Lisamarie Bristol  (+++)
  • Brian Walton Whiteside (DNR)

County Commission District 2

Democrats

• • Jahangir Hossain (DNR)
  • Ben Ku (+++)

2022 NON-PARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD POSTS

Gwinnett School Board, Post 2 

• Steven B. Knudsen (+++)
• Michael Rudnick

Gwinnett School Board, Post 4 

• Kelly Kautz
• Tony Sellers (DNR)
• Adrienne Simmons
• Matt Sones (+++)
• Alexis Williams (NoA)

2022 NON-PARTISAN JUDICIAL RACES

For Justice, Georgia Supreme Court (Colvin seat)

• Veronica Brinson
• Verda M. Colvin (+++)

For Judge of Superior Court (Cason seat)

• Tracie H. Cason (+++)
• Andre Johnson

For Judge of Superior Court (Duncan seat)

• Angela Duncan (+++)
• B. Thassanee “BT” Parker

For Judge of Superior Court (Hamil seat)

• Karen Scott Greene
• Tim Hamil (+++)

For Judge of State Court (South seat)

• Erica Dove (+++)
• Matt Miller
• Elaine Amankwah Nietmann

Ballots

To view the 2022 sample ballots, click these links:

• Democratic primary ballot
• Republican primary and non-partisan ballot.