13 candidates are tracked across 8 Bartow County races for the 2026 election, led by the Bartow County Board of Education District 1 contest. Preview your Bartow County, Georgia sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Local Snapshot
Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateGeorgia
Races Listed8
Profiles13
Bartow County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Georgia nominees were set by the May 19 primary and June 16 runoffs; unopposed nominees still print on November 3, and any November race without a majority winner goes to a December 1 runoff, per state law.
Incumbent Tony Ross did not seek reelection. Neither Republican Travis Jordan nor Democrat Andrea L. Jude drew a primary opponent, so the two meet directly in the November 3 general election, per the Daily Tribune.
Travis Jordan · Republican▾
Assistant district attorney in Bartow County, per Daily Tribune. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Travis Jordan.
Works as a community relations manager, per Daily Tribune. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Andrea L. Jude.
Incumbent Republican Darla Williams finished ahead of challenger Frank Bennett 1,076 votes (55.81%) to 852 votes (44.19%) in the May 19 Republican primary, per the Daily Tribune. No Democrat qualified, so Williams is unopposed on the November 3 general-election ballot.
Darla Williams · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Currently represents District 2 on the Bartow County Board of Education, per Bartow County elected officials list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Darla Williams.
Incumbent Matt Shultz did not seek reelection. In the May 19 Republican primary, Dr. David McKalip led with 879 votes (44.80%), Deanna Berry had 726 votes (37%), and Jeff Holland had 357 votes (18.20%); with no candidate over 50%, McKalip and Berry met in a June 16 runoff, which McKalip won, per the Daily Tribune. McKalip faces Democrat Willie J.E. Coombs, who drew no primary opponent, in the November 3 general election.
David McKalip · Republican▾
McKalip is a neurosurgeon based in Cartersville who describes himself as a Christian conservative community leader, per the campaign site. McKalip is the Republican nominee for the Bartow County Board of Education, District 3, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Freeze or lower property taxes in his first year in office · Raise student proficiency in reading, writing, math and science (per the campaign site)
Willie J.E. Coombs appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Bartow County Board of Education District 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Willie J.E. Coombs.
Incumbent Charles "Chaz" Holt qualified with no opponent for another term as Bartow County's Coosa River Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor, per the Daily Tribune's qualifying coverage; he is listed as the county's elected supervisor on the state conservation commission's supervisor roster. The seat is on the November 3, 2026 ballot with the single qualified candidate; Soil and Water supervisor elections are nonpartisan and carried no primary.
Charles "Chaz" HoltIncumbent▾
Charles "Chaz" Holt appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Coosa River Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (Bartow County), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Charles "Chaz" Holt.
Ed Setzler (Republican), Darcy Castro (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Ed Setzler is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Ed Setzler · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Ed Setzler has worked for more than 20 years as a leader in the architecture, engineering and environmental consulting industry, directing nationwide design programs, per his official Senate biography. He served 18 years in the Georgia House before his election to the Senate in 2023 and represents Senate District 37, per his official Senate biography.
Darcy Castro is a public relations specialist, journalist, and nonprofit marketing professional, per her campaign site. A retired Air Force spouse and former Mrs. Georgia titleholder, she has advocated with the International Rescue Committee for Afghan refugee families resettling in Georgia. She is running for Georgia Senate District 37.
Priorities: Address the rising cost of living, including utility costs tied to data centers · Protect the HOPE scholarship · Protect voting rights (per the campaign site)
Chuck Hufstetler (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Chuck Hufstetler is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Chuck Hufstetler · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Chuck Hufstetler works as an anesthesia provider at Redmond Regional Hospital in Rome and holds a Master of Medical Science in Anesthesiology from Emory University, per his official Senate biography. He has represented Senate District 52 since 2012, chairs the Senate Finance Committee, and previously served on the Floyd County Commission, per his official Senate biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), Bella Bautista (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Mitchell Scoggins is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Mitchell Scoggins · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Mitchell Scoggins worked as a Bartow County firefighter and in the county tax commissioner's office before serving seven terms as probate judge from 1989 until his retirement in 2016, per his official House biography. He represents House District 14, covering portions of Bartow and Cherokee counties, per his official House biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Bella Bautista founded and leads This Doesn't Define Me, a nonprofit that advocates for transgender rights at the state Capitol, per Rough Draft Atlanta. She is running for Georgia House District 14 in Bartow County.
Priorities: Eliminate tax breaks for large data center projects in the district · Freeze electricity prices · Invest in local infrastructure and combat data surveillance (per the Rough Draft Atlanta)
Matthew Gambill (Republican), Lauren Jones (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Matthew Gambill is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Matthew Gambill · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Matthew Gambill is Director of Business Development for NFP and previously served as Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Career and Technical Education, per his campaign site. A lifelong Bartow County resident and Lee University graduate, he represents House District 15, per his campaign site. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Lower the state income tax · Pursue reforms and investments to improve education (per the campaign site)
Lauren Jones is a wife, mother of three and resident of Cartersville who works as a freight broker, per her Georgia WIN List candidate profile. She has also been active in local community organizing. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Immigration reform · Expanding Medicare · Improving mental health services (per the Georgia WIN List candidate profile)
One proposal from the county's official candidate and proposal list. Countywide questions appear on every ballot in Bartow County; local ones only inside the city or township named.
Bartow County SPLOST Renewal
Countywide
Renewal of the Bartow County and municipalities' 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (exact certified ballot wording not yet published as of this research; summary below is drawn from county officials' public statements). A renewal of the existing 1-cent county and city sales tax, maintaining the total sales tax rate at 7% rather than raising it; county administrator Peter Olson said it would raise about $308 million over six years for capital projects, infrastructure (roads, bridges, water, sewer, stormwater) and public safety and other vehicles/equipment, per the Daily Tribune. Source: https://www.daily-tribune.com/news/bartow-city-officials-discuss-splost-vote/article_e4821b18-25ae-5f78-892b-f4d51cb224b2.html.
Sample ballot by ZIP code in Bartow County
Each ZIP page previews the statewide and congressional races for that ZIP; add a street address in the lookup for county and city contests.
Note: Use address lookup for your exact ballot; local pages preview tracked races.Profiles: Hand-verified profiles are added race by race; always confirm with the official election office linked above.
