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2 candidates are tracked for Coweta County Commission District 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Dakota Hand Caldwell and Render Godfrey. Candidate information follows official Coweta County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Dakota Hand Caldwell finished ahead of Tim Ryan in the June 16, 2026 Republican runoff, 2,126 votes (56.15%) to 1,660 (43.85%), after neither candidate reached a majority in a three-way May 19 primary that also included George "Kett" Harper (28.91%), per the Newnan Times-Herald. Democrat Render Godfrey was unopposed for his party's nomination. Sitting District 3 Commissioner Bob Blackburn, serving his fifth term with it ending December 31, 2026, is not seeking re-election, making this an open seat. Caldwell faces Godfrey in November.
Republican
Dakota Hand Caldwell is a certified public accountant from Newnan who volunteers as a court-appointed special advocate and serves on the Coweta County School Finance Committee, per the Newnan Times-Herald. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Dakota Hand Caldwell.
Democratic
Render Godfrey is a Hogansville-based pastor and former police officer who has lived in Coweta County for 50 years and runs a church food pantry serving more than 250 people, per the Newnan Times-Herald.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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