The deadline for candidates to file to run for city offices in November’s General Election was yesterday at 4 p.m.
Ballot positioning will be determined by random drawing, scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday, June 9) at 2 p.m. The drawing for Columbia will be held in Adair County Clerk Lisa Greer’s office while Russell Springs’ and Jamestown’s ballot-spot drawing will be held in the second floor courtroom of the old Russell County courthouse. Candidates (as well as the general public) are invited but not required to attend the drawing(s).
One position is now determined, with only a sole candidate to file. Russell Springs Mayor Eddie Thomas will earn another term, with yesterday’s deadline passing without a challenger filing to run. With all races now set, the candidates for Columbia, Jamestown, and Russell Springs are below:
Columbia Mayor
Pamela Hoots*
Curtis Hardwick
Columbia City Council
Ronald (Butch) Rogers*
Sharon Lorene Payne*
Robert Flowers*
Charles Grimsley
Craig Dean*
Linda Waggener*
Mark D. Harris*
Natalie Marcum
Mike Robertson
Hannah Peck
Rhonda Bennett Loy
Jamestown Mayor
Richard Bennett
Regena Hinton*
Jamestown City Council
William Murray*
Terry Robertson*
Tony H. Wright*
Barry Coffey*
Ada Lawson*
Dwight W. Richards
Mitchell Marcum*
Jared Roy
Russell Springs City Council
Larry “Gene” Brown
Ricky Barnes*
David C. Blakey*
Timmy Hudson*
Tommy Holt*
Cody L. Wilson
Johnny Bell
Sherry Bottom Daniel*
*Indicates incumbent
