Contested White County school board races set for May GOP primary

White County Board of Education office in Cleveland, Georgia. (Joy Purcell/NowGeorgia.com)

WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — Voters in White County will see two contested school board races on the Republican primary ballot after multiple candidates qualified for seats on the White County Board of Education.

Three candidates qualified for the District 4 school board seat. Incumbent Linda Erbele will face challengers Brad Dalton and Jordan Lee Fincher in the race.

Mary R. Trigg and Kim Rogers qualified to run for the District 2 school board seat.

Several other local offices drew candidates but are uncontested.

Incumbent White County District 2 Commissioner Lyn Holcomb and District 3 Commissioner Edwin Nix are unopposed in their bids for reelection. David Sills qualified for the Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor seat.

The May 19 primary will determine the party’s nominees ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

WRWH Radio contributed to this report

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