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Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2022)
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| 2022 Fulton County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 11, 2022 |
| Primary election: May 24, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 Runoff election: December 6, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Board of commissioners, soil & water conservation board, chief magistrate judge, and state court judges |
| Total seats up: 17 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Fulton County, Georgia, held general elections for board of commissioners, soil & water conservation board, chief magistrate judge, and state court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 24, 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 Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors (2 seats)
Incumbent Walter Rekuc Jr. and incumbent Jason R. Ulseth won election in the general election for Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Walter Rekuc Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 51.0 | 313,024 | |
| ✔ | Jason R. Ulseth (Nonpartisan) | 49.0 | 300,372 | |
| Total votes: 613,396 | |||
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Board of Commissioners
General election
Fulton County Board of Commissioners general election, 2022 |
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| District 3 |
Lee Morris (i) |
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Primary
Fulton County Board of Commissioners primary, 2022 |
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Republican |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 5 |
Did not make the ballot: |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Judicial
Magistrate Court
General election
General election for Fulton County Magistrate Court Chief Magistrate Judge
Incumbent Cassandra Kirk won election in the general election for Fulton County Magistrate Court Chief Magistrate Judge on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cassandra Kirk (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 143,838 | |
| Total votes: 143,838 | |||
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Fulton County State Court
State Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| To Succeed Eric A. Richardson |
 Eric A. Richardson (i) |
| To Succeed Fred C. Eady |
Fred C. Eady (i) |
| To Succeed Jay M. Roth |
Jay M. Roth (i) |
Georgia 5th Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit
Superior Court District general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| To Succeed Chuck Eaton |
Chuck Eaton (i) Shalanda Miller |
| To Succeed Craig L. Schwall |
Craig L. Schwall (i) |
| To Succeed Jane Barwick |
Jane Barwick (i) |
| To Succeed Kelly Lee Ellerbe |
Kelly Lee Ellerbe (i) |
| To Succeed Kevin Farmer |
Kevin Farmer (i) |
| To Succeed Paige Whitaker |
Paige Whitaker (i) Allyson R. Pitts |
| To Succeed Robert C. McBurney |
Robert C. McBurney (i) |
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- Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
- Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
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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 Fulton County, Georgia | ||
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| Fulton County | Georgia | |
| Population | 1,066,710 | 10,711,908 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 526 | 57,716 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 43.4% | 57.2% |
| Black/African American | 43.6% | 31.6% |
| Asian | 7.3% | 4.1% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| Multiple | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.2% | 9.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.1% | 87.9% |
| College graduation rate | 54.5% | 32.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $72,741 | $61,224 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.4% | 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
| Fulton County, Georgia | Georgia | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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