Additional Candidates File

Additional candidates continue to qualify for local elections here in Winston County. Potential candidates have until March 1st to file and qualify for county elections as the first party primaries take place on August 2nd. Several offices are shaping up to be hotly contested based upon the number of candidates already qualified. The District One Supervisor’s race currently has six Democratic candidates and does not include an incumbent. Darrell Duty,Randy Hodges, Terry Kelley, Tim Rogers, Steve D. Quinn and James “Burr” Warner will all face off in the August primary.
The Sheriff’s race currently consists of four Democrats as Gerald Hayes and Charlie Black file for the office. Other contested offices at this time include the Chancery Clerk,Tax Assessor,District 3 & 4 Supervisors positions and both Constable positions. WWN will update the list of qualifying candidates on a regular basis until March 1st. The Current list follows:
SHERIFF: CHARLIE BLACK D,WALTER COBURN D,GERALD HAYES D,JASON PUGH D,RANDY THOMAS R
DIST 1 SUPERVISOR: DARRELL DUTY D,RANDY HODGES D,TERRY KELLEY D,TIM ROGERS D,STEVE D. QUINN D,JAMES “BURR” WARNER D
CHANCERY CLERK: JULIE CUNNINGHAM D,LYNN LOVING HARRINGTON D,PAM BEARDEN REEL D
DIST 2 SUPERVISOR: LUKE LAMAR PARKES D
CIRCUIT CLERK: KIM T. MING D
DIST 3 SUPERVISOR: JOE LEWIS JERNIGAN D,MIKE PETERSON D
TAX ASSESSOR/ COLL.:JANET D. JACKSON D,BEN KIRK D
DIST 4 SUPERVISOR: DON SISSON D,GLORIA T. TURNIPSEED D
CORONER: SCOTT GREGORY D
DIST 5 SUPERVISOR:LARRY DURAN D
JUSTICE COURT JUDGE EAST: MIKE FULLER D
JUSTICE COURT JUDGE WEST: ROBERT A. BECK D
CONSTABLE- EAST POST: ROY DALE FULTON D, LESTER K. HOLDINESS D
CONSTABLE- WEST POST: JODY E. GARRAD R, EDWARD HUNT D