Chester County Election update: Deadline to qualify is February 17

The following is the updated list of locals who have picked up petitions to run for office this year. 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; Stacy Smith (qualified) — County Clerk, – Jerry A. Lowe – County Commissioner District 1; Al McKinnon (qualified) – County Commisioner District 2; Chris Dunbar – County Commissioner District 3; Johnny W. Garner – County Commissioner District 3; 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; 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: Kevin Faulkner – County Commissioner District 1; Jerry King – County Commissioner District 2; Ann Moore –County Commissioner District 3; Jim Plunk (qualified) – County Commissioner District 3; Jerry Emerson –County Commission District 4; Dustin Sanders –County Commissioner District 4; Barry Smith – County Commissioner District 5; Elijah Ellis (qualified) – County Commissioner District 5; Tim Crowe – County Commissioner District 5; Mike Alexander – County Commissioner District 6; Todd Lewis – County Commissioner District 6; Dwain Seaton (qualified) – County Mayor; Todd Brown – Road Supervisor; E.O. “Tiny” Carnell – Road Supervisor; Jason Ellison – Road Supervisor; John Malone (qualified) – Road Supervisor and Robert Tim Young (qualified) – Road Supervisor.