August 1, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Four contested races for county-wide public offices will be settled with the DeKalb County General Election on Thursday, August 2.
Voters will decide who will hold the offices of County Mayor, Sheriff, Road Supervisor, and Circuit Court Clerk for the next four years.
The polls at all 15 precincts in the county will be open Thursday from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. WJLE will have LIVE election return coverage and interviews with candidates starting at 7 p.m.
The lineup of candidates as they appear on the ballot are as follows:
County Mayor: Democrat Tim Stribling and Independent Randy Paris
Sheriff: Republican Patrick Ray and Democrat Michael Jay Agee
Circuit Court Clerk: Republican Susan Martin and Democrat Nicole Wright
Road Superintendent: Republican Danny L. Hale and Democrat Jimmy Sprague
Others running unopposed are as follows:
Trustee: Republican Sean D. Driver
County Clerk: Democrat James L. (Jimmy) Poss
Register of Deeds: Democrat Jeff McMillen
The winners will take office September 1.
Each of the seven county commission district races will be contested in the DeKalb County General Election on Thursday.
The lineup of candidates in each district as they appear on the ballot are as follows:
1st district: Republican Tom Chandler and Democrats Dennis Slager and Julie Williams Young. Two are to be elected.
2nd district: Republican Sabrina Farler and Democrats Nora Harvey and Myron Rhody. Two are to be elected.
3rd district: Republican Renee Steff and Democrats Bobby G. Johnson and Jenny Trapp. Two are to be elected.
4th district: Republican Greg Matthews and Democrats Janice Fish-Stewart and Scott Little. Two are to be elected.
5th district: Republican Jerry D. Adcock, Democrats Lloyd F. Emmons and Anita Puckett, and Independent William Millard Rutherford. Two are to be elected.
6th district: Republican Matt Adcock and Democrats Betty Jean Atnip and Jeff Barnes. Two are to be elected.
7th district: Republican Bruce Malone and Democrats Beth Pafford and Larry Summers. Two are to be elected.
The winners will take office September 1.
The Smithville Municipal Election will feature a contested mayoral race on Thursday.
The candidates for Mayor as listed on the ballot are Josh Miller, Jimmy W. Poss, and Curtis L. Rust.
Two alderman candidates are running unopposed, Brandon J. Cox and Gayla C. Hendrix.
The winners will take office September 1. The terms are for four years.
The Liberty Municipal Election also has a contested Mayor race on August 2.
The candidates are Darrell W. Johnson and Dwight Mathis.
The five alderman candidates are unopposed including Dwayne Blair, J.D. Bratten, Derek Johnson, Jason H. Ray, and William Howard Reynolds, Jr.
The terms are for four years.
Three aldermen are to be elected in Dowelltown but only one name appears on the ballot, Ronald L. Griffith. The terms are for four years.
Three aldermen and a mayor are also to be elected in Alexandria but only one name for alderman appears on the ballot Lloyd Dale Dyer. Two other persons plan to mount a write-in campaign for alderman including Shane Blair, an incumbent, for a full four-year term and Bridgette Rogers, for a two-year term that fills a vacancy.
There is no name on the Alexandria ballot for mayor although two persons Bennett Armstrong and Donna Davis are conducting a write-in campaign for that office.
The mayor’s term is for four years.
There is one contested school board race. Second district member Jerry Wayne Johnson faces a challenge from Thomas A. Hayes.
The others running for re-election are unopposed including Danny Parkerson in the 1st district, Jim Beshearse in the 3rd district, Kate Miller in the 4th district, and Shaun Tubbs in the 7th district.
The school board terms are for four years