On Tuesday, May 17, voters in this community will head to the polls to make some significant decisions on local leadership for 2023 and beyond. Some races are already set while the filing period for a few offices remains open.
The deadline for candidates to file to run in the primary has passed, but nonpartisan election candidates — including those for mayor, city council and school board positions — still have until the June 7 deadline.
Below is a breakdown of each office up for grabs in Adair and Russell counties (click here to skip down to the Russell County offices), as well as a list of candidates who have filed to run. This list will be updated as more candidates file for the nonpartisan positions.
Adair County
County Judge Executive
Gale Cowan (R)
Larry Russell Bryant (R)
David Herbst (R)
County Clerk
Lisa Greer (R)
County Attorney
Jennifer Hutchison-Corbin (R)
PVA
Landon Edwards (D)
Jailer
Jeremy Wethington (D)
Jamie Richard (R)
Sheriff
Josh Brockman (R)
District 1 Magistrate
Tony Denton (R)
Harold Burton (R)
District 2 Magistrate
Daryl Flatt (R)
Sandra Antle (R)
Ronnie Bryant (R)
District 3 Magistrate
Sammy Baker (R)
Brian Turner (R)
Benjamin “Ben” Loy (D)
District 4 Magistrate
Chris Reeder (R)
District 5 Magistrate
Billy Coffey (R)
Jason Grider (D)
District 6 Magistrate
Greg Caldwell (R)
Ronald “Mark” Humphress (R)
District 7 Magistrate
Terry Hadley (R)
Terry Farris (R)
Coroner
Roger Huckaby Jr. (R)
District 1 Constable
William “Bill” Troutwine (R)
District 3 Constable
Robert R. Loy (R)
Ken Hill (R)
Brandon Nokes (D)
District 4 Constable
Jeff Dickson (R)
District 5 Constable
Jeffrey “Keith” Streeval (R)
Tim Bottoms (R)
District 6 Constable
Jason Rector (R)
District 7 Constable
Charles Esch (R)
Joe Collins Jr. (R)
Surveyor
Michael E. McKinney (R)
Columbia Mayor
Pamela Hoots
Columbia City Council
Ronald “Butch” Rogers
Sharon Lorene Payne
Robert Flowers
Adair County Soil & Water
Julie Day
Danny Wilkinson
Russell County
County Judge Executive
Clarissa “Moochie” Hart (R)
Patrick Loy (R)
Benny Joe Smith (R)
Brad Burch (R)
Landon Helm (R)
Randy Marcum (R)
Clete McAninch (R)
Brent West (D)
County Clerk
Sherita Medaris (R)
Amy Riggins Melson (R)
Kennedy Coffey (R)
Patti Glover (R)
Kimberly Fenske (R)
PVA
Tim S. Popplewell (R)
Jailer
Bobby S. Dunbar (R)
Coroner
Clifton Bunch (R)
Mark Coots (R)
County Attorney
Kevin S. Shearer (R)
District 1 Magistrate
Terry Waddell (R)
Greg Popplewell (R)
District 2 Magistrate
Phillip Aaron (R)
Mickey Garner (R)
District 3 Magistrate
Darry Flatt (R)
Zach Wilson (R)
Barry Flatt (R)
Chase Antle (R)
District 4 Magistrate
Travis Dixon (R)
Robert Curtis Coppage (R)
Steve Richardson (R)
District 5 Magistrate
Vince P. White (R)
Larry D. Skaggs (R)
Ryan Vaughan (R)
Sheriff
Nicholas R. Bertram (R)
Derek Polston (R)
District 1 Constable
Jeffrey Aaron (R)
Keith Scholl (R)
District 2 Constable
Paula Glover Mann (R)
District 3 Constable
Kenny Luttrell (R)
District 4 Constable
John Wayne Grimsley (R)
Dustin Posey (R)
Greg Hammond (R)
District 5 Constable
Jeffery T. Wilson (R)
Richard A. Wooldridge (R)
County Surveyor
Robert “Bobby” Smith (R)
District 4 School Board
Richard “Dick” Kazsuk
Jamestown Mayor
Richard Bennett
Regena Hinton
Jamestown City Council
Ada Lawson
Barry Coffey
Tony H. Wright
