October 6, 2026
(Graphic/Maia Capuano).
Oglethorpe County elections supervisor Marilyn Huff-Waller and elections assistant Steve McCannon check out the turnout at the elections office on Tuesday. Of the 12,464 registered voters in the county, 3,650 — or 29% — voted in the primary. (Ronnie Boggs/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Tracy Norman (left) is the incumbent for the Board of Commissioners District 5 Republican primary, while Randy Gordon (right) is the challenger. (Submitted Photo (left), Photo/Felix Scheyer (right))
Jenny Wisham (left) and Thomas Carroll pose for their headshots. Wisham and Carroll are running for the District 5 BOE member. (Photos/Submitted)
Howard Sanders (left) is the incumbent for the Board of Commissioners District 1 Republican primary, while Britt Brooks (right) is the challenger. (Submitted Photos)
U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, who represents Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, is seeking a U.S. Senate seat, opening the race for his current position. Early voting for the primary will start on Monday, April 20 and ends at noon Friday, May 15 at the Oglethorpe County Board of Elections at 41 Fairground Road in Lexington. (Photo Submitted)
Houston Gaines (left), a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, chats with Vernon Jones, former state representative and candidate for Georgia Secretary of State, on Saturday. They took part in the GOP rally held at the Historic Crawford Depot. (Photo/Riley Baugh)
Alan Erwin, Crawford’s incoming mayor, poses at the Crawford Depot on Nov. 14 2025. Erwin will replace longtime Mayor Seavy O’Neal, who is stepping down, when he takes office Jan. 1, 2026. (Photo/Mia Fishman)