Qualifying ends for municipal elections
Published 9:23 am Thursday, July 19, 2012
At 5 p.m. Tuesday, qualifying closed for local municipal elections. Elections for Luverne, Brantley, Glenwood, Petrey, Rutledge and Dozier will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
The following candidates have qualified for election:
Luverne
Mayor: Joe Rex Sport
District 1: Charlie Johnson
District 2: Kip Smith
District 3: Wanda Williams and Jerry Sipper
District 4: Randall Parker
District 5: Pat Walker
As of last week, Roy Johnston had qualified to run for the office of Luverne mayor, however, Johnston has withdrawn from the race.
Brantley
Mayor: Bernie Sullivan
District 1: Lorey Bogen, Darryl Elliott
District 2: Steve Walker, Judy Woolley, Kris Odom
Rutledge
Mayor: Joe Dexter Flynn
At-large council seats: Beth Rogers, Dany Garner, Eddie Stroud, Chris Hilburn and Geraldine Franklin
Petrey
Mayor: Phillip Swindle
At-large council seats: Laura Elliott, Patsy Jeffcoat, Don Hermeling, Elwood Farris and Bobby Beasley
Glenwood
Mayor: Dan Jackson, Jr.
District 1: Scott W. Stricklin, Billy W. Knight
District 2: Boyd Berry, John D. Johnson, Mary H. West.
Dozier
Mayor: Karen Davis, William L. Hester, Anne Holland
District 1: Cynthia Doss, Marquita Davis, Emma Jane Ellison, Robert Thomas
District 2: Roger Moody, Carlos “Buddy” Dean, Bobby Sims, Linda Hutto, Chelsea Hester
As of last week, Jan Cook had qualified to run for the office of Dozier mayor, however, Cook has withdrawn from the race.