Carroll County

Carroll County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

16 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 10 Carroll County races, led by the Carroll County Commission District 2 contest.

Candidate roster last updated Sep 8, 2026 from official election sources. Enter your ZIP code at theballotbrief.com to see your exact 2026 ballot.

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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateGeorgia
Races Listed10
Profiles16

Carroll County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Clint M. Chance (Republican) and Kwasi Hudson (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Carroll County Commission District 2.

Republican incumbent Clint M. Chance ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary (1,685 votes) and Democrat Kwasi Hudson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary (1,614 votes); both advance to the November 3, 2026 general election as their parties' nominees, per the Carroll County Board of Elections' official May 19, 2026 primary results.

  • Clint M. Chance (Republican)Incumbent
    Clint M. Chance has represented District 2 on the Carroll County Board of Commissioners since 2019 and has also served on boards for the City of Villa Rica and the local school system, per Gradick Communications. He has lived in the northern part of the county for nearly 30 years, per the same report. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Clint M. Chance.
  • Kwasi Hudson (Democratic)
    Kwasi Hudson is a U.S. Navy veteran and community activist running for the Carroll County Commission's District 2 seat, per the Times-Georgian. He says the district's rapid growth around eastern Villa Rica requires more intentional planning for roads and infrastructure, per the same report. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kwasi Hudson.
    Priorities: Plan more intentionally for infrastructure as Villa Rica and Carroll County grow · Make sure residents are informed and included before county decisions are made (per the Times-Georgian)

No Democrat qualified for this open seat (incumbent Steve Fuller did not seek re-election). In the May 19, 2026 Republican primary, none of the four candidates topped 50%; Will Godbee (33.63%) and Jeffrey A. Vance (31.88%) advanced to a June 16, 2026 runoff, which Vance won, 52.66% to 47.34%, per the Carroll County Board of Elections' official primary and runoff results. With no Democratic or other-party candidate qualified, Vance is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot.

  • Jeffrey A. Vance (Republican)
    Jeffrey A. Vance appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Carroll County Commission District 4, 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 Jeffrey A. Vance.

No Democrat qualified. Republican incumbent Danny S. Bailey ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 primary (2,487 votes, 90.60% of ballots cast in that race) and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, per the Carroll County Board of Elections' official primary results.

  • Danny S. Bailey (Republican)Incumbent
    Danny S. Bailey appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Carroll County Commission District 6, 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 Danny S. Bailey.

The West Georgia Judicial Circuit covers Carroll and Heard counties, per the circuit's official website. No Democrat qualified. Republican incumbent Sarah Stimac Japour ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 primary (12,266 votes) and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, per the Carroll County Board of Elections' official primary results.

  • Sarah Stimac Japour (Republican)
    Sarah Stimac Japour is the incumbent District Attorney of the West Georgia Judicial Circuit, covering Carroll and Heard counties, per the circuit's official website. Before her appointment as the circuit's first district attorney, she spent 20 years as an assistant district attorney in the Coweta Judicial Circuit, managing its Heard and Carroll County offices, and earned her law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Sarah Stimac Japour.

Matt Brass (Republican), Jermarkus A Jacobs (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Matt Brass 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.

  • Matt Brass (Republican)Incumbent
    Matt Brass
    Matt Brass served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a golf club professional before serving as Chief of Staff for Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, per his official Senate biography. He is now a partner at Lott Metal & Commercial Roofing and has represented Senate District 6 since 2016, chairing the Senate Rules Committee, per his official Senate biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Jermarkus A Jacobs (Democratic)
    Jermarkus A Jacobs
    JerMarkus Jacobs is a Newnan, Georgia native who served as a student leader in Coweta County and as Executive Vice President of Student Government at Georgia State University, per The Citizen. He has gained experience at the White House and the Georgia State Capitol, per his campaign site.
    Priorities: Expanding economic opportunity for working families · Supporting public education · Strengthening workforce opportunities for young Georgians (per the campaign site)

Timothy J. Bearden (Republican), Wanda Cooper (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Timothy J. Bearden 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.

  • Timothy J. Bearden (Republican)Incumbent
    Timothy J. Bearden
    Timothy J. Bearden is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 30 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Timothy J. Bearden is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list and the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Wanda Cooper (Democratic)
    Wanda Cooper
    Cooper describes herself on the campaign site as a community leader rather than a career politician, with a background organizing residents across Douglas, Carroll, Paulding and Haralson counties since 2020, per the campaign site. She is running for Georgia Senate District 30, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Pursue HOA reform and accountability · Oppose large-scale data center development through zoning protections · Address affordable housing and predatory rental practices (per the campaign site)

Tyler Paul Smith (Republican), Pat Rhudy (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Tyler Paul Smith 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.

  • Tyler Paul Smith (Republican)Incumbent
    Tyler Paul Smith
    Tyler Paul Smith is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 18 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Tyler Paul Smith is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list and the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Pat Rhudy (Democratic)
    Pat Rhudy is seeking the Georgia House District 18 seat for a fifth time, per the Times-Georgian. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Melissa Stuckey (Republican), Pierre Whatley (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Lynn Smith (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. 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.

  • Melissa Stuckey (Republican)
    Melissa Stuckey is vice president and government contract administrator at Southern Power Systems Services Inc. in Newnan, per the Newnan Times-Herald. She has more than 20 years of experience in federal compliance and operations management and holds a BBA in accounting. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Lowering the cost of living · Reducing taxes · Promoting public safety (per the Newnan Times-Herald)
  • Pierre Whatley (Democratic)
    Pierre Whatley is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 70 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Whatley has more than a decade of experience in financial services as a senior policy advisor, consultant and federal bank regulator, per his campaign site. He chairs the Coweta County Accountability Courts and owns a local trucking company. Whatley became the Democratic nominee for House District 70 after Diane Boulai withdrew from the race, per the Times-Herald.
    Priorities: Ensuring hardworking Georgians can afford to live in their communities · Expanding homeownership for young families and protecting seniors from rising property taxes · Investing in apprenticeships and skills training as alternatives to four-year degrees (per the campaign site)

Justin "Jutt" Howard (Republican), Brandolynn Yarbrough (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Justin "Jutt" Howard 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.

  • Justin "Jutt" Howard (Republican)Incumbent
    Justin "Jutt" Howard
    Justin "Jutt" Howard is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 71 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Justin "Jutt" Howard is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list and the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Brandolynn Yarbrough (Democratic)
    Brandolynn Yarbrough is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 71 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Yarbrough is a mother and grandmother with more than 20 years of public service experience in west Georgia, per Georgia WIN List, which has endorsed her campaign. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Make life more affordable for families · Expand job training and workforce development opportunities · Ensure access to quality, affordable healthcare (per the campaign site)

David Huddleston (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; David Huddleston 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.

  • David Huddleston (Republican)Incumbent
    David Huddleston
    David Huddleston is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 72 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. David Huddleston is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list and the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

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Carroll County 2026 election questions

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Carroll County, Georgia sample ballot for November 3, 2026: Commission District 2 and 9 more races, 16 candidates with bios and priorities. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.

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