22 Candidates for 14 County Offices -So Far

Candidates have begun the qualifying process for local elections here in Winston County. As of Friday morning, January 7, twenty two candidates for fourteen different offices have qualified with the Winston County Circuit Clerk’s Office. 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 five Democratic candidates and does not include an incumbent. 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 two Democrats; Walter Coburn and Jason Pugh and the incumbent Republican Randy Thomas. Other contested offices at this time include the Chancery Clerk and Tax Assessor. WWN will update the list of qualifying candidates on a regular basis until March 1st. The Current list follows:

SHERIFF
WALTER COBURN D
JASON PUGH D
RANDY THOMAS R

DIST 1 SUPERVISOR
RANDY HODGES D
TERRY KELLEY D
TIM ROGERS D
STEVE D. QUINN D
JAMES “BURR” WARNER D

CHANCERY CLERK
JULIE CUNNINGHAM D
PAM BEARDEN REEL D

DIST 2 SUPERVISOR
LUKE LAMAR PARKES D

CIRCUIT CLERK
KIM T. MING D

DIST 3 SUPERVISOR
MIKE PETERSON D

TAX ASSESSOR/ COLL.
JANET D. JACKSON D
BEN KIRK D

DIST 4 SUPERVISOR
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

CONSTABLE- WEST POST
JODY E. GARRAD D