Below are the final candidates for all cities in Newton County and the city of Social Circle:

Covington:

Mayor - Ronnie Johnston; Bobby Sigman
Council West Ward Post 1 - Janet Goodman (incumbent)
Council East Ward Post 2 - Ronald Martin; Mike Whatley (incumbent)
Council East Ward Post 3 - Lamar Brown; Keith Dalton (incumbent)

Oxford:

Mayor - Jerry Roseberry (incumbent)
Council Post 1 - Frank Davis (incumbent)
Council Post 2 - George R. Holt (incumbent)
Council Post 3 - Lynwood (Lyn) Pace

Porterdale:

Mayor - Bobby Hamby (incumbent); Arline Chapman
Council Post 1 - Anita Rainey; Robert Foxworth (incumbent)
Council Post 2 - Linda Finger (incumbent); Darlene Savage
Council Post 3 (two-year term) - Terry A. Barnes; John Wayne Maddox Jr.; Tim Savage

Newborn:

Council Post 1 - Gene Downs (incumbent)
Council Post 2 - none; Town Clerk Lisa Rowe said the mayor and council will appoint someone to Post 2 when the seat becomes vacant after Jan. 1. Dennis Fincher was the incumbent but decided not to seek reelection. He was appointed after John Donaldson resigned the seat when he moved out of town.

Mansfield:

Mayor - Chris Fulmer; Estona Middlebrooks
Council Post 1 - Orville McGunigal (incumbent); W.M. Smallwood
Council Post 2 - Helen Robertson (incumbent); Theresa Smallwood
Council Post 4 - David Nadell; Lisa Dunn

Social Circle:

Mayor - Joel Biggs; Hal Dally; Hosea Jackson; Barron Steward;
Council Post 2 - Angela Porter (incumbent)
Council Post 4 - Crenan Mills; Steve Shelton

City School Post 1 - Larry Cross; Shannon Thornton Davis
City School Post 3 - John Callahan; Alan D. Howard, Sr.; Robbie Groves