It’s less than three days into qualifying for the November municipal elections, and 22 people have already thrown their hats into the political ring.

Carroll County Elections Supervisor Patti Brown-Traylor said she has been surprised by the number of candidates qualifying on Monday and Tuesday.

The pace slowed slightly on Wednesday but has remained robust. She said turnout is significantly higher than in years past, though she couldn’t offer a guess as to why this was the case.

“Yes, it’s much higher than normal,” she said. “I just don’t know why.”

She said, typically, municipal elections don’t see the kind of voter turnout as other statewide and national elections and, as a result, don’t see as many candidates.

This year appears to be an exception to the rule, with nearly two dozen already qualifying for 14 elected positions in Carrollton, Bowdon, Mt. Zion, Temple, Villa Rica and Whitesburg.

Altogether, there are 19 seats up for grabs in the Nov. 3 election, though five of those positions have yet to have anyone qualify.

Qualifying continues this week with the deadline set at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at the David Perry County Administration Building at 423 College St. in Carrollton.

Candidates who have filed qualifying documents with the Carroll County Board of Elections as of the end of the day Wednesday:

Carrollton City Schools Board

of Education

Ward 1

• 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

Ward 3

• Jason Mount

102 Sussex Court, Carrollton 30116

Occupation: Emergency room

physician

At Large Seat

• David Godwin

100 Medinah Drive, Carrollton 30116

Occupation: Loan officer

Carrollton City Council

Ward 2

• Casey Vance

719 Rome St., Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Sales

• Mike Patterson

104 Lake Lane, Carrollton 30117

Occupation: Realtor

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 Rd., 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 the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office

Post 4

• Donald Newman (Incumbent)

90 Mincey Drive, Waco 30182

Occupation: Retired

Temple City Council

Mayor

• Lester H. Harmon

70 Harmon Road, Temple 30179

Occupation: Dental technician

Ward 2

• Howard Walden

440 Center Point Road, Temple 30179

Occupation: Owner of Kingsbrook Estates

• Jay Mann

190 Madisonn 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 Bank

• 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

• Richard Vanlandingham

186 East Highway 5, Whitesburg 30185

Occupation: Project engineer