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2 candidates are tracked for Fayette County Board of Commissioners District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: James W. Clifton and Chandra C. Wright. Candidate information follows official Fayette County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Open seat (incumbent Edward G. Gibbons Jr. did not qualify for re-election). In the May 19 Republican primary, James W. Clifton finished ahead of Philip James Crane 3,192 votes to 1,555, per Fayette County's certified results reported by The Citizen. Chandra C. Wright ran unopposed in the Democratic primary with 2,265 votes. Clifton and Wright meet in the November 3 general election.
James Clifton is a lifelong Fayette County resident, attorney and business owner who founded The Clifton Law Firm and runs law and real estate businesses in Fayetteville and Newnan, per his campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Opposes new data centers, apartments and MARTA expansion in the county, per the campaign site
- Growth management and addressing traffic congestion, per candidate forum, fayette-news.net
- Low millage rates to support business retention, per candidate forum, fayette-news.net
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Chandra Wright is a technology professional and former Peachtree City planning-department employee running for Fayette County Commission District 3. She spent nearly two decades in software development and project management at AT&T/Lucent Technologies before working in city planning, per her campaign site, and holds a master's degree in public policy from Georgia State University.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Public safety: competitive wages and benefits to attract and retain police and fire personnel
- Smart growth: infrastructure investment and budget management to attract desired businesses
- Quality of life: open communication with residents, including neighborhood meetings and office hours, as the county grows
Source: candidate campaign site.
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