Local Issues
400 North REALTORS® Select Candidates for Primary Election
April 30, 2024
Last month, the following candidates were recommended to the association's Board of Directors and approved last week. The candidates are running in the primary election in Forsyth or Lumpkin Counties
These candidates were selected based on their willingness to work with REALTORS and our association as well as responses to real estate-related questions. In addition, the committee considered their electability, and their attitude towards development, growth management, and government regulations.
Candidates were either interviewed by members of the 400 N Realtors Governmental Affairs Committee or recommended by the Board of Directors.
Lumpkin County
- Bobby Mayfield for Commission District 2
- Chris Dockery for Chair of the Lumpkin County Commission
- Stacy Jarrad for Lumpkin County Sheriff
Forsyth County
- Brian Tam for Commission District 2
- The committee did not recommend a preferred candidate for the Forsyth County District 4 primary race. Instead, the board approved funding Brian Estes and Mandy Moore each $500 for their primary campaign..
The primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Advanced voting started Monday, April 29th, and will run through Friday, May 17th..
Access early voting times and locations for Forsyth County and Lumpkin County.
Dawson County Voters can vote early starting Monday, April 29th through Friday, May 17th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Dawson County Board of Elections and Voter Registration, located at 96 Academy Avenue, Dawsonville, GA 30534.
Please click here to confirm your voting location and precinct information..
About the ARA Market Brief
The Atlanta REALTORS® (ARA Market Brief is compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) and provides the only regionally focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single-family residential properties. The Market Brief covers the following 11 counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding, and Rockdale.
The data in this report was compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS). For more information on details of this month's report, please contact the Association at 404.250.0051.
*Each month, the numbers reported for the previous month are updated to reflect additional recordings.
About the Atlanta REALTORS® Association
The Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA) has been an instrumental factor in the growth of real estate in the state of Georgia for more than a century. With over 14,000 members, Atlanta is the largest association in Georgia and is considered to be one of the strongest and most successful REALTOR® organizations in the nation. ARA serves as a central source of information for its members, mainly focusing on real estate education, the promotion of professionalism in the industry, and representing REALTORS® members with legislative initiatives to create positive change for the real estate community.
About First Multiple Listing Service
First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) is the premier data services provider for real estate professionals in Georgia. FMLS was founded in 1957 by a group of Brokers who wanted to share their listings and connect buyers and sellers. Today FMLS is the largest MLS in Georgia & the 4th largest MLS in the United States, serving nearly 54,000 real estate Agents & Brokers. For additional information or to start a discussion about how to partner with FMLS please contact join@fmls.com.