Carroll County, Georgia

District Attorney, West Georgia Judicial Circuit

One candidate is tracked for District Attorney, West Georgia Judicial Circuit on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sarah Stimac Japour. Candidate information follows official Carroll County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

The West Georgia Judicial Circuit covers Carroll and Heard counties, per the circuit's official website. No Democrat qualified. Republican incumbent Sarah Stimac Japour ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 primary (12,266 votes) and is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, per the Carroll County Board of Elections' official primary results.

What this office does

District attorney or prosecutor. The district attorney is the chief prosecutor for the county or judicial district. The office decides which criminal charges to file, negotiates pleas, tries cases and, in many states, advises county government or handles child support and juvenile matters. The office sets local charging and diversion policies within state law.

This race. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Sarah Stimac Japour

Republican

Biography

Sarah Stimac Japour is the incumbent District Attorney of the West Georgia Judicial Circuit, covering Carroll and Heard counties, per the circuit's official website. Before her appointment as the circuit's first district attorney, she spent 20 years as an assistant district attorney in the Coweta Judicial Circuit, managing its Heard and Carroll County offices, and earned her law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Sarah Stimac Japour.

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Who is running for District Attorney, West Georgia Judicial Circuit in 2026?

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Candidate roster from official Carroll County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Sarah Stimac Japour, full profile Official Georgia election office