Link up with the local folks on your DeKalb County ballot

By Maggie Lee
Georgia’s June primary ballots start with the U.S. presidential primary, but they extend all the way to the people who run county government, schools, jails and courtrooms.
It can be hard to find information on those down-ballot candidates, so here they are for DeKalb County.
In-person early voting begins May 18 — get details here.
Mail-in ballots are due June 9, Election Day.
DeKalb
CEO
- Michael “Mike” Thurmond (D)(I) Campaign site
County Commission District 1 (North DeKalb Map)
- Nancy Jester (R)(I) Campaign site
- Md Naser (D) Campaign site
- Robert Patrick (D) Campaign site
- Ben Truman (D) Campaign site
- Cynthia Yaxon (D) Campaign site
County Commission District 4 (East DeKalb Map)
- Steve Bradshaw (D)(I) Campaign site
County Commission District 5 (Southeast DeKalb Map)
- Mereda Davis Johnson (D)(I) Campaign site
County Commission District 6 (West DeKalb superdistrict Map)
- Maryam Ahmad (D) Campaign site
- Emily Halevy (D) Campaign site
- Edward “Ted” Terry (D) Campaign site
Clerk of Superior Court
- Debra Deberry (D)(I) Campaign site
Probate Judge (nonpartisan)
- Bedelia C. Hargrove (I) Campaign site
Sheriff
- Harold Dennis (R) Campaign site
- Geraldine Champion (D) Campaign site
- Adam Gardner (D) Campaign site
- Ted Golden (D) Campaign site
- Antonio “Block” Johnson (D) Campaign site
- Kyle “KK” Jones (D) Campaign site
- Melody M. Maddox (D)(I) Campaign site
- Carl Mobley (D) Campaign site
- “Ruth “The Truth” Stringer (D) Campaign site
Tax Commissioner
- Irvin J. Johnson (D)(I) Campaign site
- Roslyn Allison McCaskill (D) Campaign site
Solicitor
- Donna Coleman-Stribling (D)(I) Campaign site
District Attorney, Stone Mountain Circuit
- Sherry Boston (D)(I) Campaign site
Board of Education District 1 (North DeKalb Map)(nonpartisan)
- Anna Hill Campaign site
- Andrew Ziffer Campaign site
Board of Education District 3 (Southwest DeKalb Map)(nonpartisan)
- Kevin Alexander Campaign site
- David Manuel Campaign site
- Willie R. Mosley Jr Campaign site
- Deirdre Pierce Campaign site
Board of Education District 5 (Southeast DeKalb Map)(nonpartisan)
- Delores H Brinkley Campaign site
- Zehline Davis Campaign site
- Willie Heard Jr Campaign site
- Vickie B. Turner (I) Campaign site
Board of Education District 7 (Central DeKalb Map)(nonpartisan)
- Joyce “Dr. Joyce” Morley (I) Campaign site
Chief Magistrate
- Berryl A. Anderson (D)(I) Campaign site
State Court judges without opposition (nonpartisan)
- Mike Jacobs (I) Campaign site
- Wayne M. Purdom (I) Campaign site
- Dax Lopez (I) Campaign site
- Janis C. Gordon (I) Campaign site
Associate State Court judges without opposition (nonpartisan)
- Kiesha R. Storey (I) Campaign site
- Ronald B. Ramsey Sr. (I) Campaign site
- Brian K. Ross (I) Campaign site
Superior Court Judges with opposition (nonpartisan)
Open seat:
- Roderick Bridges Campaign site
- Aaron Chausmer Campaign site
- Vincent C. Crawford Campaign site
- Yolanda C. Parker-Smith Campaign site
- Melinda “Mindy” Pillow Campaign site
Superior Court judges without opposition (nonpartisan)
- Gregory A. Adams (I) Campaign site
- Stacey K. Hydrick (I) Campaign site
- Shondeana C. Morris (I) Campaign site
- Linda Warren Hunter (I) Campaign site
- Mark Anthony Scott (I) Campaign site
- Tangela M. Barrie (I) Campaign site
(SR has made diligent effort to find campaign sites; if we’re missing one, please email maggie@saportareport.com.)