District 7 race draws new blood, no incumbents | Elections | Macon.com

Though most Macon-Bibb County commission districts feature at least one political incumbent, voters in District 7 will get to pick from candidates who have never been elected.

Neither Eric Arnold nor Barry Bell has ever run for office, and W.F. “Scotty” Shepherd quips that he ran twice for sheriff but “I was blessed and didn’t win.”

District 7 follows along Interstate 75 through south Bibb, reaching north to parts of Rocky Creek Road. A Telegraph analysis shows the district leans Republican but with an unusual diversity that ranges from the poor, generally black Village Green neighborhood to Rutland-area enclaves that lean toward white Republicans.

All three candidates say their experience can help the new government save money by working efficiently.

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