The City of Clarendon and the Hedley Independent School District will both have contested races in the May elections now that more candidates have filed for office.
Clarendon Alderman Tommy Hill filed his paperwork Tuesday to challenge incumbent Larry Hicks for the mayor’s seat. They will be joined on the ballot by Sandy Skelton, who is seeking one of the two positions available on the Board of Aldermen this year.
Hedley School Trustees Bonnie Walsh and James E. Potts are running for re-election and will face challenger Michele McCann for the two positions available on that board.
Clarendon ISD has three seats up for election on its Board of Trustees this year. Incumbents Robin Ellis and James Shelton are seeking re-election, and Linda Rowland has also thrown her hat into the ring.
The City of Howardwick still leads the candidate count at eight with David P. Cafferata and former alderman Mike Rowland running for mayor; William R. Jordan, Gail Leathers, and Jim Cockerham running for two vacant full terms on the Board of Aldermen; and Alderman Gene Rogers, Cory Longan, former mayor H.L. “Buster” Baird, and Sandy Sanders vying for two unexpired terms.
As of Tuesday morning, the Donley County Hospital District still had three candidates, one for each of the expiring seats. Incumbents Wayne Tubbs (Place 1) and Melinda McAnear (Place 3) are seeking re-election on the hospital board, which oversees emergency medical services and indigent care in the county. Carey Wann is also seeking the Place 2.
The City of Hedley has three positions open on its Board of Aldermen this year but had no candidates as of Tuesday.
All local offices are elected at-large, but hospital board candidates must sign up for a specific place.
Sign up continues through March 1, 2013; and the elections will be held Saturday, May 11.
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