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Michelle Long Spears
Michelle Long Spears (Democratic Party) is a member of the DeKalb County Commission in Georgia, representing District 2. Long Spears assumed office on January 1, 2023. Long Spears' current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Long Spears (Democratic Party) ran for election to the DeKalb County Commission to represent District 2 in Georgia. Long Spears won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2022)
General election
General election for DeKalb County Commission District 2
Michelle Long Spears won election in the general election for DeKalb County Commission District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Long Spears (D) | 100.0 | 58,916 | |
| Total votes: 58,916 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for DeKalb County Commission District 2
Michelle Long Spears defeated Lauren Alexander in the Democratic primary runoff for DeKalb County Commission District 2 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Long Spears | 61.1 | 5,375 | |
| Lauren Alexander | 38.9 | 3,425 | ||
| Total votes: 8,800 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for DeKalb County Commission District 2
Michelle Long Spears and Lauren Alexander advanced to a runoff. They defeated Marshall Orson and Donald Broussard (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for DeKalb County Commission District 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Long Spears | 43.0 | 6,823 | |
| ✔ | Lauren Alexander | 30.7 | 4,878 | |
 | Marshall Orson | 25.4 | 4,032 | |
| Donald Broussard (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.9 | 135 | ||
| Total votes: 15,868 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate DeKalb County Commission District 2 |
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Jeff Rader (D) |
DeKalb County Commission District 2 2023-Present |
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