The 2020 Primary Ballot

The 2020 Primary for state and local seat is coming up on May 19, and for the first time in several years there are challengers in several races, and two parties sending candidates onward to the November election. Here’s a list of all the people who qualified with local and state election authorities.

Of note, because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the presidential primary day was pushed back to the May 19 election day. Those who already voted for their parties preference for their presidential nominee will have their vote counted when the rest of the ballots come back in May. Election officials are requesting that everyone registered who have not yet voted in the presidential primary and the local and state primaries please have an absentee ballot sent to their homes.

Voter registration ends on April 20, extended due to the COVID-19 outbreak by Secretary Or State Brad Raffensperger. Absentee Ballot application forms are being sent out to registered voters as of March 30.

Click here to find more information from the Polk County Board of Elections about the situation.

Presidential Primary

Republican ballot: President Donald J. Trump, incumbent

Democratic ballot: (left in the race that will count) former Vice President Joseph Biden, U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders, Vermont

U.S. Senate, David Perdue

Republican ballot: David Perdue, incumbent

Democratic ballot: Sarah Riggs Amico, Marcketih DeJesus, James Knox, Tricia Carpenter McCracken, Jon Ossoff, Maya Dillard Smith and Teresa Pike Tomlinson.

U.S. House, District 14

Republican ballot: John Barge, Ben Bullock, Kevin Cooke, Dr. John Cowan, Clayton Fuller, Marjorie Greene, Andy Gunther, Bill Hembree, and Matt Laughridge

Democratic ballot: Kevin Van Ausdal

State Senate, District 31

Republican ballot: Jason Anavitarte; Boyd Austin; Robert “Bobby”Mehan, Bobby Wilson

Democratic ballot: Tianna Smith

State House, District 16

Republican ballot: Jennifer Hulsey; Trey Kelley, incumbent

Democratic ballot: Lyndsay Arrendale

Polk County Seats

Note: these seats below have only Republican candidates, and will only appear in the May primary as contested races.

County Commission, District 1: Scotty Tillery, incumbent; James Vines

County Commission, District 2: Glenn Robinson; Charles “Chuck” Thaxton, incumbent

Probate Court: Tony Brazier, Polk County Coroner; Bobby Brooks

The unopposed

Though Polk features a number of contested races, several saw no one quality to run against incumbents in 2020, or will be taking over posts vacated in He coming year. Here’s a list of those positions: