Local Chester County election deadline to qualify is Thursday, February 17

The following is the complete updated list of locals who have picked up petitions to run for office this year, as of Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 1. Those who have qualified to run are indicated. The deadline to qualify is February 17. Also included in this week’s listing are candidates intending to run for city offices in Henderson and Enville. These began picking up petitions Monday, Feb. 7, with a deadline of noon on April 7, 2022 to qualify.
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 Div. I, 26th Judicial District; Donald H. (Don) Allen (qualified) – Circuit Court Judge Div. II, 26th Judicial District; Kyle Adkins (qualified) – Circuit Court Judge Div. III, 26th Judicial District; Jody Pickens (qualified) – District Attorney, 26th Judicial District; Stacy Smith (qualified) – County Clerk; Jerry A. Lowe (qualified) – County Commissioner District 1; Andrea Bailey Holland – County Commissioner District 2; Al McKinnon (qualified) – County Commissioner District 2; Keith Andrew Beck II – County Commissioner District 3; Chris Dunbar – County Commissioner District 3; Johnny W. Garner (qualified) – County Commissioner District 3; Carolyn Beecham Higgins (qualified) – County Commissioner District 3; Rudy Quarles – County Commissioner District 3; Dwight Bingham (qualified) – County Commissioner District 4; Joseph Melaro – County Commissioner District 4; Dustin Sanders (qualified) – County Commissioner District 4; Tim Crowe (qualified) – County Commissioner District 5; Logan Murray – County Commissioner District 6; Barry Hutcherson (qualified) – County Mayor; Beverly Morton (qualified) – County Mayor; Angela R. Scott (qualified) – General Sessions Judge; Jeremy Epperson (qualified) – Public Defender 26th Judicial District; Doris Ethridge (qualified) – Register of Deeds; Todd Brown (qualified) – Road Supervisor; 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; Jamie Miller – Constable District 2; Bubba Edgin (qualified) – County Commissioner District 1; Kevin Faulkner (qualified) – County Commissioner District 1; Jerry King (qualified) – County Commissioner District 2; Don Taylor (qualified) – County Commissioner District 2; Jeremy Arnold – County Commissioner – District 3; Ann Moore (qualified) – County Commissioner District 3; Jim Plunk (qualified) – County Commissioner District 3; Buddy Richardson (qualified) – County Commissioner District 3; Gloria Holiday (qualified) – County Commissioner District 4; Jerry Emerson (qualified) – County Commissioner District 4; Sandra Highers – County Commissioner District 4; Renee Phelps (qualified) – County Commissioner District 4; Barry Smith (qualified) – County Commissioner District 5; Brenda Matthews (qualified) – County Commissioner District 5; Mike Alexander (qualified) – County Commissioner District 6; Elijah Ellis (qualified) – County Commissioner District 6; Ricky Hardy (qualified) – County Commissioner District 6; Todd Lewis – County Commissioner District 6; Ronnie Moten – County Commissioner District 6; Dwain Seaton, Sr. (qualified) – County Mayor; Jay L. Johnson (qualified) – General Sessions Judge; Mark Barber (qualified) – Henderson City Alderman; Donna Butler (qualified) – Henderson City Alderman; Keith Smith – Henderson City Alderman; Irene Rinks (qualified) – Register of Deeds; E.O. “Tiny” Carnell (qualified) – Road Supervisor; John Malone (qualified) – Road Supervisor; Norris Frank (qualified) – School Board District 2; and Shane Connor – School Board District 6.