Below is the list of candidates who have qualified for local partisan races by the noon deadline today. Primary elections for partisan races will be held on July 31. The general election is November 6.

Qualified candidates are listed below:

Commission Chair:

Richard Oden (D)- INCUMBENT

Brian Jenkins (D)

 Jason Hill (R)- Business Owner

Commissioner Post 1:

Oz Nesbitt, Jr. (D)- Car Sales INCUMBENT

Jerry Shepperd (D)- Business Owner

 Sam Smiley (R)- Business Owner

Tom Harrison (R)- Business Owner

Sheriff:

Donald Ferguson (D)

Eric Levett (D)- Deputy

T. Jeff Wigington (R)- INCUMBENT

Tax Commissioner:

RJ Hadley (D)- Non-profit Manager

Daniel Ray (R)- INCUMBENT

Coroner:

George Levett (D)- Funeral Home Director

Jo Coggins (R)- Medical Clerk/Deputy Coroner

Clerk of Superior and State Courts:

Ruth A. Wilson (D)- INCUMBENT

Holly Bowie (R)- Paralegal

Magistrate Court Chief Judge:

Phinia Aten (D)- Attorney

Clarence "Rudy" Horne, Jr. (R)- INCUMBENT

Probate Court Judge:

Caycie Dix (D)- Attorney

Charles Mays, Sr. (D)- Contractor

Lillis Brown (R)-  INCUMBENT