After the first few days for candidates to file for the April 4 election, several races already had shaped up.
In both Herculaneum and Hillsboro, there will be races for mayor, with Ryan Wright challenging William C. Haggard in Herculaneum and Douglas G. Browning challenging Buddy Russell in Hillsboro.
There also will be a race for the Arnold Ward 2 council seat and the Crystal City Council Ward 2 seat, as well as for a seat on the De Soto City Council.
At least five school districts will have races for seats on their boards of education – Crystal City, Jefferson R-7, Meramec Valley, Rockwood and Windsor C-1.
In addition, there is a race for a seat on the Jefferson College Board of Trustees, as well as for the Joachim-Plattin and Rock Township ambulance district boards.
Filings for the election opened Tuesday, 6, and will close Tuesday, Dec. 27.
All area school boards have three seats with three-year terms up for election; some have an additional seat for an unexpired term up for election.
Typically, candidates file to run for open seats during regular business hours at the offices of the various government entities, although some candidates are asked to file at the Jefferson County Administration Center in Hillsboro.
Those who are interested in filing are advised to check for possible holiday closures during the filing period, particularly for board of education races because school districts close for Christmas break.
The following is a list of candidates who had filed as of Monday, Dec. 12, at Leader deadline. Incumbents – those who were elected to their seats – are denoted with an (I).
Attempts were made to reach every city, school district and ambulance and fire district for a list of candidates who had filed in the Leader readership area for this story. Not every entity responded.
Sewer and water district elections also will take place during the April 4 election and filings for those races will be included at a later time.
CITIES: Candidates file at individual cities.
Arnold: City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Jason Fulbright (I); Ward 2, Tim Seidenstricker (I), William “Bill” Moritz; Ward 3, Mark Hood (I); Ward 4, Claude “Butch” Cooley (I).
Byrnes Mill: Mayor (two-year term) – Rob Kiczenski (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, no filings; Ward 2, no filings; Ward 3, no filings.
Cedar Hill Lakes: Board of Trustees (two-year terms, elected at large) – Constance Schicker (I), Laura Drummond.
Crystal City: City Council (two-year term in each of four wards) – Ward 1, Jack Ginnever (1); Ward 2, Tony Becker (I), Karry Friedmeyer; Ward 3, no filings; Ward 4, no filings.
De Soto: City Council (two three-year terms, all members serve at large) – Kathy Smith (I), Dirk Helms, Shaun Brooks.
Eureka: Mayor (four-year term) – Sean Flower (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Wes Sir (I); Ward 2, Carleen Murray (I), Ward 3, Maria Ascrizzi (I).
Festus: Mayor (four-year term) – Sam Richards (I); City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Dave Boyer (I); Ward 2, Staci Templeton (I); Ward 3, Kevin Dennis (I); Ward 4, Michael Cook (I).
Herculaneum: Mayor (two year term) – William C. Haggard (I), Ryan Wright; Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, no filings; Ward 2, Norm Seithel (I); Ward 3, no filings.
Hillsboro: Mayor (two-year term) – Douglas G. Browning Jr., Buddy Russell (I); Board of Alderpersons (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Brenda L. King (I); Ward 2, no filings; Ward 3, Nancy K. Maxwell (I); Ward 4, no filings.
Kimmswick: Mayor (two-year term) – Phil Stang (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Connie Schmitt (I); Ward 2, Kenneth Kraft.
Lake Tekakwitha: Information not available.
Olympian Village: Mayor (two-year term) – Adrianne Hulvey (I); Board of Aldermen (two two-year terms, all members serve at large) – David Berry (I), Darlene Wilson.
Parkdale: Board of Trustees (two two-year terms) – Ward 1; Ward 3; (one one-year term) – Ward 2; information not available.
Peaceful Village: Board of Trustees (two-year terms, all members serve at large) – no filings.
Pevely: Mayor (two-year term) – no filings; Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Steve Markus (I); Ward 2, no filings; Ward 3, no filings; Ward 4, no filings.
Scotsdale: Trustees (two two-year terms) – no filings.
BOARDS OF EDUCATION: Candidates file at individual school districts. Each school district has three seats available, each for a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
Crystal City: Linda Schilly (I), Cynthia Coleman (I), Curtis Binsbacher (I), Melissa Parker.
De Soto: Mark Ferrell (I), Tarrole Milfeld (I), Trish Coleman; (one-year term) – Nicole Spruell.
Dunklin R-5: Michael Hicks (I), Jackie “Cody” Petero.
Festus R-6: Marcus Shepherd (I), Doreen Berezowski (I), Brent Abrams (I).
Fox C-6: Curtiss Frazier, Krystal Hargis (I).
Grandview R-2: Heather Langhans-Bodnar, Stephen Kuczka (I), Shane Frazier.
Hillsboro R-3: Angie Oshia (I), Beth Petry (I), Erick Stephenson (I).
Jefferson R-7: Justin Neel (I), James “Pete” McPeters (I), Jimmy Jackson (I), Brent Pauley.
Meramec Valley: Matt Trower (I), Dianna Meyer (I), Clint “Allen” Tindall Jr., Amanda Nemeth; (one-year term) – Laura Riegler.
Northwest R-1: Mary Thomasson (I), Michelle Coats, Retta "Susan" Tuggle (I).
Rockwood: Lynne Midyett (I), Thomas Dunn, Kary Bachert, Trisha Katzfey, Richard Wierzba, Bob Cadigan, Mike Kniesche.
Sunrise R-9: David Sebastian (I).
Windsor C-1: Scott Brothers (I), Tim McCraw (I), Dan Shaul (I), Dustin Schwartz.
JEFFERSON COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Candidates file at the college main campus in Hillsboro.
Board of Trustees (two six-year terms) – Marc Williams, Margaret “Margie” Passmore (I).
JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Candidates file at the County Administration Center in Hillsboro.
Board of Trustees (three four-year terms) – Timothy J. Pigg (I), James Prater (I), Toney Dunaway.
AMBULANCE: Candidates file at the County Administration Center in Hillsboro. Each district has two seats available, both with a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
Big River: (serves 125 square miles in areas north of Hillsboro) – Joshua Williams (I), Janet Taylor (I).
Joachim-Plattin: (serves 180 square miles in southeast Jefferson County) – Ron Weeks (I), Cindy L. Vaugh (I), Rachel (Jefferson) Edwards, Tyler Schmitz.
Meramec: (serves northeastern Franklin and small sections of northwest Jefferson and St. Louis counties) – Subdistrict 2, Floyd Blake; Subdistrict 5, Justin Smith.
North Jefferson: (serves 32 square miles in northwest Jefferson County) – Jessica Rider,
Desmond “Desi” Kirchhofer.
Rock Township: (serves 108 square miles in northeast Jefferson County) – Jeremy Day (I), Mandy Dockery, Paul D. Horn.
Valle: (serves 250 square miles in southwest Jefferson County) – Tammie Scullin (I).
FIRE: Candidates file at the individual district headquarters. Each district has 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) – (two six-year terms) – Mark Mahn (I), Tammie Scullin (I).
Eureka: (serves 82 square miles in northern Jefferson County and southwest St. Louis County) – Greg Mathison.
High Ridge: (serves 92 square miles in northern Jefferson County, including Murphy, High Ridge, House Springs, Byrnes Mill, Scotsdale and Parkdale) – Gary Heskett (I).
Hillsboro: (serves 42 square miles in the city of Hillsboro and surrounding areas) – Matt Woods (I).
Mapaville: (serves 22 square miles including parts of the Pevely, Festus and Hillsboro areas) – information not available.
Pacific: (serves 76 square miles in the city of Pacific, the towns of Catawissa and Robertsville and other unincorporated parts of Franklin, Jefferson and St. Louis counties) – no filings.
Saline Valley: (serves 19 square miles in north central Jefferson County) – Allen Lanzarini (I).