School board race goes down to the wire
Michael Garza defeated Susan McCartney by 78 votes in the Democratic primary to challenge Republican Post 4 incumbent David Chastain in Novemer. Story.
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2026 headlines
- Runoffs loom for Ga. Congress, Senate, governor’s primaries
- Cobb commission, school board incumbents cruise in primaries
- Cobb Elections reports ‘election operations’ issues at polls
- Cobb Democrats speak out against non-partisan election law
- Cobb commission candidates endorsed by ex-county leaders
- Cobb commission District 3 GOP profiles: Birrell | Wasserman
- Cobb school board Post 4 Democratic profiles: Garza | McCartney
- Cobb school board Post 6 Democratic profiles: Davis| Susko
- Cobb Board of Elections and Registration hires new director
- 5 East Cobb voting locations could change for 2026 elections
- Ga. bill making most Cobb elections non-partisan passes
- Primaries loom in East Cobb commission, school board races
- U.S. Rep. Loudermilk not seeking re-election to Congress
2025 Cobb-Georgia political headlines
- Marietta Mayor barely re-elected
- East Cobb Republican activist Pam Reardon dies
- Cobb Democratic Party blasts ‘unfair punishment of teachers
- Cobb Elections director leaving after less than two years
- Cobb Elections Board dispute roils along political lines
- Editor’s Note: An uneventful ‘No Kings’ rally in East Cobb
- Allen takes office as Cobb Commission election results certified
- Democrats regain Cobb commission control
- Kemp won’t challenge Ossoff in U.S. Senate race
- Cobb Republican Party chooses new chairwoman, officers
- Allen defeats Howard in Cobb commission Democratic runoff
- Editor’s Note: The unrealized legacy of Jerica Richardson
- Democratic runoff set in Cobb Commission District 2 special election
- Richardson removed from office after appeals court rejection
- Richardson resumes seat as Cobb commission drama continues
- Richardson’s Cobb commission seat declared vacant by judge
- East Cobb-area resident qualifies for special election
- Cristadoro pledges open door on Cobb school board
2024 General Election Headlines
- East Cobb voters prefer Trump but Harris makes it close
- Loudermilk, East Cobb legislators win easy re-election
- Cobb Democrats win countywide races; GOP holds school board
- East Cobb Votes 2024: Close school board races; transit tax fails
- East Cobb 2024 general election day and voters guide info
- Court rules Cobb cannot extend deadline for absentee ballots
- Editor’s Note: On elections, early voting and endorsements
- As Election Day awaits, early voting sets records
- Cobb judge extends deadline for returning 3K absentee ballots
- Voters in East Cobb precinct mailed incorrect polling location
- Cobb Elections Office accepting absentee ballots this weekend
- 7 Cobb libraries to be closed on Election Day for voting
- Cobb school board Post 5 candidate profiles: Cristadoro | Judge
- 2-week early voting total in Cobb approaches 200K
- Former Cobb commissioner Ott opposes transit tax
- More than 80K cast votes in Cobb at start of early voting
- East Cobb voters’ guide to 2024 general elections
2024 Headlines
- Prominent Cobb business leader opposes transit tax referendum
- How Cobb commissioner district maps look post-‘home rule’
- Cobb launches transit tax website for November referendum
- Cobb Elections Board halted after ‘Heil Hitler’ outburst
- Cobb special elections scheduled as map dispute lingers
- Cobb to appeal court order for new commission elections
- New Cobb commission elections ordered in redistricting ruling
- Cobb warns of text scam to apply for absentee ballot
- Howard wins Democratic runoff in District 2 primary
- Ex-Cobb school board member eyes commission seat
- District 2 Cobb commission Democratic runoff decided Tuesday
- Cobb commission candidate qualifies for runoff in surprise
- Fundraiser set for Republican Cobb school board candidates
- Cobb District Attorney upset; commission race heads to runoff
- Cobb redistricting lawsuit dismissed by Ga. Supreme Court
- Cobb commission candidates campaigning amid map confusion
- 2024 advance primary voting in Cobb: Races; wait times; more
- Cobb school board Post 5 candidates receive endorsements
- Cobb school board Post 5 candidates receive endorsements
- Cobb advance voting in 2024 primaries to start Monday
- Cobb Elections Board disqualifies commission candidate
- Cobb political incumbents facing primary opposition
- Cobb school board Post 5 candidates qualifyÂ
- Cobb Elections to use disputed maps in primary qualifying
- Cobb Elections sends out incorrect absentee ballots
- Georgia sample ballots released for 2024 presidential primaries
- Ex-Marietta City Council member running for Cobb Commission
- GOP-back Cobb school board electoral map signed into law
- Ga. Senate approves Republican Cobb school board maps
- Former Cobb school board member eyeing congressional seat
- Richardson to run in redrawn 6th Congressional District
- Judge rules Cobb home rule claim unconstitutional
- Cobb Commission candidate reports $30K+ in fundraising
2023 Headlines
- New Ga. legislative, Congressional maps approved
- Federal judge orders new Cobb school board electoral maps
- Cobb commissioners approve 2024 transit sales tax referendum
- Former Cupid assistant to run for Cobb Superior Court Clerk
- New Ga. Congressional lines likely to prompt legal challenge
- Legislature passes maps altering East Cobb State Senate lines
- Richardson advisor declares intent for Cobb commission campaign
- Ga. redistricting maps thrown out, special session called
- Cobb school district objects to redistricting settlement
- Banks still considering Cobb school board re-election bid
- New Cobb Elections director to start in December
- Former Cobb Superior Court Clerk candidate seeking same office
- Conservative group opposes Cobb transit tax referendum
- Richardson kicks off 6th Congressional District campaign
- Cupid announces re-election campaign as Cobb chairwoman
- East Cobb residents appointed to Cobb Board of Elections
- U.S. Rep. McCormick endorses DeSantis in GOP presidential race
- Cobb school board candidate Judge not looking for ‘radical change’
- Cobb school board candidate Cristadoro: ‘You have to be passionate to do this’
- East Cobb advocate declares intent to run for school board
- Banks undecided about seeking re-election to Cobb school board
- Post 5 school board candidate reveals steering committee
- Cobb ethics board dismisses complaint against Richardson
- East Cobb legislator excused from voting on youth transgender bill
Cobb electoral map dispute
- Cobb commissioner dismissed as plaintiff in redistricting lawsuit
- Cobb commission redistricting bill dies in Ga. SenateÂ
- East Cobb resident, commissioner, file redistricting lawsuit
- Cobb school board hires law firm in redistricting lawsuit
- Cobb Republican commissioners vote, contest meeting minutes
- Activist groups organize over Cobb electoral map dispute
- Ga. Attorney General: Cobb electoral maps are ‘not legally binding’
- Cobb Republican commissioners leave meeting over abstentions
- East Cobb resident files lawsuit over Cobb commission maps
- Cobb passes home rule resolution over redistricting in party-line vote
2022 Coverage
2022 U. S. Senate runoff coverage
- Warnock cruises in Cobb, wins U.S. Senate runoff
- Early voting surges in Cobb as U.S. Senate runoff finish nears
- Cobb Elections sued over absentee ballots in U.S. Senate runoff
2022 General election coverage
- How East Cobb voted in the U.S. Senate, governor’s races.
- Recertified Cobb election results change outcome in Kennesaw race
- Cobb early voting schedule released for U.S. Senate runoff
- Two Democrats elected to open East Cobb legislative seats
- Mableton cityhood referendum passes after 3 others failed
- Birrell, Chastain re-elected in key Cobb races
- Cobb extends deadline for absentee voters not mailed ballots
- Cobb Election failed to mail out 1k+ absentee ballots
- Â East Cobb 2022 general elections voting guide
- Open-seat campaigns highlight East Cobb legislative elections
- Cobb Elections to offer ‘last call’ absentee ballot returns
- 100K+ in Cobb cast ballots in first two weeks of early voting
- Post 4 Cobb school board candidate profiles: Â Chastain and Pozniak
- District 3 Cobb commission candidate profiles: Birrell and Triebsch
- East Cobb early voting guide | Estimated wait-time interactive map
- Post 4 Cobb school board race heating up
- General election sample ballots, BallotTrax available
- Cobb to consider redrawing commission districts
- Cobb school board chairman trailing in campaign fundraising
- Cobb to add Sunday voting in 2022 general election
- Cobb school board candidate called up for Army Reserve duty
2022 Primary and runoff results
- 6th Congressional Republican runoff: McCormick defeats Evans
- Georgia primary ballot questions deliver lopsided results
- Cobb Superior Court Chief Judge re-elected; other local results
- East Cobb Republican incumbents cruise in primaries
- East Cobb Election Results: Cityhood referendum defeated; Kemp prevails
2022 Primary run-up coverage
- East Cobb 2022 Primary Election Day Voters Guide
- As Cityhood referendum nears, recent votes have sputtered
- PHOTOS: State Rep. Mitch Kaye sworn in at Ga. Capitol
- Ga. Democratic, GOP voters asked charged ballot questions
- Strong turnout for GOP in early voting | Wait-Time Map
- Former legislator wins special election runoff for East Cobb seat
- Candidate Profile: JoAnn Birrell, Cobb Commission District 3
- Candidate Profile: Judy Sarden, Cobb Commission District 3
- Cobb advance voting guide for primaries, Cityhood referendums
2022 general coverage
- Federal lawsuit challenges Cobb school board redistricting
- Runoff to determine East Cobb legislative special election
- Richardson: ‘I will not step down’ as Cobb commissioner
- Qualifying Roundup: Birrell faces GOP opponent in primaries
- Sprayberry grad, educator running for Cobb school board
- Cobb commission, school board redistricting maps approved
- NE Cobb resident launches campaign for District 3 Cobb commissionÂ
- 4 candidates qualify in State House special election
- East Cobb Cityhood bill signed into law; May 24 referendum set
- Former East Cobb legislator running in special election
- Special election for Ga. House seat in East Cobb is April 5
- Former East Cobb State House candidate running for Ga. Senate
- Democrat announces campaign to succeed DollarÂ
- East Cobb Cityhood bill clears Senate committee
- Chief East Cobb Cityhood bill sponsor resigns
- Cobb chairwoman speaks out on cityhood, redistricting
- Cobb Republicans file bill to redistrict county commission seats
- East Cobb Cityhood bill passes Georgia House
- Revised East Cobb Cityhood bill would move up referendum to May
- East Cobb Cityhood group presses for ‘right’ to referendum
- East Cobb Cityhood bill approved by House committee
- East Cobb residents sound of on cityhood bill at hearing
- East Cobb Cityhood bill to get first legislative hearing
- Cobb Republican legislators file school board redistricting bill
- Cityhood, reapportionment top 2022 Cobb legislative agenda
2021 Stories
- Former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson dies at 76
- East Cobb would lose school board seat in recommended map
- Kirkpatrick to run for re-election to State Senate | Cherokee lawmaker to challenge in GOP primary
- Abrams launches another campaign for Georgia governor
- McBath leaving 6th Congressional District | Splitting East Cobb in Congress
- Cobb Education SPLOST VI referendum passes easily | Precinct breakdown
- 2021 Cobb Education SPLOST VI referendum Voters Guide
- Cobb schools push SPLOST with World Series pitch
- Cobb superintendent defends SPLOST funding distribution
- Walton cluster parent announces campaign for Cobb school board
- Family law attorney to run for Cobb Superior Court judge
- Cobb school board member announces for state school superintendent
- GOP Senate Congressional redistricting map takes aim at 6th District
- Kemp calls reapportionment special session for November
- UGA football great Herschel Walker to run for U.S. Senate
- Voting information for 2021 Cobb elections
- Cobb law firm to draw school board reapportionment map
- Cobb school board calls for November SPLOST referendum
- Army veteran running for 6th Congressional District seat
- Former Cobb Commission candidate named to Ga. Public Service Commission
- KSU student announces run for Cobb school board
- Ex-Ga. ethics commission head announces Congressional bid
- Former legislator seeks 6th District Congressional seat
- East Cobb Republicans vote for elections overhaul bill
Ossoff, Warnock elected to U.S. Senate
2020 Coverage
Post-election stories
- Cupid takes oath as first black, female Cobb Commission Chair
- Richardson sworn in as new Cobb Commissioner
- Ott, Boyce give farewell remarks as Cobb commissioners
- Cobb elections board denies GOP voter challenge for runoffs
- Retiring Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott reflects on 12 years in office
- Richardson to be sworn in as Cobb commissioner on Dec. 31
- East Cobb voters stick with Trump as Biden wins precincts
- Georgia recertifies election results after lawsuit dismissed
- Cobb GOP joins election fraud lawsuit as recount continues
- Cobb: Government shredding didn’t include elections office
- Cobb Elections explains post-hand recount shredding
- Cobb election results certified; Biden projected Ga. winner as hand recount begins
- Georgia to conduct hand recount of presidential voting
- Ousted Cobb Commission Chairman pledges ‘transition in grace’
- Loeffler, Perdue demand resignation of Ga. Secretary of State
- Cobb commissioner-elect: ‘We can overcome every challenge’
- McBath, East Cobb legislative members re-elected
- Banks wins 4th term as Cobb school board stays in GOP hands
- Ga.: Biden-Trump recount, Perdue-Ossoff runoff loom
- Richardson extends lead in Cobb Commission race
- Cobb Democrats sweep countywide races
- East Cobb Votes 2020: Results, reaction and more
Updated 202 election results
- All results from federal, state and local races
- Cobb County results
- U.S. Senate, 6th Congressional, legislative and presidential results
2020 General Election Stories
- Editor’s Note: After voting comes the hard part of citizenship
- East Cobb Election Day 2020: Voting info, candidates and more
- Emergency precinct change made for East Cobb polling station
- Sewell Mill, Mountain View libraries to be used as polling precincts
- A back-to-basics theme for selling the Cobb SPLOST renewal
- More absentee ballot dropbox locations include Gritters, Mountain View libraries
- Sewell Mill Library added as absentee ballot dropbox location
- East Cobb presidential donors give more to Trump than Biden
- Cobb absentee deadline nears as early voting rises
- Record week of early voting; even more absentee ballots returned
- How to get, complete and return an absentee ballot in Cobb
- Commissioner: Cobb ‘should do better’ to handle early voting lines
- Cobb early voting interactive map shows wait-time estimates
- Early voting between Oct. 12-30 includes 2 East Cobb locations
- Atlanta Press Club debates include Cobb Commission Chair
- Ga. Secretary of State launches absentee ballot tracker
- Cobb absentee ballot applications available
2020 General Election Candidate Profiles
Cobb Commission Chair
Cobb Commission District 2
Cobb Board of Education Post 5
Georgia Senate District 32
Georgia House District 43
Georgia House District 45
Georgia House Districts 37, 44 and 46
2020 Primary Stories
- November ballot set as Cobb Elections board certifies runoff results
- Johnson unofficial winner of Commission GOP runoff
- Johnson hangs on to lead; Marbutt wins judicial runoff
- East Cobb Election Runoff Update: Real-time results and updates
- Cobb commissioners won’t take up absentee ballot funding request
- Runoff to determine Republican pick for District 2 commission election
- Johnson, Smith file campaign finance reports
- Cobb Commission District GOP race heads to runoff
Cobb Commission Chairman Profiles—GOP Primary
Cobb Commission District 2 Profiles—GOP Primary
Cobb Board of Education Post 5 Profiles—Democratic Primary
Cobb Board of Education Post 5 Profiles—GOP Primary
2020 Voting Information
- Georgia primary 411: Early voting, sample ballots, straw polls and more
- Georgia absentee ballot mailings to start April 21
- Cobb precinct changes approved over Democratic objections
- Proposed Cobb precinct changes would move away from schools
- Georgia GOP submits only Trump’s name for 2020 primary ballot
2020 Other stories
- Georgia primaries pushed back from May 19 to June 9
- Georgia presidential primary delayed over Coronavirus
- Candidates who’ve qualified for the May 19 general primary
- Cobb school board candidate withdraws; may sue district
- Qualifying, early presidential primary voting is first week in March
- Town hall for Cobb elections and voting information
- McBath endorses Bloomberg’s presidential campaign
- Cobb assistant DA announces run for Cobb Superior Court judge
- Lassiter PTSA president seeks Cobb school board post
- Cobb Development Authority member running for Cobb Commission District 2
- GOP candidates announce for Cobb Commission District 2; 6th Congress
- Democratic candidate announces for Cobb School Board Post 5
- Ott releases prepared statement announcing retirement
- Ott won’t seek fourth term on Cobb Board of Commissioners
- East Cobb Cityhood bill sponsor draws Democratic opponent
- Delta pilot joins GOP primary field for Cobb School Board Post 5
- Critic of Cobb schools on bullying issues running for school board
- Ga. Democratic women’s PAC endorses East Cobb candidates
- Isakson endorses Handel as another GOP candidate bows out
- 6th Congressional GOP candidate Brandon Beach quits race
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