Candidates toss hats in the ring

Madison County candidates tossed their hats in the ring this week for the 2012 elections. Qualifying for local elections ended at noon Friday.

Here’s a look at who qualified:

COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
•Anthony Dove (R), incumbent

BOC DISTRICT 1
•Stanley Thomas (R), incumbent
•Christopher Lee Parker (R)

BOC DISTRICT 2
•Dewitt “Pete” Bond (R), incumbent
•Larry Stewart (R)
•Conolus Scott Jr. (D)

BOE DISTRICT 3
•Robert Cedric Fortson (NP — non partisan)
•Cindy Nash (NP)

BOE DISTRICT 4
•Amy McKenzie (NP)
•Charles Jeremy Duggins (NP)

BOE DISTRICT 5
•Gregory Wilkes (NP)

PROBATE JUDGE
•Cody Cross, (NP), incumbent

SHERIFF
•Kip Thomas (R), incumbent
•Clayton Lowe (R)
•Brenan Baird (R)
•Timothy “Brent” Zellner (D)
•William Kenneth White (D)

CORONER
•Kevin Lamar Cheek (R)
•Julie H. Phillips (R)
•John Sartain (R)
•Jonathan Michael Tittle (R)

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT
•Michelle Strickland (D), incumbent

TAX COMMISSIONER
•Sally Louise Watson (D), incumbent

STATE SENATE, DISTRICT 47
•Frank Ginn (R), incumbent
•Daniel “Danny” Yearwood (R)
•Tim Riley (D)

STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 32
•Alan Powell (R), incumbent
•Mary Beth Focer (D)

STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT 33
•Tom McCall (R), incumbent
•David Vogel (D)

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
•Robert “Bob” Lavender (R), incumbent
•Parks White (R)

STATE SUPERIOR COURT
•John H. Bailey Jr. (NP), incumbent

STATE SUPERIOR COURT
•Thomas L. Hodges (NP), incumbent
•Chris NeSmith (NP)

STATE SUPERIOR COURT
•Jeffery S. Malcom (NP), incumbent

U.S. CONGRESS, DISTRICT 9
•Doug Collins (R)
•Roger D. Fitzpatrick (R)
•Martha Zoller (R)
•Jody Cooley (D)