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Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2022)
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| 2022 DeKalb County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 11, 2022 |
| Primary election: May 24, 2022 Primary runoff: June 21, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 Runoff election: December 6, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Board of commissioners, state court judges, associate state court judge, superior court judges, and soil & water conservation district board |
| Total seats up: 12 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
DeKalb County, Georgia, held general elections for board of commissioners, state court judges, associate state court judge, superior court judges, and soil & water conservation district board on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022. A primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. A runoff election was scheduled for December 6, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
Soil & Water Supervisor
General election
General election for DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District (2 seats)
Incumbent Carol Hayes and Paige Penland won election in the general election for DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carol Hayes (Nonpartisan) | 56.5 | 236,221 | |
| ✔ | Paige Penland (Nonpartisan) | 43.5 | 181,532 | |
| Total votes: 417,753 | |||
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Board of Commissioners
General election
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners general election, 2022 |
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| District 7 |
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Primary runoff
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners primary runoff, 2022 |
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Primary
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners primary, 2022 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 3 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 7 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Judicial
DeKalb County State Court
State Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| To Succeed Alvin T. Wong |
 Alvin T. Wong (i) |
| To Succeed Johnny Panos |
Johnny Panos (i) |
| To Succeed Kimberly Alexander |
Kimberly Anderson (i) |
| To Succeed Kimberly Anderson |
Kimberly Alexander (i) |
Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit
Superior Court District general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| To Succeed Asha Jackson |
Asha F. Jackson (i) |
| To Succeed Courtney Johnson |
Courtney Johnson (i) |
| To Succeed Latisha Dear Jackson |
LaTisha Dear Jackson (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Georgia elections, 2022
May 24, 2022
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2022
- Georgia's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Georgia's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Georgia Attorney General election, 2022
- Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022
- Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022
- Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2022
- Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
- Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
- Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Georgia Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- DeKalb County School District, Georgia, elections (2022)
- Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2022)
- Fulton County Schools, Georgia, elections (2022)
- Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2022)
- Atlanta, Georgia, Public Facilities Bond Measure (May 2022)
- Atlanta, Georgia, Roads, Pathways, Parks, and Playgrounds Bond Measure (May 2022)
- Atlanta, Georgia, Sales Tax Increase for Transportation Projects Measure (May 2022)
June 21, 2022
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022
- Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
- Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
- DeKalb County School District, Georgia, elections (2022)
- Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2022
- Georgia's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Georgia's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Georgia Attorney General election, 2022
- Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022
- Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022
- Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Georgia Public Service Commission election, 2022
- Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
- Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
- Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Georgia Amendment 1, Suspend Compensation for Assembly Members and Public Officials Indicted for a Felony Measure (2022)
- Georgia Amendment 2, Temporary Property Tax Change for Disaster Areas Measure (2022)
- Georgia Referendum A, Timber Equipment Exempt from Property Taxes Measure (2022)
- Georgia Referendum B, Merged Family-Owned Farms and Dairy and Eggs Tax Exemption Measure (2022)
- Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2022)
- Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2022)
- Atlanta, Georgia, Sunday Alcohol Sales Measure (November 2022)
- Fulton County, Georgia, Homestead Exemption for Senior Residents Measure (November 2022)
December 6, 2022
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for DeKalb County, Georgia | ||
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| DeKalb County | Georgia | |
| Population | 764,382 | 10,711,908 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 267 | 57,716 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 33.5% | 57.2% |
| Black/African American | 53.3% | 31.6% |
| Asian | 6.2% | 4.1% |
| Native American | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Multiple | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.3% | 87.9% |
| College graduation rate | 45.6% | 32.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $65,116 | $61,224 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.4% | 14.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| DeKalb County, Georgia | Georgia | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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