As WDUN’s Steve Winslow reports, District 2 covers the eastern part of the state and includes the cities of Athens and Savannah. Three candidates are running in the partisan primaries:
- In the Democratic primary, Alicia Johnson is running unopposed. She is a doctor and has experience working in healthcare.
- In the Republican primary, incumbent Tim Echols and Lee Muns are running. Echols has been the incumbent since 2011, and Munn is a business owner.
District 3 covers much of the Atlanta metropolitan area, including Fulton County and DeKalb County.. Five candidates are running in the partisan primaries:
- In the Republican primary, incumbent Fitz Johnson is running unopposed. Governor Brian Kemp appointed him to the seat in 2021.
- In the Democratic primary, four candidates are running: former regional Environmental Protection Agency director and 2020 candidate Daniel Blackman, nonprofit executive Peter Hubbard, former utility company executive Robert Jones, and former state Rep. Keisha Sean Waites.
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