Voters will have a lot of choices when they step into the voting booth for city elections in November.

The number of candidates who recently qualified to run for municipal offices in the upcoming election is the highest seen in years, said Carroll County Elections Supervisor Patti Brown-Traylor.

“We had a lot more people qualify this time than we had in previous municipal years. In the past, in some places only the incumbents qualify, but that didn’t happen this time except for Bowdon and Whitesburg,” Brown-Traylor said. “Some of the people who qualified said they thought that the people should have a choice. ... It seemed like all of the municipalities had a lot more people qualify this time.”

In her more than three decades with the Carroll County Elections Department, she said this year marks one of the highest turnouts for those qualifying for municipal elections.

Altogether, there are 19 seats up for grabs on Nov. 3 for the Carrollton, Bowdon, Mt. Zion, Temple, Villa Rica and Whitesburg city councils, as well as the Carrollton City Board of Education.

Early voting will begin several weeks prior to election day.

Below are the candidates who qualified in each city race:

Carrollton City Schools Board of Education

Ward 1

• Gregory Dothard (Incumbent)

150 Fawn Circle, Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Georgia Power Company

• Earl Phillips

50 Terry Terrace, Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Owner of Woodglen Apartments

Ward 2

• Joe McGinnis (Incumbent)

216 Cedar St., Carrollton 30117

Occuption: Real estate appraiser

• Bruce Brewer

604 Cedar St., Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Retired educator/Business owner

Ward 3

• Kelly Glanton (Incumbent)

51 Hidden Lakes Drive, Carrollton 30116

Occupation: Co-Coordinator of Christian Education for CFUMC

• Jason Mount

102 Sussex Court, Carrollton 30116

Occupation: Emergency room physician

At Large Seat

• David Godwin

100 Medinah Drive, Carrollton 30116

Occupation: Loan officer

• Lynn Kress (Incumbent)

310 Kramer St., Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Owner of Sign Depot

• Lee Cole

309 Briarwood Drive, Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Self-employed, construction

Carrollton City Council

Ward 2

• Casey Vance

719 Rome St., Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Sales

• Mike Patterson

104 Lake Lane, Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Realtor

Ward 3

• Gerald D. Byrd

243 Katherine Court, Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Educator

Bowdon City Council

Ward 1

• Ray Garrett (Incumbent)

410 E. College St., Bowdon 30108

Occupation: Retired

Ward 4

• Betty McGuire Smith (Incumbent)

124 Forest Hill Road, Bowdon 30108

Occupation: Retired

Mount Zion City Council

Post 3

• Kathy Windom Albright (Incumbent)

4155 Mount Zion Road, Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Media Assistant

• Andrew Lee Richie

80 Meadowbrook Lane, Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Deputy Sheriff with Carroll County Sheriff’s Office

Post 4

• Donald Newman (Incumbent)

90 Mincey Drive, Waco 30182

Occupation: Retired

• Bobby Mulenix

73 Katie Lane, Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office

Temple City Council

Mayor

• Rick Ford (Incumbent)

82 Tallapoosa St., Temple 30179

Occupation: Mayor, city of Temple

• Lester H. Harmon

70 Harmon Road, Temple 30179

Occupation: Dental technician

Ward 1

• Larry Estvanko (Incumbent)

68 Old Bremen Road, Temple 30179

Occupation: Southwire Company

• Terron Bivins

166 Old Bremen Road, Temple 30179

Occupation: Patient service manager

Ward 2

• Howard Walden

440 Center Point Road, Temple 30179

Occupation: Owner of Kingsbrook Estates

• Jay Mann

190 Madison Ave., Temple 30179

Occupation: Corporate Safety Director

Villa Rica City Council

Ward 3

• Rusty Dean

402 North Ave., Villa Rica 30180

Occupation: Insurance agent

• Edward A. Hurst

305 Dallas Highway, Villa Rica 30180

Occupation: Lawn care

Ward 4

• Joey Kelley (Incumbent)

2490 Shoreline Pkwy., Villa Rica 30180

Occupation: Fraud investigator at Wells Fargo

• James Scales

2212 Corkscrew Way, Villa Rica 30180

Occupation: Instructor

• Patrick Henrickson

220 Eagles Flight, Villa Rica 30180

Occupation: Restaurant owner

Ward 5

• Woody Holland (Incumbent)

643 Old Tanyard Road, Villa Rica 30180

Occupation: Sales manager

• Scott Bates

195 Daniel St., Villa Rica 30180

Occupation: Semi-retired

Whitesburg City Council

Mayor

• Amy Reeves Williford (Incumbent)

609 Main St., Whitesburg 30185

Occupation: Loan processor

• Richard Vanlandingham

186 East Highway 5, Whitesburg 30185

Occupation: Project engineer

Post 1

• Jay Williford (Incumbent)

609 Main St., Whitesburg 30185

Occupation: Fire investigator

Post 2

• William Smolar

124 Railroad St., Whitesburg 30185

Occupation: Not given

Post 3

• Lucy Gamble (Incumbent)

54 James Lane, Whitesburg 30185

Occupation: Health fair coordinator

Post 4

• Wayne Posey

76 Kelly Drive, Whitesburg 30185

Occupation: Manufacturing manager