Friday was the last day for potential candidates to qualify for the July 31 primary elections. Those qualified for the primary are:
U.S Representative, District 11
Phil Gingrey, Republican (I)
William Llop, Republican
Michael Opiz, Republican
Patrick Thompson, Democrat
State Senate, District 14
Barry Loudermilk, Republican (I)
State Senate, District 52
Hayden Collins, Republican
David Doss, Republican
Chuck Hufstetler, Republican
State Representative, District 14
Christian Coomer, Republican (I)
State Representative, District 15
Paul Battles, Republican (I)
Lelia Benham, Democrat
State Representative, District 16
Othel Kelley, Republican
Bartow County Commissioner
Mike Abernathy, Republican
Mike Bearden, Republican
Tracy Lewis, Republican
Steve Taylor, Republican
Tony Tidwell, Republican
Bartow County Sheriff
Dan Knowles, Republican
Clark Millsap, Republican (I)
Bartow County Board of Education, District 4
Fred Kittle, Republican
Bartow County Board
of Education, District 5
Greg Bowman, Republican
Anna Sullivan, Republican (I)
Bartow County
Tax Commissioner
Vicki Beck, Republican
Chuck Holt, Republican
Judy Kilgore, Republican
Steve Stewart, Republican
Bartow Count Clerk
of Superior Court
Gary Bell, Republican (I)
Melba Scoggins, Republican
Bartow County Surveyor
Dan Baker, Republican (I)
Bartow County Coroner
Joel Guyton, Republican (I)
Bartow County Chief Magistrate Judge
Marlon Haney, Republican
Tom Moseley, Republican (I)
Paul Nally, Democrat
Bartow County Probate Judge
Mitchell Scoggins (I)
District Attorney,
Cherokee Circuit
Rosemary Greene, Republican