Who's running? A complete list of April 4 candidates from around Perry County
With the deadline for write-in candidates having passed, here is the complete list of candidates in Perry County for the April 4 consolidated local election. Note that an asterisk* denotes an incumbent and a plus+ denotes a write-in candidate.
On boards where there are not enough candidates running for the number of available seats, the sitting board will appoint new members after the election.
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<p class="News"><strong>MUNICIPALITIES</strong>
<p class="News"><strong>Willisville</strong>
<p class="News">Mayor
<p class="News"><em>4-year term, vote for 1</em>
<p class="News">*Clarence D. Warner Jr.
<p class="News">Village trustee
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 3</em>
<p class="News">Matthew Major
<p class="News">Tracy Ehlers Reed
<p class="News">Elizabeth Creech
<p class="News"><em>Unexpired 2-year term, vote for 1</em>
<p class="News">Douglas Vickery II
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<p class="News"><strong>Cutler</strong>
<p class="News">Mayor
<p class="News"><em>4-year term, vote for 1</em>
<p class="News">Joseph Dwayne Loucks
<p class="News">*Ricky J. Hepp
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<p class="News">Village trustee
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 3</em>
<p class="News">*D. Shane Helvey
<p class="News">*Brenda Conway
<p class="News">No candidate
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<p class="News"><strong>St. Johns</strong>
<p class="News">Mayor
<p class="News"><em>4-year term, vote for 1</em>
<p class="News">*John C. Stanhouse
<p class="News"> Clerk
<p class="News"><em>4-year term, vote for 1</em>
<p class="News">*Marla Uhles
<p class="News"> Village trustee
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 3</em>
<p class="News">Ruth Hawkins
<p class="News">*Delores Ballheimer
<p class="News">Lowell Lee
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<p class="News"><strong>Tamaroa</strong>
<p class="News">Village President
<p class="News"><em>4-year term, vote for 1</em>
<p class="News">*Curtis J. Stube
<p class="News">Clerk
<p class="News"><em>4-year term, vote for 1</em>
<p class="News">Cheryl Oettle
<p class="News">Village trustees
<p class="News"><em>4-year term, vote for 3</em>
<p class="News">William C. Place
<p class="News">Fred O. Schultz
<p class="News">David Keller
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<p class="News"><strong>SCHOOL BOARDS</strong>
<p class="News"><strong>Ashley Elementary District 15</strong>
<p class="News">Township 3S, Range 1W
<p class="News"><em>4-year term, vote for 1</em>
<p class="News">No candidate
<p class="News"> <em>4-year term, vote for 4</em>
<p class="News">John Lanham, Township 2S, Range 1W
<p class="News">Jeffrey Stern, Township 2S, Range 1W
<p class="News">Tammy Ebert, Township 2S, Range 1W
<p class="News">Kayla Cameron, Township 3S, Range 1W
<p class="News">Jeffery A. Pelka, Township 3S, Range 1W
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<p class="News"><strong>Coulterville District 1</strong>
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 3</em>
<p class="News">*Robert H. Fox
<p class="News">*Michael D. Parkinson
<p class="News">No candidate filed
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<p class="News"><strong>Du Quoin Unit District 300</strong>
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 3</em>
<p class="News">*Dennis Cole
<p class="News">Trenton L. Waller
<p class="News">*Mark Woodside
<p class="News">Mark Gates
<p class="News">Patrick Riley
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<p class="News"><strong>Nashville High School District 99</strong>
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 4</em>
<p class="News">*Shawn Cook
<p class="News">*Marsha R. Gajewski
<p class="News">Kim E. Morris
<p class="News">*Sharon L. Ogrzewalla
<p class="News">Randy Schwartzkopf
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<p class="News"><strong>Oakdale District 1</strong>
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 3</em>
<p class="News">Zachary Vahlkamp
<p class="News">Mary Cotton
<p class="News">Tabatha Goforth
<p class="News"><strong>Pinckneyville District 50</strong>
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 4</em>
<p class="News">Richard Bates
<p class="News">Gideon Hutchcraft
<p class="News">Aaron Johnson
<p class="News">*Austin Marlow
<p class="News">*Kyle Pursell
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<p class="News"><strong>Pinckneyville District 101</strong>
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 4</em>
<p class="News">Jeffrey Suchomski, unincorporated Pinckneyville
<p class="News">*Gregory D. Thompson, unincorporated Pinckneyville
<p class="News">*Brian Kellerman, unincorporated Pinckneyville
<p class="News">*Lisa Stanton, unincorporated Tamaroa
<p class="News">Darrell Schweizer, unincorporated Coulterville
<p class="News">James C. Denny, Pinckneyville
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<p class="News"><strong>Community Consolidated District 204</strong>
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 3</em>
<p class="News">*Leslie Vancil, Pinckneyville
<p class="News">*Sean Carter, Pinckneyville
<p class="News">*Jennifer L. Lemmon, Tamaroa
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<p class="News"><strong>Tamaroa District 5</strong>
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 4</em>
<p class="News">+*Katie Harsy
<p class="News">+*Julie Klamm
<p class="News">+*Sherri Phillips
<p class="News">+*Charles Stein
<p class="News">+David N. Terry
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<p class="News"><strong>Trico Community Unit School District 176</strong>
<p class="News"><em>4-year terms, vote for 4</em>
<p class="News">Jaime Lodge, Township 7S, Range 4W
<p class="News">*Dan Carson, Township 7S, Range 4W
<p class="News">*Matt Bernaix, Township 7S, Range 3W
<p class="News">*Lois J. Jones, Township 8S, Range 3W
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<p class="News"><strong>COMMUNITY COLLEGES</strong>
<p class="News"><strong>Rend Lake College </strong>
<p class="News"><em>6-year term, Vote for 3</em>
<p class="News">*Randall R. Rubenacker, Dahlgren
<p class="News">Brian N. Dorris, Sesser
<p class="News">*John T. Kabat, Scheller
<p class="News">Kent Sickmeyer, West Frankfort
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<p class="News"><strong>John A. Logan College</strong>
<p class="News"><em>6-year term, vote for 2</em>
<p class="News">Bob “Hawk” Ellis, West Frankfort
<p class="News">William L. Orrill, Carbondale
<p class="News">Mandy Little, West Frankfort
<p class="News">Rebecca “Becky” Borgsmiller, Carterville
<p class="News"><em>Unexpired 4-year term, vote for 1</em>
<p class="News">*Glenn Poshard, Murphysboro
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