Voters who live in Jefferson County will see several races on the April 2 ballot.
The Jefferson County Health Department has four candidates vying for two seats on its Board of Trustees.
There will be races for the Byrnes Mill Ward 1 seat, the Festus City Council Ward 2 and Ward 4 seats, the Herculaneum Board of Aldermen Ward 3 seat, the Pevely Board of Aldermen Ward 3 seat and the Kimmswick Ward 2 seat.
Several school districts will have races for Board of Education seats, including Crystal City, De Soto, Festus R-6, Fox C-6, Grandview R-2, Hillsboro R-3, Meramec Valley, Northwest R-1, Rockwood and Windsor C-1.
In addition, the Rock Township Ambulance District, the C-1 Public Water Supply District and the Public Water District 7 will have races for board seats.
Not all fire districts have open seats each year, and in 2024, there will be no elections for the De Soto Rural, Eureka, Hematite, High Ridge, Hillsboro, Mapaville and Pacific fire protection districts.
The candidate filing period ran from Dec. 5 through Dec. 26.
The last day for governmental entities to place tax increase requests and other measures on the ballot is Jan. 23. The last day to register to vote in the election is March 6.
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 had filed. Not every entity responded.
CITIES
■ Arnold: Treasurer (two-year terms) – Dan Kroupa (I); City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, EJ Fleischman (I); Ward 2, Brian McArthur (I); Ward 3, Rodney Mullins (I); Ward 4, Gary Plunk (I).
■ Byrnes Mill: Board of Alderpersons (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Dennis Martin, Glenn LaVenture (I); Ward 2, Cindy Davies (I); Ward 3, Nicole Pettis (appointed to replace Roben Harris).
■ Crystal City: Treasurer (two-year term) – Hanley Cherry (I); City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Mary Schaumburg (I); Ward 2, Rick Fischer (I); Ward 3, Ken Bradley (I); Ward 4, Jeff Kempfer (I); (one-year term) – Ward 2, Karry Friedmeyer (appointed to replace Tony Becker).
■ Cedar Hill Lakes: Board of Trustees (two-year terms, elected at large) – Zachariah Ravellette (I), Anthony Smith.
■ De Soto: City Council (two three-year terms, members serve at large) – Rich McCane (I), Matt Franken.
■ Eureka: Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Jerry Diekmann (I); Ward 2, Kevin Kilpatrick (I); Ward 3, Jerry Hollway (I), Tom Maruna.
■ Festus: Treasurer (two-year term) – Lori Eisenbeis (I); City Council (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Jim Collier (I); Ward 2, Allen McCarthy, Brian Wehner (I), Aaron Pashia; Ward 3, Bobby Venz (I); Ward 4, Jim Tinnin (I), Larry Schmidt, Charles Underwood.
■ Herculaneum: Municipal judge (two-year term) – Robert Scott Harness (I); Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Dennis Tesreau (I); Ward 2, Christopher R. Baker (I); Ward 3, Edwin Eugene Edwards Jr. (I), Todd Hogan.
■ Hillsboro: Board of Alderpersons (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Richard Abel; Ward 2, Chris DeGeare (I); Ward 3, Kevin Bremer; Ward 4, Ronald A. Belcher (I).
■ Kimmswick: Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Andrew Arnold (appointed to replace Linda Selsor); Ward 2, Don Jones (I), Donna Paszkiewicz; (one-year term) – Ward 1, Raymond Chee (appointed to replace Connie Schmidt).
■ Lake Tekakwitha: Information not available.
■ Olympian Village: Board of Aldermen (two two-year terms, members serve at large) – Ronnie Wilson (I), Britni Estes (I).
■ Parkdale: Board of Trustees (two-year terms in Ward 1 and Ward 2) – Ward 1, no filings; Ward 2, Melody Ihrig (I); Ward 3, Deborah Durham-Hefner (I).
■ Peaceful Village: trustees (two two-year terms) – no filings.
■ Pevely: Board of Aldermen (two-year terms) – Ward 1, Don Menkhus (appointed to replace Larry Coulson), Stephanie Marino, John R. Ingram; Ward 2, Ryan Tucker (I); Ward 3, Tyler Leeder (I); Ward 4, William Brooks (I). (One-year term) – Ward 3, Steve Miles (open seat).
■ Scotsdale: trustees (three two-year terms, members serve at large) – Kelly Kopp, Dan Brown, Vida McEndollar.
BOARDS OF EDUCATION
Each school board has two seats available, each for a three-year term, unless otherwise noted.
■ Crystal City: Dala Beekman (I), Daniel Turner (I), Melody Wood.
■ De Soto: Nicole Spruell (I), Beverly Wilson (I), Joseph Smart.
■ Dunklin R-5: Tammy Heidland (I), Angie Goforth.
■ Festus R-6: Doug Wendel (I), Mike Wolk (I), Eric Fjone.
■ Fox C-6: Michael Myers, April Moeckel (I), Jim Osia.
■ Grandview R-2: Gary Bohler (I), Casey Kutrip, Amie L. Merz (I).
■ Hillsboro R-3: Josh Williams, John Linhorst (I), Willam Scott, Stephanie Cage (I), Christopher “Chris” Miller, Derek Shashek.
■ Jefferson R-7: Mike Frisk (I), Elizabeth “Beth” McDaniel (I).
■ Meramec Valley: Laura Riegler (I), Mary Clasby Agee (I), Clint Tindel, Dustin Walsh, Brian T. Steel.
■ Northwest R-1: Terri Green (I), Chris Shelton (I), Joel Yates, Elizabeth Downer.
■ Rockwood: Tamara Jo Rhomberg (I), Phillip Milligan, Thomas Dunn.
■ Sunrise R-9: Steve Heuer (I), Kathryn Agnes Ann LaBruyere (I).
■ Windsor C-1: Michael Dubis (I), Tom Krupp (I), Kevin Stoffey; (two-year term) – John DeWalle (appointed to replace Dan Shaul), Kyle Haubrich.
JEFFERSON COUNTY 911 DISPATCH
■ Board of Directors chairperson (one four-year term elected by countywide vote) – John Scullin (I).
■ Board of Directors members (one four-year term in each of two districts) – District 1, Perry Tindell; District 2, David Kennedy (I).
JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
■ Board of Directors members (two four-year terms) – Valerie Brown Taylor, Doug Poss, Amber Henry (I), Don Bickowski.
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) – Jacquelyn Marie Waller (I), Brittney Moore.
■ Joachim-Plattin (serves 180 square miles in southeast Jefferson County) – Terry R. Thomas (I), Denise (Manning-Gebhart) Rhives (I).
■ Meramec (serves northeastern Franklin and small sections of northwest Jefferson and St. Louis counties) – Subdistrict 3, Katherine Hodge (I); Subdistrict 6, Thomas Lyons (I).
■ North Jefferson (serves 32 square miles in north-central Jefferson County) – Kurt Weffelmeyer (I), Kathy Hennessey (I).
■ Rock Township (serves 108 square miles in northeast Jefferson County) – Mark Paul (I), Tara Mueller (I), Paul D. Horn.
■ Valle (serves 250 square miles in southwest Jefferson County) – Becky Lowry (I), Larry Cain (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.
■ Antonia (serves 36 square miles in the Imperial and Barnhart areas) – Mike Hennis (I).
■ Cedar Hill (serves 82 square miles in the Cedar Hill, Byrnesville, Grubville, Morse Mill, Dittmer and Oermann areas) – Tom Scott (I).
■ Dunklin (serves about 22 square miles in Pevely and part of Herculaneum) – Dan Williams (I).
■ Goldman (serves 35 square miles north of Hillsboro) – Joe Merklin (I).
■ Jefferson R-7 (serves about 50 square miles in rural Festus) – Jeffery Counts (I), Gerard Uhls (I).
■ Rock Community (serves 38 square miles in northeast Jefferson County) – Kenneth Baker (I).
■ Saline Valley (serves 19 square miles in north central Jefferson County): Chris Holder (I).
SEWER
Districts have one seat available for a five-year term, unless otherwise noted.
■ Glaize Creek (serves the Imperial and Barnhart areas) – no filings.
■ Lake Adelle (serves Lake Adelle area near Cedar Hill) – Marianne Austin (I).
■ Valle Lake (serves Valle Lake south of De Soto) – no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 13 (actually a sewer district serving Lake Tishomingo) – (three-year terms): Subdistrict 1, no filings; Subdistrict 2, no filings.
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 2, Gene Barbagallo (I); subdistrict 3, William Matzker (I), Richard Gross.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 1 (serves the city of Arnold) – Subdistrict 3, Claude “Butch” Cooley (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 2 (serves the High Ridge area) – Subdistrict 5, no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 3 (serves the Fenton area) – Subdistrict 3, Brian Ott; Subdistrict 5, Greg Schueddig.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 5 (serves the Hematite area) – Subdistrict 2, Denise Benton I); Subdistrict 3, Mitch Stange (appointed).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 6 (serves the House Springs area) – Subdistrict 1, no filings; Subdistrict 2, no filings.
■ Public Water Supply District No. 7 (serves the Hillsboro area) – Subdistrict 2, Melvin Cauley, Sharon Reed (I); Subdistrict 3, Jennifer Deckard (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 8 (serves the Cedar Hill area) – Subdistrict 5, John Kriegesmann (I).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 10 (serves a portion of the Imperial area) – Subdistrict 3, Bob Morrow (I); Subdistrict 4, Michael Price (appointed to replace Vicky Herrell).
■ Public Water Supply District No. 12 (serves southeast Jefferson County) – Subdistrict 1, James McPeters; Subdistrict 5, Dennis Hoffman (I).
SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICTS
Each district has one seat available for a three-year term.
■ Festus: Ken Holdinghausen (I).
■ Hillsboro: no filings.