The deadline for qualifying for the May 3rd DeKalb County Democratic and Republican Primaries or the August 4th DeKalb County General Election as an Independent is fast approaching. Candidates have until Noon on Thursday, February 17, to return their petitions to enter the race.
Offices on the May 3 Democratic and Republican primary ballots include: County Mayor; Road Supervisor; Sheriff, General Sessions Judge; Circuit Court Clerk; County Clerk; Trustee; Register of Deeds; County Commissioner in all seven (7) districts (2 can be nominated per district); School Board members in districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7; Constable in District 4 to fill a vacancy; Circuit Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); Chancellor (13th Judicial District); Criminal Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); District Attorney General (13th Judicial District); and Public Defender (13th Judicial District). While the above offices will appear on May primary ballots, candidates also have the option to run as Independent candidates who will not appear on the ballot until August. However, the same qualifying deadlines apply.
There have been a total of 77 petitions picked up at the DeKalb County Election Commission for the upcoming Democratic and Republican primaries, as well as the August General Election. Of the 68 petitions, 40 have been returned and filed for the upcoming primaries.
Those who have returned their qualifying petitions at the Election Commission include:
For the Republican Primary:
Anita T. Puckett – County Mayor
Matthew N. “Matt” Adcock – County Mayor
Patrick R. Ray – Sheriff (Incumbent)
Keneth Lee Whitehead – Sheriff
James L. “Jimmy” Poss – County Clerk (Incumbent)
Susan L. Martin – Circuit Court Clerk
Sean D. Driver – Trustee (Incumbent)
Daniel A. Seber – Register of Deeds
Danny Lynn Hale – Superintendent of Roads (Incumbent)
Shane Walker – Superintendent of Roads
Mingy Kay Ball – General Sessions Court Judge
Brandon J. Cox – General Sessions Court Judge
Tomas E. Chandler – County Commission, District 1
Bennett Armstrong – County Commissioner, District 1
Sabrina Farler – County Commissioner, District 2 (Incumbent)
James David “Jim” Pearson – County Commissioner, District 2
Gregory S. Matthews – County Commissioner, District 4
Tony L. “Cully” Culwell – County Commissioner, District 4
Jerry D. Adcock – County Commissioner, District 5 (Incumbent)
Steve Randall Merriman Sr. – County Commissioner, District 5
Glynn Merriman – County Commissioner, District 5
Larry L. Green – County Commissioner, District 5
Joshua E. Holloway – County Commissioner, District 5
Justin Douglas Adcock – County Commissioner, District 6
Dough Stephens – County Commissioner, District 6
Boyd Bruce Malone – County Commissioner, District 7 (Incumbent)
Thomas Alan Hayes – Board of Education (School Board), District 2 (Incumbent)
Ryan Wayne Mollinet – Board of Education (School Board), District 7
Timothy Brian Reynolds – County Commissioner, District 7
For the Democratic Primary:
Tim Stribling – County Mayor (Incumbent)
Mike Foster – County Mayor
Shelby D. Reeder – Register of Deeds
Wayne Shehane – Road Supervisor
Tecia Puckett Pryor – General Sessions Court Judge
Billy Myron Rhody – County Commissioner, District 2 (Incumbent)
Susannah Cripps Daughtry – County Commissioner, District 3 (Incumbent)
Jenny A. Trapp – County Commissioner, District 3 (Incumbent)
Jack E. Barton, III – County Commissioner, District 3
Jeffery David Barnes – County Commissioner, District 6 (Incumbent)
Danny L. McGinnis – County Commission, District 6
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Pafford – County Commissioner, District 7 (Incumbent)
Scott Little – Board of Education (School Board), District 4 32
The duplicate petitions have also been filed in DeKalb County from the following candidates in the 13th Judicial District:
Republican Primary:
William T. “Will” Ridley – Circuit Court Judge Part I – 13th Judicial District
Jonathan Young – Circuit Court Judge Part II – 13th District (Incumbent)
Wesley Bray – Criminal Court Judge Part II – 13th Judicial District
Caroline E. Knight – Circuit Court Judge Part II – 13th District
Craig P. Fickling, Jr. – Public Defender – 13th Judicial District (Incumbent)
Gary S. McKenzie – Criminal Court Judge Part I – 13th Judicial District (Incumbent)
Bryant C. Dunaway – District Attorney General – 13th Judicial District (Incumbent)
Ronald Thurman – Chancellor – 13th Judicial District (Incumbent) 40
Those who have picked up petitions for the upcoming primaries and election but have not been returned to the Election Commission are:
For the Republican Primary:
Bradley S. Hendrix – County Mayor
Joshua Brown Chapman – County Commissioner, District 3
Tim Perricone – County Commission, District 3
Dan Delacruz – County Commissioner, District 4
Trevin Merriman – County Commissioner, District 7
Matthew J. Quarles – Board of Education (School Board), District 2
James W. Beshearse – Board of Education (School Board), District 3 (Incumbent)
Eric Ervin, Republican, Board of Education (School Board), District 4
For the Democratic Primary:
Margie Rigsby Miller – General Sessions Judge
James Waylon Kyle – County Commissioner, District 1
Julie Ann Young – County Commissioner, District 1 (Incumbent)
Janice M. Fish Stewart – County Commissioner, District 4 (Incumbent)
Michael Paul Atnip – County Commission, District 6
Those who have entered the August General Election as Independent candidates are:
Amy Turnbull Hollars – Circuit Court Judge Part 1 13th Judicial District (Incumbent)
Robert Anthony “Tony” Luna – County Commissioner, District 3
Daniel D. Cripps – County Commissioner, District 3
Wayne Cantrell – County Commissioner, District 4
Robert D. Parkerson, Jr – Board of Education (School Board), District 1 (Incumbent)
Tony Poss – Board of Education (School Board), District 4
Emitt Shaun Tubbs – Board of Education (Incumbent), District 7
Candidates for local city elections are as follows:
City of Alexandria
Jana Beth Tripp – Alderman
City of Liberty
Kendra Stanford – Alderman
William H Reynolds – Alderman
City of Smithville
Beth Chandler – Alderman
Don Crook – Alderman
Rhonda Tiefenauer – Alderman
Joshua Miller – Mayor
While the above offices will appear on May primary ballots, candidates also have the option to run as Independent candidates who will not appear on the ballot until August. However, the same qualifying deadlines apply. Winners of the May primaries will square off against each other in the August DeKalb County General Election along with any properly qualified Independent candidates.
The local election office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is located on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse.
