Harry James has no challenger for District 5 Dougherty County Commission seat
Carlton Fletcher
ALBANY — Businessman Harry James cannot be officially sworn in until after the May 20 primaries, but he unofficially became the District 5 Dougherty County commissioner Friday when no one qualified to challenge him for the seat.
James qualified for the District 5 seat, vacated by Gloria Gaines so that she could run for the commission chairmanship, on the first day of qualifying Wednesday. A special election to fill the seat over the final two years of Gaines
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