March 10, 2010 Edition

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Filing period closes

Gretchen Hunt
Editor

The filing period for the May 18 Primary Election ended Monday with several races developing for local, state and national offices.

Local races are as follows:

County Judge - Dale Freeman, Ronnie "Frog" Light and JR Rogers, all Democrats.
Sheriff - Democrats Jody Dotson, Glen Smith and Lewis Slaughter.
Justice of the Peace District 6 - Nathan Crafton and Bob L. Smith, both Democrats.
Justice of the Peace District 8 - Dean Davis and Kenny Jones.
Justice of the Peace District 9 - Democrats Craig Stone and Alex A. Latham and Republican Lloyd Clark.
Constable Boas Township - Jim Waldrupe and Charlie Cook, both Democrats.
Constable Black Rock Township - Democrat Tommy Milgrim and Republican Bryan Smith.

The following Democrats are unopposed :

County Clerk - Tina Stowers.
Circuit Clerk - Michelle Evans.
Treasurer - Lyda Ann Harris.
Tax Collector - Stephanie Harris.
Tax Assessor - Farrah Matthews.
Coroner - Everett Hart.
Justices of the Peace - District 1, Jim Jones; District 2, Donald Richey; District 3, Jeff Reese; District 4, Douglas Wayland; District 5, Junior Briner; District 7, Tracy Moore.
Constables - Black River Township, Jimmy Dean Smith; Campbell Township, Keith Brawley; Duty Township, Jim King; Promised Land Township, Ezra Pierce; Thacker Township, Tim McComas.

Those filing for committeeman/delegate are as follows:

Democratic Committemen - Tina Stowers, Craig Stone, Mary Freeman, Patricia Whitmire, Ray Moseley, Dorothy Moseley, Betty L. Johnson, J.D. Johnson, Kendell Snedeker, Glendal Floyd, Carlene Floyd, Boyce Dixon, L. Robert Combs, Billie Gail Dunlap, Tommy Dunlap, Don R. House, Jesse Dean Pulliam, Mary Jane House, Patsy Dixon and Alfred L. Whitmire.

Democratic Delegates - Tina Stowers, Craig Stone, Mary Freeman, Patricia Whitmire, Ray Moseley, Betty L. Johnson, J.D. Johnson, Kendell Snedeker, Billie Gail Dunlap, Tommy Dunlap, Don R. House and Alfred L. Whitmire.

Republican Committeemen - Barbara L. Clark, Billy Killough, John M. Allen, Loretta W. Corbett, Larry E. Corbett, Kim Moseley, Michael. W. Brown, Joy Richardson, James H. Cline, Iona A. Cline, Debbie Spangler, James E. Spangler, Chad Moseley and Coty Powers.

Republican Delegates - Barbara L. Clark, John M. Allen, Loretta W. Corbett, Larry E. Corbett, Kim Moseley, Michael W. Brown, Joy Richardson, James H. Cline, Iona A. Cline, Debbie Spangler, James E. Spangler, Chad Moseley and Coty Powers.

Filings at Little Rock

Those running for state and federal offices completed their filing at the Secretary of State's office in Little Rock. Races for offices that have Lawrence County in their district include:

State Representative District 73 - Republican Chad Moseley of Walnut Ridge and Democrats Ronald Cavenaugh of Walnut Ridge, Blaine Davis of Hoxie and James Ratliff of Imboden.

U.S. Senate - Democrats U.S. Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and DC Morrison and Republicans Curtis Coleman, Fred Ramey, Cong. John Boozman, Sen. Kim Hendron, Conrad "Colonel" Reynolds, Sen. Gilbert Baker, Jim Holt and Randy Alexander.

U.S. Congress District 1 - Democrats Chad Causey, Terry G. Green, Tim Wooldridge, State Rep. David R. Cook, Ben Ponder, Sen. Steve Bryles and Republicans Rick Crawford and Princella D. Smith.

Unopposed candidates are: State Sen. Robert Thompson, Democrat, State Senate District 11; and Prosecuting Attorney Henry Boyce, Democrat, Prosecuting Attorney District 3.

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