Council positions, other elected offices to be contested in Nov. 7 races

Council positions, other elected offices to be contested in Nov. 7 races

Several seats up for grabs in local races

ralphhardin@gmail.com When voters head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, they will be choosing not only a new president, but also selecting their preferences in a number of state and county races, as well as deciding on a number of statewide ballot measures and amendment proposals.

But residents of each city and town in Crittenden County will also be choosing from a field of candidates in several municipal races. Not all positions are up for election, and not all open positions had a candidate file with the County Clerk, but seats in which one or more candidates did file include (listed alphabetically, by city/town):

Anthonyville

Council Position I — Solon L. Anthony; Council Position II — Eddie Lee Bailey; Council Position III — Freddie Lee Hicks; Council Position IV — Mildora Hicks, Roy L. Eason; Council Position V — Leroy C. Wright Sr.

Clarkedale

Council Position I — (no candidate filed); Council Position II — Mike Sample; Council Position III — Dave Thomas; Council Position IV — Rueben Parnell Council Position V — (no candidate filed); Clerk — Candice Pirani (did not qualify/not enough signatures), Paul Pirani (did not qualify/not enough signatures).

Crawfordsville

City Council Ward 1-1 — Terri Watson; City Council Ward 1-2 — Greg Pipken; City Council Ward 2-1 — Alex Alpe; City Council Ward 2-2 — ReDonna Allen; City Council Ward 3-1 — France R. Wallace; City Council Ward 3-2 — John Michael Burrows; Recorder — Julie S. Alpe; City Treasurer — Judy H. Moore.

Earle

Council Ward 1-2 — Donnie Cheers; Council Ward 2-2 — Charlie Young, Brenda Morris; Council Ward 3-2 — Robert Malone; Council Ward 4-2 — Sarah Johnson, Robert L. Udell Sr., Tyrone Hurst Earle voters will also be asked to decide on a Recall Vote on Mayor Carolyn Jones. A “Yes” vote will mean favoring the removal of Mayor Jones from office. A “No” vote” will mean favoring keeping her in office. If voters approve the recall, a vacancy will be declared and a Special Election will be held to fill that vacancy.

Edmondson

Council Position 1 — Alonzo Buckley; Council Position 2 — (no candidate filed); Council Position 3 — (no candidate filed); Council Position 4 — Larry Moore; Council Position 5 — Gayland Moore (did not qualify).

Gilmore

Position I — (no candidate filed); Position II — (no candidate filed); Position III — (no candidate filed); Position IV — (no candidate filed); Position V — (no candidate filed).

Horseshoe Lake

Town Council Position 1 — Trina Scarbrough; Town Council Position 2 — Shawn Siders, Garry Hahne; Town Council Position 3 — Terry Tarr; Town Council Position 4 — Karla Chambers Fann; Town Council Position 5 — Kenneth McDermott.

Jeanette

Position I — (no candidate filed); Position II — (no candidate filed); Position III — (no candidate filed); Position IV — (no candidate filed); Position V — (no candidate filed).

Jericho

Position 1 — Dorothy K. Parnell; Position 2 — Juanita Edwards, Gregory D. Fisher; Position 3 — Freddie Banks; Position 4 — (no candidate filed); Position 5 — Ida B. Shumpert.

Marion

City Council Jasper 1-1 — Matthew S. Hale, Kelly O’Neal; City Council Jasper 2-1 — Cliff Wood; City Council Jasper 3-1 — Bryan Jackson, Sherry Holliman.

Sunset

Position I — (no candidate filed); Position II — (no candidate filed); Position III — (no candidate filed); Position IV — (no candidate filed); Position V — (no candidate filed).

Turrell

Council Position 1 — Floyd D. Holmes; Council Position 2 — (no candidate filed); Council Position 3 — (no candidate filed); Council Position 4 — Eddie Mae Hale; Emmanual Harris; Council Position 5 — Angela Scott; Council Position 6 — Jeffrey Thomas.

West Memphis

Council Ward 1-2 — Tracy Catt, Alex Dunlap; Council Ward 2-2 — Melanie D. Hutchinson; Council Ward 32 — Don L. Christian, Wayne Croom; Council Ward 4-2 — Marco McClendon; Council Ward 5-2 — Willis Mondy, Alfred Felton.

In order to vote in the upcoming general election, voters must apply for registration by Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Early voting/Absentee voting begins Monday, Oct. 24 and runs through Monday, Nov. 7. Absentee ballots must be received by Tuesday, Nov. 1. All early voting will be conducted at the Crittenden County Courthouse.

Election Day will be Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls will be open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

By Ralph Hardin