The period for candidates to file to run for offices in the April 8 election ended last week, resulting in numerous races for Jefferson County voters to decide.
The cities of Arnold, Hillsboro and Pevely will have mayoral races.
Both the cities of Arnold and Festus will have races for city council seats in all four wards.
In addition, De Soto has a contested race for a seat on its City Council, and in both Herculaneum and Hillsboro, there will be a race for the Ward 1 seat on each of those boards. In Kimmswick, voters will have to decide a race for the Ward 2 Board of Aldermen seat.
The Crystal City, De Soto, Festus R-6, Fox C-6, Hillsboro R-3, Northwest R-1 and Sunrise R-9 school districts will see races for seats on their boards of education.
At the Rock Township Ambulance District, three candidates are vying for two board seats.
In addition, the Jefferson College Board of Trustees has four candidates seeking three seats up for election – two seats for six-year terms and one seat for four years left of an unexpired term. Voters will choose three candidates to fill these seats, with the top two vote-getters winning the six-year terms and the person finishing third winning the four-year term.
The Jefferson County Health Department and the Jefferson County 911 Dispatch agency have no board seats up for election in April.
Not all fire districts have seats up for election on the ballot each year, and in 2025 there will be no elections for the Antonia, Goldman, Rock Community, Dunklin and Jefferson R-7 fire protection districts.
The candidate filing period ran from Dec. 10 through Dec. 31.
The last day for governmental entities to place tax increase requests, bond issues and other measures on the ballot is Jan. 28.
The last day to register to vote in the election is March 12.
The following is a list of candidates who have filed. Incumbents – those who were elected to their seats – are denoted with an (I).
Attempts were made to reach every city, school district, ambulance and fire district and other governmental entities in the Leader readership area for a list of candidates who have filed to run in April. Not every entity responded.
CITIES:
■ Arnold: Mayor (four-year term) – Doris Borgelt, Bill Moritz, Ron Counts (I), Brett Keller, Tyler Buechle; City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Troy Blacksher, Jason Fulbright (I); Ward 2, Tim Seidenstricker; Michael P. Rother; Ward 3, Mark Hood (I), Spencer Rice, Jessica Anne Bess; Ward 4, Butch Cooley (I), Michael William Rethmeyer.
■ Byrnes Mill: Mayor (two-year term) – Robert Kiczenski (I); Board of Alderperson (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Robert Prado (I); Ward 2, Galen Harrison (I); Ward 3, Mary Scheble (I).
■ Cedar Hill Lakes: Board of Trustees (three two-year terms) – Constance Schicker (I), Laura Drummond (I), Bret Scott.
■ Crystal City: City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Jack Ginnever (I); Ward 2, Karry Friedmeyer (I); Ward 3, Taylor Massa (I); Ward 4, John Winkelman (I); (one one-year term) – Ward 1, John Bailey.
■ De Soto: City Council (one three-year term, members serve at large) – Autumn Blanchard (I), Randi Scharf.
■ Eureka: City marshal (four-year term) – Mike Werges; Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Wes Sir (I); Ward 2, Carleen Murray (I); Ward 3, Maria Ascrizzi (I).
■ Festus: City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, David Boyer (I), John Weiss; Ward 2, Staci Templeton (I), Allen J. McCarthy, Malachi Dukes; Ward 3, Tim Bennett, Kevin Dennis (I); Ward 4, Michael Cook (I), Luke Adams.
■ Herculaneum: Mayor (two-year term) – Ryan Wright (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Krystle Milton, Kerry Vinsom, Jenny Sturm; Ward 2, Norm Seithel (I); Ward 3, Israel Clayman (I).
■ Hillsboro: Mayor (two-year term) – Buddy Russell (I), Dennis Bradley; Board of Alderpersons (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Brenda L. King (I), Terry D. Glass; Ward 2, Tim Polkinghorne (I); Ward 3, Nancy K. Maxwell (I); Ward 4, Lisa Taylor.
■ Kimmswick: Mayor (two-year term) – Kenneth Kraft III; Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Raymond Chee (I); Ward 2, Don Jones, Andrew Kennedy.
■ Lake Tekakwitha: Information not available.
■ Olympian Village: Mayor (two-year term) – Adrianne Hulvey (I); Board of Aldermen (two two-year terms, members serve at large) – Dave Berry (I), Darlene Wilson (I).
■ Parkdale: trustees (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Paul Day; Ward 2, Melody Ihrig; Ward 3, Kenneth Beck (I); (one-year term) – Ward 1, Cynthia Bohley.
■ Peaceful Village: Board of Trustees (three two-year terms) – Rachel Ross (I), Danial Ross III (I), John Kinderman, Steven Duncan (I).
■ Pevely: Mayor (four-year term) – Steve Markus, Stephanie Haas (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, no filings; Ward 2, no filings; Ward 3, Steve Miles (I); Ward 4, no filings.
■ Scotsdale: trustees(two two-year terms, members serve at large) – no filings.
BOARDS OF EDUCATION: Each school board has two seats available, each for a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
■ Crystal City: Danielle Elliott, Curtis Binsbacher, David Crosby.
■ De Soto: Jonathan Cook (I), Michael Golightly (I), Jason Jovi; (one two-year term) – Kari Brooks.
■ Dunklin R-5: William Brooks, Marissa Newman (I).
■ Festus R-6: Richard Fadler (I), Josh Martin (I), Alex Wilkey; (one-year term) – William Conway, Mike Kinder.
■ Fox C-6: Todd Scott (I), Kenneth Woolsey (I). Jim Chellew.
■ Grandview R-2: Brian Dugan (I), Terry Perren (I).
■ Hillsboro R-3: Diane Scanga, Ryan Read, Justin Hudson, William “Bill” Kaune.
■ Jefferson R-7: Karen Koenig (I), Christopher Hastings (I).
■ Meramec Valley: Tim Richardson (I), Louis Vondera (I).
■ Northwest R-1: Don Bickowski (I), Dianna Adams, Andy Williams, Gary Bonacker (I), Jeff Hanewinkel.
■ Rockwood: Izzy Imig (I), Mara Vorachek-Warren, Sarah Boyer
■ Sunrise R-9: Tara Horton (I), Andrew Coleman (I), Yvonne Allen.
■ Windsor C-1: Melanie Willis (I), Jessica Burgett.
JEFFERSON COLLEGE
Two seats with full six-year terms and one seat with four years remaining on an unexpired term for the Board of Trustees will be up for election. Voters will choose three candidates to fill these seats, with the top two vote-getters winning the six-year terms and the person finishing third winning the four-year term.
■ Roger Barrentine, Tim Lewis, Bob Boyer, Krystal Hargis (I).
AMBULANCE: Each district has two seats available, each with a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
■ Big River (serves 125 square miles in areas north of Hillsboro):Jim Terry (I), Cecelie Williams (I).
■ Joachim-Plattin (serves 180 square miles in southeast Jefferson County):Darryl Reed (I), Sam Richards (I).
■ Meramec (serves northeastern Franklin and small sections of northwest Jefferson and St. Louis counties): Information not available.
■ North Jefferson (serves 32 square miles in north-central Jefferson County):Diana Davis (I), Rebecca L. Cowley (I).
■ Rock Township (serves 108 square miles in northeast Jefferson County): Lynne Ruzicka (I), Rick Lamborn, Paul Horn.
■ Valle (serves 250 square miles in southwest Jefferson County):Carey Manning (I), Steven J. Bergner (I).
FIRE: Districts with an election in a given year have one or two seats available, each with a six-year term, unless otherwise noted.
■ De Soto Rural: (serves about 260 square miles in south and southwest Jefferson County): Jaclyn Brown (I).
■ Eureka (serves 82 square miles in portions of Jefferson and St. Louis counties): Charlie Brown (I).
■ Hematite: (serves 47 square miles in Hematite area): no filings.
■ High Ridge (serves about 96 square miles in northern Jefferson County including parts of Murphy, High Ridge, House Springs, Byrnes Mill, Scotsdale and Village of Parkdale): Bruce Williams (I).
■ Hillsboro (serves 44 square miles in the city of Hillsboro and the surrounding area): Robert D. Brown (I).
■ Mapaville (serves 14.2 square miles including parts of the Pevely, Hillsboro and Festus areas): Kevin Lacostelo (I).
■ Pacific (serves 78 square miles in portions of Jefferson, Franklin and St. Louis counties): Chris Wymer (I).
■ Saline Valley (serves 19 square miles in north central Jefferson County): Larry Dean (I)
SEWER: Districts have one seat available for a five-year term, unless otherwise noted.
■ Glaize Creek (serves the Imperial and Barnhart areas): Frank Petrovic (I).
■ Lake Adelle (serves Lake Adelle area near Cedar Hill): Tiffany Murphy (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 13 (actually a sewer district serving Lake Tishomingo): (three-year term) – Subdistrict 5, no filings.
■ Valle Lake (serves Valle Lake south of De Soto):Lynn Lamster; (two-year term) – no filings; (one-year term) – Chuck Avis.
WATER: Each district has one or two seats available, each with a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
■ Public Water Supply District C-1 (serves parts of unincorporated Arnold, Imperial, Barnhart and nearby areas):Subdistrict 4, Avery Fortenberry (I); Subdistrict 5, no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 1 (serves the city of Arnold):Subdistrict 1, Michael Bonnot (I); Subdistrict 4, Jason Fulbright (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 2 (serves the High Ridge area):Subdistrict 1, no filings; Subdistrict 4, no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 3 (serves parts of Arnold, Imperial and Fenton):Subdistrict 1, no filings; Subdistrict 4, no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 5 (serves the Hematite area): Subdistrict 1, Margaret Bay (I); Subdistrict 4, Jeremy Scott Williams (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 6 (serves the House Springs area):Subdistrict 4, Gary Goede (I); Subdistrict 5, no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 7 (serves the Hillsboro area): Subdistrict 4, no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 8 (serves the Cedar Hill area):Subdistrict 2, Patricia Deguire (I); Subdistrict 4, Cary Kellett (I)
■ Public Water Supply District No. 10 (serves a portion of the Imperial area): Subdistrict 1, no filings; Subdistrict 5, Charles Huey (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 12 (serves southeast Jefferson County):Subdistrict No. 4, Paul Young (I).
SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICTS: Each district has one seat available for a three-year term.
■ Festus: Michael Schrage (I).
■ Hillsboro: Buddy Russell (I).