Rundown of Cobb municipal election candidates

By Mark Woolsey The races have now been set for the Nov.4 Cobb County municipal elections, as voters will pick among mayoral, city council and school board candidates in six of the county’s seven municipalities. Only Smyrna will not be taking part in the balloting, as the next municipal election there won’t be held until 2027. Candidates filed a notice of candidacy and an affidavit to qualify while paying fees that ran into hundreds of dollars. In Georgia, the filing fee for a municipal election 3 percent of the gross salary the position paid in the prior  year       . In Marietta, incumbent mayor Steve “Thunder” Tumlin, a CPA and an attorney faces opposition Sam Foster, a systems engineer. He’s said to be one of the youngest candidates for mayor in Marietta’s history, at the age of 24. In Ward 1, Cheryl Richardson, the incumbent and an attorney, faces a challenge from Anthony McCalla, a security consultant. The Ward 2 post also drew multiple candidates, with Akella C. Clore, a bailiff, squaring off against Vicki Lucas, who is retired and Jason Waters, a mortgage lender and certified financial planner. None of the candidates is the incumbent, as longtime Ward 2 councilman
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