Georgia voters will chose Tuesday, July 31 which candidates will face off in the November election, and Smyrna-Vinings Patch wants you to be informed. Below you'll find links to candidate profiles we've posted on the site in the weeks leading up to the primary. Read where the candidates stand on important local issues like TSPLOST and learn how they got into politics in the first place. 

Cobb County Commissioner District 2

Commissioner Bob Ott (R)

Cobb County Commission Chairman

Chairman Tim Lee (R)

Larry Savage (R)

Mike Boyce (R)

Bill Byrne (R)

State Representative, District 40

State Rep. Rich Golick (R)

State Representative, District 41

Justin O'Dell (D)

Michael Smith (D)*

Diana L. Eckles (D)

Phil Daniell (R)

State Representative, District 42

State Rep. Stacey Evans (D)*

State Senate District 6

State Sen. Doug Stoner (D)

Josh Belinfante (R)

Drew Ellenburg (R)

Hunter Hill (R)

State Senate District 38

State Sen. Horacena Tate (D)

Reginald Crossley (D)*

U.S. Representative, District 11

Rep. Phil Gingrey (R)

William Llop (R)

Michael Opitz (R)

Patrick Thompson (D)

U.S. Representative, Distirct 13

Rep. David Scott (D)

Shahid Malik (R)*

*Asterisks denote candidates who have not responded to Patch Staff's attempts to contact them for a candidate profile. Links take readers to their personal campaign websites.