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Brooklet, Register, Portal and Statesboro city election qualifiers - Day One

This is an update of citizens who have qualified to run at the end of the first day of qualifying. Candidates who wish to qualify for a municipal office must file their notice of candidacy with the Election Superintendent in each respective city at their City Hall this week. Qualifying will run from Monday, August 21st at 8:30 a.m. through Friday, August 25th at 4:30 p.m.
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The Cities of Brooklet, Portal, Register and Statesboro Municipal General Elections will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

Candidates who wish to qualify for a municipal office must file their notice of candidacy with the Election Superintendent in each respective city at their City Hall this week.

Qualifying will run from Monday, August 21st at 8:30 a.m. through Friday, August 25th at 4:30 p.m.

At the close of day on Monday, August 21st below are citizens who have qualified to run.


City of Statesboro

Council Seat 2:

  • Paulette Chavers (Incumbent)

Council Seat 3:

  • Virginia "Ginny" Hendley Rushing

Council Seat 5:

  • Shari Barr (Incumbent)

Incumbent officials: Paulette Chavers - Seat 2, Venus Mack - Seat 3, Shari Barr - Seat 5)


City of Brooklet

Mayor: (Joe Grooms is not seeking re-election)

  • Council member Nicky Gwinnett

Council Seat 1:

Council Seat 2:

Incumbent officials: Joe Grooms - Mayor, Nicky Gwinnett - Seat 1, Bradley Anderson - Seat 2


City of Register

Council member:

  • Tonya Boyd

Council member:

  • Alfred Jones

Council member:

(Incumbent officials: Tonya Boyd, Alfred Jones, Ann Ross vacated seat)


City of Portal

Mayor

Council Seat 2:  

Council Seat 5:   

(Incumbent officials: Billy Boggs - Mayor, Roy Johnson - Seat 2, Delina Woods - Seat 5)