Nine more candidates enter election races

Published 11:08 pm Friday, January 21, 2022

Nine additional candidates qualified this week to run for county offices.

The qualifying deadline is noon Feb. 17, with the primary election set for May 3 with the winners advancing to the general election Aug. 4.

Offices on the ballot include Mayor, Sheriff, Trustee, County Clerk, Circuit Court Clerk, Register of Deeds, Superintendent of Roads, School Board, Commissioner, and Constable.

Nine names added this week include William Hazelwood (R), who will seek a position as District 7 school board member; Incumbent District 2 Commissioner Mike Miller (R), who will seek election after completing the unfinished term of Mike Hill; Cody Vance (R), also running for District 2; John Lewis (I) and Wesley Murray (R), both seeking a seat in District 6;  Incumbent Aaron Frazier, who is seeking reelection in District 7; Marshall Simerly (I) and Christopher Grindstaff (R), both seeking the constable office in District 2; Jason Jones, seeking the constable office in District 4; and John Henson, seeking District 6 constable office.

Qualifying candidates as of Friday are:

Patty Woodby (R) – incumbent

Michael Wayne Ensor (R)

Danny Ward (R)

Devon Buck (I)

Leon Humphrey, Jr. (I)

Aaron Greer (R)

Jeffrey Guinn (R)

Travis Hill (R)

Chad Lewis (R)

Andrew Wetzel (R)

**Randal Lewis – incumbent is retiring

Dexter Lunceford (R) – incumbent

Kimmie Birchfield (R)

William “Mike” Fraley (R)

Capt. Thomas Smith (R)

Rocky Croy (I)

Mary Gouge (R) – incumbent

Randall Jenkins (R)

Johnny Blankenship (R) – incumbent

Jarrod Ellis (R) – incumbent

Roger Colbaugh (R) – incumbent

Christopher Hitechew (R) – incumbent Dist. 2

Garry Oaks (R) – District 2

Phillip Garland (R) – incumbent Dist. 5

Creola Miller (R) – incumbent Dist. 7

William Hazelwood (R) – District 7

Robert Acuff (R) – incumbent

Mark Blevins (R) – incumbent

Willie Campbell (R) – incumbent

Kenneth Fitzgerald (R)

Nicholas Holder (R)

William Nichols (I)

Nancy Brown (R) – incumbent

Julie Guinn (R) – incumbent

Michael Miller (R) – incumbent

Cody Vance (R)

Bradley Johnson (R) – incumbent

Robert Burrough (R)

Angela Odom (R)

Charles Von Cannon (I) – incumbent

Isaiah Grindstaff (R) – incumbent

Austin Jaynes (R) – incumbent

Jerry Proffitt (R) – incumbent

Danny Deal (R)

Paul Evans (R)

Gary Kemp (R)

Michael Roberts (R)

Ginger Holdren (R) – incumbent

Gary Bailey (R) – incumbent

Donnie Cable (R)

Travis Lunceford (R)

Richard Smith (R)

Wesley Murray (R)

Michael Rice (I)

John Lewis (I)

Aaron Frazier (R) – incumbent

Jason Rasnick (R)

Thomas Proffitt (R) – incumbent

Kelly Collins (I) – incumbent

Jeff Kelly (R) – incumbent

Charles Bowers (R) – incumbent

Stacy Street (R) – incumbent

Lisa Rice (R) – incumbent

Benny Montgomery (R)

Chad Odum (R)

Gary Perry (R)

Ronald Reed (I)

Christopher Grindstaff (R)

Marshall Simerly (I)

Jerry Miller

Nicole Pate (R)

Harvey Shaffer (R)

James Winchester (R)

Jason Jones (R)

Mark Carrier (R)

Larry Presnell (R)

James Bowers (R)

Brian Keener (R)

Bobby Trivette (R)

John Henson (R)

Dustin Baker (R)

Wayne Guinn (R)

Kenneth Potter (R)

Robert Carroll (R)