Effingham County

Primary Election

Primary Election

Tuesday, May 19, 2026· Decided

  • Register by

    Apr 22

    passed

  • Early voting

    Apr 27–May 15

    passed

  • Election day

    May 19

    passed

Board of Education Dist. 2

  • JDJan D. LandingIncumbent

Board of Education Dist. 3

  • TLTroy Lamar Allen
  • DJDevin J. Jones

Board of Education Dist. 5

  • VGVickie G. DeckerIncumbent

Chief Magistrate

  • SAScott A. Lewis

Superior Court Judge

  • RKRonald K. Thompson

State Court Judge

  • MMMelissa Melton Calhoun
  • SRStephen R. Yekel
  • RDRaymond Dickey

Probate Judge

  • DHDavid H. Zittrauer

County Commission Chairman

  • DRDamon RahnIncumbent
  • ALAlex Long

County Commission Dist. 1

  • FFForrest FloydIncumbent
  • ABAlfred Bryant
  • WTWallace Thomas

County Commission Dist. 4

  • JGJames Gerbasi
  • SVScott Varnadore
  • JSJeremiah Still
  • CJCraig Johnson
  • BHBeth Helmly

Tax Commissioner

  • KHKelly Hoffner
  • DRDaniel RodewoltIncumbent
  • TSTony Sapp

Coroner

  • DHDavid H. ExleyIncumbent

Clerk of Superior Court

  • JEJason E. Bragg
  • WLWalt LawsonIncumbent

Sheriff

  • JMJimmy McDuffieIncumbent

ℹ️ Gathered from public sources — verify dates and candidates with your official election office before relying on them.

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