Who’s running?
The deadline passed at 4:00 pm today for candidates to register to run for the various county offices and 30 Lawrence Countians have signed up to run.
State and federal offices will also be filled but they register with the Secretary of State, So far nobody has registered to run against incumbent Scott Sharp or for state representative in the 100th district. State senator Phillip Wheeler does not run this year.
Here’s how the election shapes up locally:
* Denotes incumbent
County Judge/Executive:
William Spradlin (R)
Eddie Preston (R)
Rick Blackburn (R)
Phillip Carter (R) *
County Attorney
Johnny Osborne. (R)*
County Clerk
Chris Jobe (R) *
County Sheriff
Mark Wheeler (R)
Chuck Jackson (R) *
County PVA
Chris Rose (R) *
County Surveyor
Cliff West. (R) *
County Coroner
Melissa Moore (D)
Jimmy Castle (R)
Sam Michael Muncy (R)
County Jailer
Roger Jordan (R)*
Magistrate District 1
Michael (Mouse) Halcomb (R) *
Josh Trout (R)
George Howell (D)
Magistrate District 2
Jay Childers (R)
Chicken George Wheeler (R)
Allan Skaggs (R)
Rick Kelly (R)
Magistrate District 3
David Pinson (R) *
Brian Jordan (R)
John “Tony” Lester (D)
Magistrate District 4
Dave York (D)
Ron Boyer (R)
Joseph P. Hardin (R)
Todd Moran (R)
Constable District 1
No candidate registered
Constable District 2
William Mynhier
Constable District 3
Jeff McCarty
Constable District 4
James “Woody” Thomas
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Sample ballots will be coming out soon that will include candidates for US Senator, and US Representative.
Is the incumbent county coroner not running this year?
Phil Carter in the bag
Spradlin, ain’t happening
Preston, good fire chief, would direct all the money he could there.
Blackburn, only wants it because of the fair. He’s cares about nothing else. Would be a bad choice.
Sheriff, Give Wheeler a chance. Good guy.
Coroner, Moore
Wheeler was a democrat, he switched parties because he couldn’t get elected last time, also he left this county and went and worked in Boyd because again he didn’t get elected. He too temperamental and emotional to be sheriff.
Lol…..let the fun begin! Didn’t take long for Dirty Dog to show up!
1 — As stated by someone else “Jackson was a registered democrat for YEARS until he switched to republican to run the first time.” — Didn’t seem to bother Jackson to switch. You reckon Wheeler, like SO MANY other prior registered democrats, changed because the parties priorities have changed so much.
2 — “also he left this county and went and worked in Boyd” — Probably need to get facts straight before spouting off. The truth is that Jackson fired Wheeler, guess Jackson shouldn’t have trusted some people he told, and did not keep him or offer job so what was Wheeler supposed to do. So evidently Wheeler didn’t leave on his own but needed a job. Amazing thing is from information out there is Wheeler has been an asset to Boyd County and has done great things there. Sure is a shame Lawrence County missed out!
3 — “He too temperamental and emotional to be sheriff.” — That is SO laughable. Seems Wheeler has backbone, doesn’t sugar coat things for votes and does what needs done. You or someone you know must have been on the “doesn’t matter who you are” and” gonna do what’s right and my job” side of Wheeler!
There’s a difference between doing what needs done and being so overbearing that no one wants to work with them. Why would Jackson want to keep someone like that?
Your comment doesn’t make much sense. Chuck Jackson was from Weat Virginia.