Boards still looking for candidates

Only a few days remain in the sign-up period for local offices, and, as of Tuesday, only one board is poised to have an election while another has no candidates at all.

Of the seven local governments with board positions available this year, the Clarendon College District is the lone board with enough candidates to have an election. With three positions up this spring on the Board of Regents, incumbents Edwin Campbell and Jerry Woodard have filed for re-election, and Tommy Waldrop and Lance Wood have also signed up.

The City of Hedley, with four aldermen’s positions and the mayor up this year, has had no candidates at all sign up yet.
Of the other entities, two have enough candidates to fill all the positions available, and three are still needing one or more people to sign up.

The City of Clarendon has had all its incumbents file for re-election. Those are Aldermen Beverly Burrow, Larry Jeffers, and John Lockhart.

Hedley ISD’s Board of Trustees also has its incumbents – Dana Bell and Carole Ward – signed up to run again.
Clarendon ISD has two trustee positions up this year, and incumbent Wayne Hardin is the only candidate so far.

The City of Howardwick, with three aldermen’s positions coming up, has only incumbent Doc Holladay signed up. (Related: “Howardwick in disarray”)

At the Donley County Hospital District, incumbents Jan Farris (Place 4), Nikki Adams (Place 5), and Mark C. White (Place 6) have signed up for their seats on board of directors. No one has signed up yet for the Place 7 seat.
All local boards are elected at-large, but hospital board candidates must file for a specific place on the ballot. Filing continues through Friday, February 16. Elections are scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2018.