According to Lawrence County Clerk ,Tina Stowers when the filing period ended on Monday there were more contested seats then anyone could remember in recent history. Every Justice of the Peace position with the exception of one is being contested. Other races include State Representative, County Judge, Sheriff and numerous Constable filings. The filing period for the March Preferential Primary ended on Monday at noon.
The 2016 Preferential Primary will be held on March 1, 2016.
The 2016 General Elections will be held on November 8, 2016.
State Representative
Rep. James Ratliff, District 60 -Democrat
Frances Cavenaugh- Republican
County Judge
John Thomison- Democrat
Dale Freeman- Democrat
Sheriff
Jeff Yates- Democrat
Richy Thatcher- Democrat
County Clerk
Tina Stowers- Democrat
Circuit Clerk
Michelle Evans- Democrat
Treasurer
Marilyn Crafton- Democrat
Tax Collector
Stephanie Harris- Democrat
Tax Assessor
Becky Holder- Democrat
Coroner
Robert Chris Warden- Democrat
Justice of the Peace
District 1
Buddy Williams- Democrat
Glenn J. Smith- Democrat
William “Bill” Powell- Independent
District 2
Donald Richey- Democrat
Franklin D. Brewer- Republican
District 3
Lewis Slaughter- Democrat
Lloyd W. Clark- Republican
District 4
Douglas Wayland- Democrat
Rose Ehrhardt- Democrat
Heath Davis- Democrat
District 5
Ernest (Junior) Briner- Democrat
Farrah Matthews- Democrat
Jeff Taylor- Republican
District 6
Nathan Crafton- Democrat
Ronald Ingram- Democrat
District 7
Tracy Moore- Democrat
Blaine Davis- Republican
District 8
Kenny Jones- Democrat
District 9
Alex A. Latham- Democrat
Tim Allison- Democrat
Constable
Black River Township
Jimmy Smith- Democrat
Black Rock Township
Lewis Slaughter- Democrat
Bryan Smith- Republican
Boas Township
Charlie Cook- Democrat
Cache Township
Ronnie Knight- Independent
Campbell Township
Wendell S. Jones- Democrat
Kenneth Fears- Democrat
Dent Township
Timothy P. McComas- Democrat
Duty Township
Jim King- Independent
Marion Township
Joshua Light- Democrat
Reed’s Creek Township
Hunter Durham- Republican
Committeeman
Doris Thomas – Republican
Lawrence County District Court
Judge Adam G. Weeks