Several county offices unopposed; city and school board races are nonpartisan
Four candidates are seeking to become Vanceburg’s next mayor as Lewis County voters prepare for the November 3 General Election.
Incumbent Mayor Joe Billman is not seeking reelection, leaving an open race that includes current Vanceburg City Council members John K. Grabill and Richard D. Walje, along with Dustin W. Caseman and Kody Willis.
Grabill and Walje currently serve on the six-member council and are not candidates for reelection to their council seats.
Vanceburg voters will also choose six members of City Council from a field of 10 candidates.
Candidates are Jacob Rodney Sartin, Jeana Billman, Roger Jahn, Angie Patton, Carrie “Suesy” Hobbs, Nichole J. Cantu, Jared Lewis, Joni Pugh, George Hughes, and Tanner Underwood.
Patton, Cantu, and Pugh are the incumbent council members. Current Council Member Kathy McCann is not seeking another term.
The Vanceburg mayor and city council races are nonpartisan.
Concord voters will also elect city officials in nonpartisan races. Jerry Walker is the only candidate listed for mayor.
Three candidates are seeking four seats on the Concord City Commission. They are Austin Gorman, Sheila Walker, and Lynda Polley. Write-in spaces are also provided on the ballot.
Only voters who live within the respective city limits may vote in the Vanceburg and Concord city elections.
Several Lewis County offices are uncontested in the General Election, with only Republican candidates appearing on the ballot for those offices.
Republicans Kenneth D. Ruckel for property valuation administrator, George Sparks for judge executive, Benjamin L. Harrison for county attorney, Leslie A. Collier for county clerk, Johnny W. Bivens for sheriff, Byron Keith Walker for jailer, Tony Gaydos for coroner, and Michael D. Ruggles for county surveyor are unopposed on the ballot.
Each of the four magisterial districts also has one Republican candidate. Johnny Dean Osborne is the candidate for First District magistrate; Paul Bruce Swearingen for Second District; Kathy E. Dillow for Third District; and Mark A. Horsley for Fourth District.
David Lancaster is the Republican candidate for First District constable, while no candidate is listed for Second District constable. Harold “Hammer” Cooper is the Republican candidate for Third District constable, while no candidate is listed for Fourth District constable.
Lewis County voters will also decide several state and federal races.
Republican Andy Barr, Democrat Charles Booker, and Kentucky Party candidate Christopher Campbell are seeking the US Senate seat.
In the Fourth Congressional District, Republican Ed Gallrein, Democrat Melissa Claire Strange, and Libertarian Jeremy Todd are candidates for US representative.
Republican Robin L. Webb is the only candidate listed for the 18th District State Senate seat.
Republican Patrick Flannery and Democrat Pamela Lewis are seeking the 96th District State Representative seat.
The ballot also includes several nonpartisan races.
Incumbent Paul E. Craft is the only candidate listed for 20th Judicial District judge.
School board races are nonpartisan and will appear according to the educational district in which a voter lives.
Kayvilla Blevins is the only candidate listed for the First Educational District seat. Lucinda Applegate is the only candidate for the Second Educational District seat, while Chad Evans is the only candidate listed for the Third Educational District seat.
All Lewis County voters will also decide Constitutional Amendment 1.
The proposed amendment concerns the governor’s authority to grant pardons or commute sentences. It would prohibit a governor from granting pardons or commuting sentences during the period beginning 60 days before the general election at which the governor is elected and ending the fifth Tuesday following the election.
The amendment also provides that the governor file with each application a statement giving the reasons for the decision, with the application and statement open to public inspection. The amendment retains separate provisions concerning the governor’s authority in cases of treason.
Voters will choose “Yes” or “No” on the proposed constitutional amendment.
Lewis County will use four countywide vote centers on Election Day. Registered Lewis County voters may cast their ballots at any of the four locations, regardless of their home precinct.
The vote centers are Garrison Elementary School, Laurel Elementary School, Lewis County Middle School, and Tollesboro Elementary School.
Polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Election Day.
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