2022 Chester County Election updates

The following is the complete updated list of locals who have picked up petitions to run for office this year, as of Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11. Those who have qualified to run are indicated.
Those who have picked up petitions for the May 3, 2022 Republican Primary are: Justin Emerson (qualified) – Circuit Court Clerk; Joseph T. Howell (qualified) – Circuit Court Judge, 26th Judicial District; Stacy Smith (qualified) – County Clerk; Jerry A. Lowe – County Commissioner District 1;
Andrea Bailey Holland – County Commissioner District 2; Al McKinnon (qualified) – County Commissioner District 2; Chris Dunbar – County Commissioner District 3; Johnny W. Garner – County Commissioner District 3; Carolyn Beecham Higgins – County Commissioner District 3; Dwight Bingham – County Commissioner District 4; Joseph Melaro – County Commissioner District 4; Barry Hutcherson (qualified) – County Mayor; Beverly Morton (qualified) – County Mayor; Angela R. Scott (qualified) – General Sessions Judge; Jeremy Epperson – Public Defender 26th Judicial District; Doris Ethridge (qualified) – Register of Deeds; Clay Rodgers – School Board District 2; Blair Weaver (qualified) – Sheriff; Lance Beshires (qualified) – Trustee; and Sharon Stovall (qualified) – Trustee.
Those who have picked up petitions for the August 4, 2022 Local General Election are: Charles Graeser – Constable District 1; Bubba Edgin – County Commissioner District 1; Kevin Faulkner – County Commissioner District 1; Jerry King – County Commissioner District 2; Don Taylor (qualified) – County Commissioner District 2; Ann Moore – County Commissioner District 3; Jim Plunk (qualified) – County Commissioner District 3; Buddy Richardson – County Commissioner District 3; Jerry Emerson (qualified) – County Commissioner District 4; Sandra Highers – County Commissioner District 4; Dustin Sanders (qualified) – County Commissioner District 4; Barry Smith (qualified) – County Commissioner District 5; Elijah Ellis (qualified) – County Commissioner District 5; Tim Crowe – County Commissioner District 5; Brenda Matthews (qualified) – County Commissioner District 5; Mike Alexander – County Commissioner District 6; Todd Lewis – County Commissioner District 6; Dwain Seaton, Sr. (qualified) – County Mayor; Jay L. Johnson – General Sessions Judge; Todd Brown – Road Supervisor; Ralph Bullman – Road Supervisor; E.O. “Tiny” Carnell (qualified) – Road Supervisor; Jason Ellison – Road Supervisor; David Farley (qualified) – Road Supervisor; John Malone (qualified) – Road Supervisor; Robert Tim Young (qualified) – Road Supervisor; Norris Frank (qualified) – School Board District 2; and Shane Connor – School Board District 6.