The Board of Directors of Georgia Equality, the state’s largest political advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Georgians and our allies, is proud to announce its endorsements in the upcoming Primary and Non-partisan elections being held in May this year.
Key Election Dates:
Primary & Nonpartisan Election Day: May 21, 2024
Deadline to request absentee ballot for June runoff: June 7, 2024
Weekend Voting for Primary & Nonpartisan Runoff (Fulton and Clayton counties only): June 8, 2024 & June 9, 2024
Early Voting for Primary & Nonpartisan Runoff: June 10, 2024 – June 14, 2024
Primary & Nonpartisan Election Runoff: June 18, 2024
Voter registration deadline for General Election: October 7, 2024
General Election: November 5, 2024
All Georgians should visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page to register to vote, double check that your voter registration is correct, and view critical voting information.
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2024 Endorsed Candidates:
Non-partisan Elections:
Judge, Superior Court, Fulton County: Rachel Krause (i) – WIN
To learn more about Rachel’s campaign, click here.
Judge, Superior Court, Fulton County: Scott McAfee (i) – WIN
To learn more about Scott’s campaign, click here.
Judge, Superior Court, Gwinnett County: Regina Matthews – WIN
To learn more about Regina’s campaign, click here.
Judge, DeKalb County State Court: Mike Jacobs* (i) – WIN
To learn more about Mike’s campaign, click here.
Judge, Fulton County State Court: Jane Morrison* (i) – WIN
DeKalb County Board of Education:
Andrew Ziffer – WIN
To learn more about Andrew’s campaign, click here.
Gwinnett County Board of Education:
Tarece Johnson-Morgan – WIN
To learn more about Tarece’s campaign, click here.
Democratic Primary Elections:
State Senate:
Senate District 33: Michael “Doc” Rhett (i) – WIN
To learn more about Michael’s campaign, click here.
Senate District 34:
Kenya Wicks – RUNOFF
To learn more about Kenya’s campaign, click here.
Senate District 36:
Nan Orrock (i) – WIN
To learn more about Nan’s campaign, click here.
Senate District 38:
RaShaun Kemp* – RUNOFF
To learn more about RaShaun’s campaign, click here.
Senate District 40:
Sally Harrell (i) – WIN
To learn more about Sally’s campaign, click here.
Senate District 41:
Kim Jackson* (i) – WIN
To learn more about Kim’s campaign, click here.
Senate District 44:
Elena Parent (i) – WIN
To learn more about Elena’s campaign, click here.
State House:
House District 47: Debra Shigley – WIN
To learn more about Debra’s campaign, click here.
House District 56:
Bryce Berry – WIN
To learn more about Bryce’s campaign, click here.
House District 58:
Park Cannon* (i) – WIN
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House District 60: Sheila Jones (i) – WIN
To learn more about Sheila’s campaign, click here.
House District 84:
Mary Margaret Oliver (i) – WIN
To learn more about Mary Margaret’s campaign, click here.
House District 85:
Karla Drenner* (i) – WIN
To learn more about Karla’s campaign, click here.
House District 86:
Imani Barnes* (i) – WIN
To learn more about Imani’s campaign, click here.
House District 90:
Saira Draper (i) – WIN
To learn more about Saira’s campaign, click here.
House District 98:
Marvin Lim* (i) – WIN
To learn more about Marvin’s campaign, click here.
House District 107:
Sam Park* (i) – WIN
To learn more about Sam’s campaign, click here.
House District 145:
Juawn Jackson – RUNOFF
To learn more about Juawn’s campaign, click here.
Local Elections:
Augusta District Attorney: Jared Williams (i) – WIN
To learn more about Jared’s campaign, click here.
Cobb County Commission Chair: Lisa Cupid (i) – WIN
To learn more about Lisa’s campaign, click here.
Cobb County Commission District 4: Monique Sheffield – WIN
Fulton County Commission District 4:
Mo Ivory – RUNOFF
To learn more about Mo’s campaign, click here.
Gwinnett County Commission Chair:
Nicole Love Hendrickson (i) – WIN
To learn more about Nicole’s campaign, click here.
(*) Denotes an openly LGBTQ incumbent/candidate
(i) Denotes an incumbent