Several long-time incumbent council members and mayors are facing opponents in the upcoming municipal elections in Hall County. Qualifying for some of the cities ended on Wednesday, while other municipalities had qualifying periods that lasted through Friday.
The mayors of Clermont, Flowery Branch and Lula each face challenges for their offices this year. Some incumbent council members in Buford, Flowery Branch, Gainesville and Oakwood also are being challenged.
The list of candidates for municipal elections in cities in Hall County follows:
*Braselton (portions of which are also in Jackson, Barrow and Gwinnett counties):
Mayor - Bill Orr (I)
District 2 City Council - Peggy B. Slappey (I)
District 4 City Council - Robert Clark, Hardy Johnson
*Buford (portions of which are also in Gwinnett County):
Commission Post 2 - Chris Burge (I), Gary A. Ingram
Commission Post 3 - Brad Weeks
School Board Post - Pat Pirkle (I)
School Board Post - Bruce Fricks (I)
*Clermont:
Mayor - James Nix (I) Steve Reeves
City Council Ward 3 - Marcia Kesler
City Council Ward 4 - Donna Reeves, James Castleberry
*Flowery Branch:
Mayor - Mike Miller (I), Michael Justice
City Council Post 3 - Fred Richards (I)
City Council Post 4 - Joe Anglin (I)
City Council Post 5 - Monica Beatty (I), Amy Farah
*Gainesville:
Mayor - Danny Dunagan (I)
City Council Ward 1 - Sam Couvillon (I)
City Council Ward 4 - George Wangemann (I), Albert Reeves, Maria Del Rosario Palacios
School Board District 1 - Andy Stewart
School Board District 4 - Heather Ramsey
*Gillsville:
Mayor - Roy Turpin
Council Post 1 - Larry Poole
Council Post 2 - Jeff Perry
*Lula (portions of which are in Banks County):
Mayor - Milton Turner (I), Jim Grier, Felton Wood
Post 2 City Council - Marvin Moore (I)
Post 3 City Council - Mordecai Wilson (I)
Mayor - Lamar Scroggs (I)
City Council Post 1 - Sam Evans (I), Stephen Hendrix
City Council Post 2 - Pat Jones (I)
