Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Ballot set for fall general election

The ballot is set for local races in the Nov. 2 general election.

In Marion, Mayor Mickey Alexander will be unopposed in the fall election. However, there will be a runoff for six Marion City Council seats between seven candidates, including five incumbents.

In Crittenden County, there will be three countywide races. Those are judge-executive where current judge Republican Fred Brown is not seeking re-election, county attorney which is a rematch of four years ago and or jailer.

Here are the contested races or write-ins for the November election:
NON-PARTISAN RACES
Mickey Alexander,* mayor

Donnie Arflack,* city council
Jim Brown,* city council
Mike Byford,* city council
Dwight Sherer,* city council
Darrin Tabor,* city council
Jared Byford, city council
Andy Hunt, city council

Eric LaRue,* District 2 school board
Barrett Belt, District 2 school board

Phyllis Orr,* District 5 school board
Frank Pierce, District 5 school board

Write-In Candidates for Constable
Bobby Phelps, District 1 (unopposed)
C.L. McDaniel, District 4 (unopposed)

Countywide Candidates
Perry Newcom, (R) judge-executive
Larry Hearell, (D) judge-executive
Ken Floyd, (I) judge-executive

Rebecca Johnson,* (D) county attorney
Bart Frazer, (R) county attorney

Rickey Riley,* (R) jailer
Rick Mills, (D) jailer

FOR MAGISTRATE
Jeff Ellis, (R) District 1
Danny Fowler, (D) District 1
Helen McConnell (write in) District 1

Donnetta Travis (D) District 5
Wayne Winters (R) District 5

* Denotes Incumbent