(Posted Aug. 14, 2019)
On Aug. 13, the Madison County Board of Elections certified the list of candidates that will appear on the Nov. 5 election ballot. The deadline to register to vote in the election is Oct. 7. For registration information, call the Board of Elections at (740) 852-9424. The office is located at 1423 State Rte. 38 SE, London, just north of Fairhaven School. Hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
London candidates
London mayor (one seat): Patrick J. Closser (R)
London city council president (one seat): Henry Nathan Comer (R)
London city council at-large (three seats): Carla Sue Blazier (R), Joshua E. Peters (R), Brenda S. Russell (I), John J. Stahl (R)
London city council Ward 1 (one seat): Andrew A. Hitt (R)
London city council Ward 2 (one seat): Richard M. Hays (R)
London city council Ward 3 (one seat): David Anthony Smith (R)
London city council Ward 4 (one seat): Rex A. Castle (R)
London city auditor (one seat): Lora A. Long (R)
London city law director (one seat): Jennifer J. Hitt (R)
London city treasurer unexpired term (one seat): Sue Mosier (R) [pending Ohio Secretary of State approval]
Mount Sterling candidates
Mount Sterling mayor (one seat): Marci L. Darlington, Rebecca Lenn Martin, William F. Martin
Mount Sterling village council (two seats): Lowell G. Anderson, Andrew P. Drake, Jordan M. Pettey, David L. Timmons
Midway candidates
Midway mayor (one seat): Renee Lynne Hall
Midway village council (two seats): Tina P. Kelley
Midway clerk-treasurer (one seat): [no one filed]
Plain City candidates
Plain City mayor (one seat): Michael Darrin Lane
Plain City village council (two seats): Daniel W. Fennell, Frank E. Reed, John M. Rucker
South Solon candidates
South Solon mayor (one seat): Joseph L. Haney
South Solon village council (two seats): Jeff L. Glispie
West Jefferson candidates
West Jefferson mayor (one seat): Ray Martin
West Jefferson village council at-large (three seats): Michael W. Conway, James D. Graham, Richard A. King, Jeffery B. Patterson
West Jefferson village council Ward 2 (unexpired term): Linda S. Hall
School board candidates
Jefferson Local board of education (three seats): David W. Harper, Margaret I. Hiss, Michael E. Quinn
Jonathan Alder Local board of education (three seats): Thomas D. Bichsel, Christine S. Blacka, Bill L. McCartney, Steven C. Votaw
Jonathan Alder Local board of education (unexpired term – one seat): Shannon R. Foust
London City board of education (two seats): Jonathan M. Stahl
Madison-Plains board of education (two seats): Robert Lee Butz, Mark W. Mason, Rebecca Ann Rheinscheld
Madison-Plains board of education (unexpired term): [no candidates certified]
Township candidates
Canaan Township fiscal officer (one seat): Kimberlie A. Schrock
Canaan Township trustee (one seat): Monroe E. Harbage, Jason B. Straley
Darby Township fiscal officer (one seat): Teresa L. Miller
Darby Township trustee (one seat): Roger D. Weeks
Deercreek Township fiscal officer (one seat): Erin K. Morris
Deercreek Township trustee (one seat): Levin Homer Hutson
Fairfield Township fiscal officer (one seat): Vickie S. Timmons
Fairfield Township trustee (one seat): Donald Wayne Francis
Jefferson Township fiscal officer (one seat): Amy Louise Forrest
Jefferson Township trustee (one seat): Jeffrey N. Pfeil
Monroe Township fiscal officer (one seat): Connie Troyer
Monroe Township trustee (one seat): Steve B. Snyder
Oak Run Township fiscal officer (one seat): Bridgett Nichole Shoemaker
Oak Run Township trustee (one seat): Wayne C. Holland
Paint Township fiscal officer (one seat): Cindy Lou Mace
Paint Township trustee (one seat): Bruce A. Davison
Pike Township fiscal officer (one seat): Kellie Ann Burns, Andrew J. Kolarsky
Pike Township trustee (one seat): Aaron L. Boerger
Pleasant Township fiscal officer (one seat): [no candidates certified]
Pleasant Township trustee (one seat): [no candidates certified]
Range Township fiscal officer (one seat): Debbie Cress
Range Township trustee (one seat): Mark Anthony
Somerford Township fiscal officer (one seat): Amanda Jo Knowles
Somerford Township trustee (one seat): Jim Moran
Stokes Township fiscal officer (one seat): Ramona Porter
Stokes Township trustee (one seat): Christopher S. Vallery
Union Township fiscal officer (one seat): Rachel Anne Kimbler
Union Township trustee (one seat): Matt David Furbee.
Rejected petitions
The Board of Elections rejected several petitions for various errors. As a result, the following individuals who filed petitions will not be candidates in the Nov. 5 election:
- Thomas E. Boyd who filed for the London mayor’s race;
- Richard Steven Rice, Plain City village council;
- Jim B. King, West Jefferson village council at-large;
- Michael Allen English, Madison-Plains school board, unexpired term;
- William A. Wilcox, Darby Township fiscal officer;
- John E. Griffith, Range Township trustee.
- Rebecca K. Burns, Pleasant Township fiscal officer; and
- Mark A. Harden, Pleasant Township trustee.
According to Aaron To, deputy director at the Board of Elections, the following are some of the reasons petitions are rejected: insufficient valid signatures, candidate failed to properly fill out the nominating petition, candidate dated the petition after individuals signed it, and individuals circulating petitions did not sign the circulator statement.
Write-in deadline
Individuals who wish to run in the election as write-in candidates must file their declarations of intent with the Board of Elections by 4 p.m. Aug. 26. Write-in candidates’ names do not appear on the ballot. The filing deadline for candidates whose names will appear on the Nov. 5 election ballot was Aug. 7.
Individuals whose petitions were rejected for the Aug. 7 deadline are not permitted to run as write-in candidates in the Nov. 5 election.
