A total of seven retailers have declared their candidacy for the GAMA Retail Division election, three of which that are not incumbents. The incumbents in the election are Erik Bigglestone from Games of Berkeley, John Coviello from Little Shop of Magic, Dave Salisbury from Fan Boy Three, and Jennifer Ward from Crazy Squirrel Game Store. New challengers for the open positions are Nick Coss from Top Deck Games, Jake Krajeski from Alpha Omega Hobby, and Eddie Marmol from The Gaming Goat.
The tenure of these seats will be from 2020 to 2022. Each candidate will have two-minutes to address retailers during the GRD Reception as to why they would make a good choice to serve on the GRD board. Retailers attending GAMA Expo will receive a ballot, and election results will be announced March 12 at the Retailer Lunch.
Last year, there was a call for a new election by three of the candidates to replace the one held at the trade show (see "GAMA Pushes Back on Request for New Retailer Division Election").