- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property and sales taxes, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county

2026 Georgia Primary Election

Georgia

Taxes

Public Transportation

Economy

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

County Commissioner

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

Part of the board that governs your county's public school system

Teacher Pay

College & Career Readiness

Access to Education

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Student Wellbeing

Teachers

County Board of Education Member

- Georgia Superior Court Judges hear a wide range of criminal cases from petty theft and public drunkenness to murder. Some cases in front of the Georgia Superior Court involve the death penalty. 
- On the civil side, Superior Court Judges hear cases on divorce, titles to land, contract disputes, and premises liability. 
- Superior Court Judges are elected by judicial circuit. Each county surrounding Atlanta has its own judicial circuit, while rural judicial districts typically consist of multiple counties.
- Superior Court Judges are elected to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. The Governor can appoint Superior Court Judges when vacancies arise. 

Trial Judge over a wide range of civil and criminal cases

Mountain

Criminal Justice

Property Rights

Legal Experience

Ethics & Conduct

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Community Involvement

Superior Court Judge

Murray

- Magistrate Courts hear civil cases only in amounts less than $15,000. There are no jury trials in Magistrate Court. 
- Magistrate Courts hear landlord tenant dispossessory cases (i.e. a case where a landlord is seeking an eviction of their tenant) and can order evictions. 
- The Chief Magistrate can determine procedures for managing the cases in front of the Magistrate. For example, in Fulton County the Chief Magistrate informs parties in landlord tenant dispossessory cases on the benefits of mediation and provides on-site mediators to resolve landlord tenant disputes before the parties appear in front of the judge. 
- Magistrate Courts only have jurisdiction over their respective counties. Each county has its own magistrate court. Magistrate Court Judge term lengths vary per county, however most serve four year terms. Local Superior Court Judges set parameters for Magistrate Courts. 

Local Judges who hear low-value civil cases and eviction cases

Judicial Efficiency

Chief Magistrate

Albany

Rincon

Port Wentworth

Patterson

Blackshear

Offerman

Waycross

Helena

College Park

Lovejoy

Forest Park

Lake City

Riverdale

Morrow

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Cumming

Oxford

Covington

Social Circle

Sandy Springs

Roswell

Johns Creek

Alpharetta

Peachtree Corners

Boston

Ochlocknee

Meigs

Cairo

Thomasville

Barwick

Tucker

Snellville

Lilburn

Grovetown

Harlem

Augusta

Montezuma

Pine Mountain

Greenville

Warm Springs

Manchester

Athens

Duluth

Suwanee

Norcross

Berkeley Lake

Lawrenceville

Allenhurst

Flemington

Gumbranch

Hinesville

Midway

Riceboro

Walthourville

Stockbridge

Orchard Hill

Griffin

Canon

Carnesville

Franklin Springs

Lavonia

Martin

Royston

Sandersville

Deepstep

Swainsboro

Bowersville

Hartwell

Rutledge

Porterdale

Lakeland

Columbus

Carl

Auburn

Dallas

Hiram

Taylorsville

Braswell

Aragon

Cedartown

Rockmart

Madison

Buckhead

Bostwick

Bowman

Newborn

Hull

Danielsville

Comer

Colbert

Watkinsville

Carlton

North High Shoals

Bishop

Tignall

Rayle

Mansfield

Woodville

White Plains

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2026 Georgia candidates

Montgomery County Commissioner, District 5, Republican Primary

2 candidates

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Morgan County Commissioner, District 2, Republican Primary

2 candidates

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Morgan County Board of Education Member, District 4, Republican Primary

1 candidate

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Morgan County Commissioner, District 1, Democratic Primary

1 candidate

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Morgan County Board of Education Member, District 5, Republican Primary

1 candidate

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Georgia Superior Court Judge, Mountain

1 candidate

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Georgia Superior Court Judge, Mountain

1 candidate

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Murray County Board of Education Member, Republican Primary

2 candidates

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Murray Chief Magistrate

1 candidate

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Murray County Board of Education Member, District 5, Republican Primary

1 candidate

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