Stage set for August Municipal Elections

April 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Smithville Mayor Josh Miller will be unopposed for re-election on August 4th.

Today (Thursday, April 7) at noon was the qualifying deadline for the Smithville Municipal Election. Miller will be running for his second term as mayor.

Meanwhile three people are seeking one of two aldermen positions up for election August 4.

The candidates are Incumbent Alderman Beth Chandler, Don Crook, and Rhonda Tiefenauer. Two from that group will be elected.

All terms are for four years.

In the Liberty Municipal Election, a mayor and five aldermen will be elected on August 4.

Incumbent Mayor Jason Hayes Ray will be challenged by Audrey M. Martin while six candidates will be in the running for one of the Alderman seats including Kendra Stanford, James Ryan Dodd and Incumbents William H. Reynolds, Jr., Derek Johnson, Joe D. Bratten, and Kevin R. Mullinax.

All terms are for four years.

The Alexandria Municipal Election on August 4 will feature a contested race for Mayor between Lloyd D. Dyer and Jana Beth Tripp, who both currently serve as Aldermen.

In Alexandria, voters are to elect a Mayor to a full four-year term and were to have elected three Aldermen each to a full four-year term; and two Aldermen to fill unexpired terms. Only one person, Curtis J. Rutter qualified to run for an unexpired Alderman seat.

In Dowelltown, the Municipal Election on August 4 was to elect two Aldermen each to a full four-year term but only one will be elected. Incumbent Alderman Greg Fish is the lone candidate on the ballot.

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