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2023 Elections: Henry County voter guide

FILE — "I Voted" stickers cover a plexiglass sheet at Home Slice Pizza, a restaurant offering a free slice of pizza to anyone who shows their "I Voted" sticker, in Austin, Tex., on Oct. 31, 2020. Despite the stop-the-steal movement, the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the numerous investigations facing former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and Trump are still tied, each at 43 percent, among registered voters in the first Times/Siena poll of the 2024 election cycle.(Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
FILE — "I Voted" stickers cover a plexiglass sheet at Home Slice Pizza, a restaurant offering a free slice of pizza to anyone who shows their "I Voted" sticker, in Austin, Tex., on Oct. 31, 2020. Despite the stop-the-steal movement, the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the numerous investigations facing former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and Trump are still tied, each at 43 percent, among registered voters in the first Times/Siena poll of the 2024 election cycle.(Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
By and Leon Stafford
Nov 1, 2023

Voters in Henry County will be picking new leaders on the county commission and several city councils.

Here’s a breakdown of each race:

Henry County

One seat is open on the County Commission.

County Commission District 2: Incumbent Neat Robinson is running against Daniel Edwards Jr. and Bruce Holmes.

Hampton

Three at-large City Council seats are on the ballot.

City Council: Incumbent Martin Meeks is running against Pamela Duchesne, Victoria Hill, Errol Mitchell, Charlie Varner and Kesha White-Williams. There are three seats.

Locust Grove

The mayor’s seat and three City Council seats are on the ballot.

Mayor: Incumbent Robert Price is running unopposed.

City Council: Incumbents Christopher “Rudy” Breedlove, Carlos Greer and Rod Shearouse are running unopposed.

McDonough

Three City Council seats are on the ballot.

City Council District 3: Incumbent Alan Scott Reeves is running against Carlos Manuel Mora Jr.

City Council District 4: Incumbent Kamali “Kam” Varner is running against Camil Dunigan.

City Council At Large: Incumbent Benjamin Pruett is running against Isaac Darryl Payton.

Stockbridge

Three City Council seats are on the ballot.

City Council District 3: Incumbent John Blount is running against Kyle Berry Sr.

City Council District 4: Incumbent Yolana Barber is running against Keith Evans.

City Council District 5: Incumbent Elton Alexander is running against Stephen Baffic and Antonio Harris.

Learn more about the 2023 elections

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is covering Georgia and area elections of top interest to metro Atlanta. Here are some resources to learn more about voting. Follow AJC updates from the polls on Tuesday

Election guides:

Voters can check early voting locations and sample ballots online at mvp.sos.ga.gov.

About the Authors

Sara Gregory covers transportation for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Previously, she covered local government in DeKalb County. A Charlotte native, she joined the AJC in 2023 after working at newspapers in South Carolina and Virginia.

Leon Stafford covers south metro government

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