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2 candidates are tracked for Bartow County Board of Education District 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: David McKalip and Willie J.E. Coombs. Candidate information follows official Bartow County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Republican
Neurosurgeon in Cartersville, per Daily Tribune.
Source: candidate campaign site.
Campaign site →Democratic
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.