Qualifying has concluded in the municipal elections for Flemington and Midway, and voters in both cities will have contested races to consider.

Incumbent Paul Hawkins is running to keep his seat as Flemington mayor and is being challenged by Tim Byler.

There will be one new member of the city council, as Gail Evans did not sign up for another term. The other five incumbents – David Edwards, Rene Harwell, Larry Logan, Hasit Patel and Leigh Smiley – are running to retain their seats. Paul Martin and Mike Patel also qualified to run.

Midway’s election will choose a new mayor and at least two new council members.

Current city council members Malcolm Williams and Stanley Brown are running for mayor, as is Kenneth Allen Williams.

Incumbent council members Henry O. Stevens Jr. and Clemontine F. Washington also qualified to run for their seats again, and current Mayor Levern Clancy Jr. is running for a city council seat. Also running for city council are Annie L. Foskey, Terrie S. Sherrod, Rhonda C. Thomas, Janet Bryant Jones, Vernon Donovan, Melice Gerace, Jamal McIver and Rudolph “Rudy” S. Campen.

Early voting in the municipal elections will be held October 14-31 at the Liberty County Historic Courthouse and the Liberty County Community Complex, 9397 E. Oglethorpe Highway in Midway.

Voting in the Flemington election will be held November 4 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at De Dios Es El Poder Church of God, 2387 East Oglethorpe Highway.

Voting in the Midway election will take place November 4 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Liberty County Community Complex in Midway.

Voters across the county, including those taking part in the municipal elections, will choose whether to enact a FLOST, or floating local option sales tax, and whether to extend the TSPLOST, or transportation special local option sales tax.