Early filings for the Aug. 2 primary election drew many Republicans candidates but no Democratic ones for open seats in Jefferson County.
Some Democratic candidates have filed for statewide races since the filing period opened Tuesday (Feb. 22), but Republican candidates far outpaced Democrats in those races as well, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft reported.
“A total of 337 candidates visited the Secretary of State’s Office (Tuesday) to ensure their names will appear on the Aug. 2 primary ballot,” Ashcroft said in a written statement.
Of those 337 candidates, 236 filed as Republicans, 95 as Democrat and six as Libertarian, Ashcroft said.
Just in the U.S. Senate primary election alone, 18 candidates had filed for the Republican nomination and eight for the Democratic nomination.
District 22 State Sen. Paul Wieland of Imperial can’t run for re-election to that office because of term limits, so he is seeking the Republican nomination for Jefferson County Collector, and four people who have held elected offices in the county or state have filed for the Republican nomination for his senate seat.
Filings for the primary will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 29.
Candidates in the primary will vie for their political party’s nomination in whatever office they’re seeking. Then winners from each party’s primary elections will face off in the Nov. 8 general election.
However, the races for county committeeman and committeewoman seats are separated by party, so the Aug. 2 election decides the winner of those races.
Candidates for county offices file at the Jefferson County Administration Center, 729 Maple St., in Hillsboro, while candidates for state offices file in Jefferson City.
Below is a list of candidates who had filed as of today (Feb. 24). Incumbents – those who are seeking re-election to the office they filed for – are marked with an (I).
Note that not all races are included in the following list. Instead, only those for which candidates had filed as of today are listed.
In addition, redistricting currently is underway in the state Legislature, and the results of that political process could affect certain races, so what is shown below is how the Aug. 2 primary election looks at the moment.
■ County Council
District 1 – Republicans: Kenneth Merrill, High Ridge; Elijah Huddleston, House Springs; Brian Haskins, High Ridge (I).
District 3 – Republicans: Johnathan M. Sparks, Imperial; Phil Hendrickson, Arnold (I); Shannon Otto, Arnold; Charles Huey, Arnold.
District 5 – Republicans: Scott Seek, Festus.
District 7 – Republicans: Victoria Goad James, Cedar Hill; Bob Tullock, House Springs.
■ County Clerk – Republicans: Jeanne Goff, De Soto; Jeremy Day, Imperial.
■ Recorder of Deeds – Republicans: Debbie “Dunnegan” Waters, Hillsboro (I).
■ Collector of Revenue – Republicans: Paul Wieland, Imperial; Michelle Worth, Festus.
■ Auditor – Republicans: Kristy L. Apprill, Hillsboro (I); Michael S. Minicky, Festus.
■ Prosecuting Attorney – Republicans: Trisha Stefanski, Imperial (I).
■ Committeemen and Committeewomen (A committeeman and a committeewoman are elected for each party for each township in the county.)
Big River Township Committeewoman – Republicans: Roxanne McLeskey, Robertsville.
Central Township Committeeman – Republicans: Gary Wright, Hillsboro.
Joachim Township Committeeman – Republicans: George “Bob” Engelbach, Hillsboro (I).
Joachim Township Committeewoman – Republicans: Janet Engelbach, Hillsboro (I).
Meramec Township Committeeman – Republicans: Derrick Good, Cedar Hill. (I)
Meramec Township Committeewoman – Republicans: Aliana Good.
Plattin Township Committeeman – Republicans: David B. Courtway, Festus (I).
Rock Township Committeeman – Republicans: Alan Leaderbrand, Fenton.
■ 23rdd Circuit Court
Division 3 circuit judge – Republicans: Dianna Bartels, Arnold (I); Travis Partney, Imperial.
■ State Senator
District 22 – Republicans: Dan Shaul, Imperial; Shane Roden, Cedar Hill; Mary Elizabeth Coleman, Arnold; Jeff Roorda, Arnold.
■ State Representative
District 97 – Republicans: David Casteel, High Ridge.
District 112 – Republicans: Renee Reuter, Imperial.
District 113 – Republicans: Kyle Haubrich, Imperial.
District 114 – Republicans: Ken Waller, Herculaneum; Ann Moloney, Barnhart; Democrats: Jessie Shepherd, Herculaneum.
District 115 – Republican: Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway, Festus (I).
District 118 – Republican: Mike McGirl, Potosi (I); Democrats: Sally Brooks, Cadet.
■ State Auditor
Republicans: David Gregory, St. Louis; Scott Fitzpatrick, Shell Knob.
Democrats: Alan Green, Florissant.
■ U.S. Senator
Republicans: Patrick A. Lewis, Wellsville; Eric Schmitt, Kirkwood; Billy Long, Springfield; Eric Greitens, Chesterfield; Bernie Mowinski, Sunrise Beach; C.W. Gardner, St. Louis; Deshon Porter, St. Louis; Vicky Hartzler, Harrisonville; Dave Sims, Kansas City; Mark McCloskey, St. Louis; Eric McElroy, Tunas; Dennis Lee Chilton, Springfield; Robert Allen, Defiance; Dave Schatz, Sullivan; Hartford Tunnell, Carthage; Kevin C. Schepers, Fenton.
Democrats: Lewis Rolen, St. Louis; Scott Sifton, St. Louis; Gena Ross, Platte City; Carla Coffee Wright, St. Louis; Josh Shipp, St. Louis; Spencer Toder, St. Louis; Lucas Kunce, Independence; Jewel Kelly, Festus.
■ U.S. House of Representatives
District 2 – Republicans: Ann Wagner, Ballwin (I); Tony Salvatore, Chesterfield; Wesley Smith, Affton; Paul Berry III, Maryland Heights;. Democrats: Trish Gunby, Ballwin; Ben Samuels, Creve Coeur; Libertarians: Bill Slantz, St. Charles.
District 3 – Republicans: Josh Ciskowski, O’Fallon; Brandon Wilkinson, Cedar Hill; Blaine Luetkemeyer, St. Elizabeth (I); Democrats: Jon Karlen, O’Fallon.
District 8 – Republicans: Jason Smith, Cape Girardeau (I); Jacob Turner, Jackson.