Fani Willis and Judge Scott McAfee draw challengers in Fulton county primary
by George Chidi in Atlanta from US news | The Guardian on (#6K6WP)
District attorney will face Christian Wise Smith in May while McAfee, a conservative, faces two liberal attorneys
The embattled Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, and F Judge Scott McAfee have drawn re-election opponents for the 12 May primary ballot as qualification closes for Georgia's 2024 election cycle. Willis will also face a Republican in November.
Christian Wise Smith is challenging Willis in the Democratic primary. Smith is an attorney from Sandy Springs, Georgia. and a former prosecutor who came in third in the 2020 race behind Willis and the previous Fulton county district attorney, Paul Howard.
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