Correction: The early voting dates listed in the March 9 edition of DCN were incomplete. Advance voting will be from May 2-20 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and both Saturdays May 7 and 14 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Board of Elections office. 

This past week, candidates qualified for the primary election on May 24. The general election will be on Nov. 8. 

State and federal congressional district maps changed after data collection for the 2020 census was completed this past fall.

The voter registration deadline for the primary is April 25. Advance voting will be from May 2-20 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and both Saturdays May 7 and 14 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Board of Elections office.

The central precinct is located at 96 Academy Avenue in Dawsonville. 

Dawson County Commissioner, District 1

• Jason Power, R 

• Seth Stowers, R

Dawson County Commissioner, District 3

• Alexa Bruce, R

• Deanna M. Dickinson, R

Dawson County School District, at large

• Nathan Ingram, R

Dawson County School District, Post 3

• Karen Marie Armstrong, R

Georgia House of Representatives, District 7

• David Ralston, R, incumbent

Georgia House of Representatives, District 9

• Tyler Tolin, R

• Will Wade, R, incumbent

Georgia Senate, District 51

• Steve Gooch, R, incumbent

Northeastern Judicial Circuit, District Attorney

• Lee Darragh, R, incumbent

Northeastern Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge, Deal

• Jason Jonathan Deal, non-partisan incumbent

Northeastern Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge, Fuller

• Lindsay Burton, non partisan

U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia’s District 6

• Jake Evans, R

• Byron Gatewood, R

• Meagan Hanson, R

• Blake Harbin, R

• Rich McCormick, R

• Paulette Smith, R

• Mallory Staples, R

• Suzi Voyles, R

• Eugene Yu, R

• Bob Christian, D 

• Wayne C. White, D