Scott County candidates learned their official ballot positions Wednesday as the Board of Election Commissioners conducted the random drawing for the March preferential primary.
A ballot draw is used to assign placement without relying on alphabetical order or incumbency.
Clerk Brianna Freeman, Deputy Clerk Dawn Austin-Richmond, SCBEC Chairwoman Barbara Templeman and Commissioner Ken Stricker performed the draw as several candidates looked on.
Local candidates attending the drawing, include County Treasurer Teresa Scantling;
clerk candidates Taylor Carpenter-Steele and Jeanette Byford; Assessor candidate Sheri Thompson; County Judge candidate Brian K. Jones; JP Position 2 candidate Melvin “Dee” Parker; and JP Position 9 candidate Roger G. Rice.
County Races
Treasurer
(Republican Primary) 1. Bridget Herr
2. Teresa A. Scantling (Incumbent)
Sheriff / Collector (Republican Primary)
1. Mark Chapman
2. Jason Daggs
County / Circuit Clerk (Republican Primary)
1. Taylor Carpenter-Steele
2. Jeanetta Elmore Byford
Assessor (Republican Primary)
1. Sheri Thompson
2. Kim Lane
County Judge (Republican Primary)
1. David Lee Taff
2. Brian K. Jones (Incumbent)
Justice of the Peace – Position 1
(Republican Primary)
1. Roger D. Rich
2. Bobby J. Hattabaugh (Incumbent)
Justice of the Peace – Position 2
(Republican Primary)
1. William Bates
2. Melvin “Dee” Parker (Incumbent)
3. Peter Herr
Justice of the Peace – Position 9
(Republican Primary)
1. Roger G. Rice
2. Tara L. Brackett (Incumbent)
State & Federal Races
U.S. Senate
Democratic Primary
1. Mayor Ethan N. Dunbar
2. Hallie Shoffner
Republican Primary
1. Micah Ashby
2. Jeb Little
3. Senator Tom Cotton
— U.S. Congress – District 04
Democratic Primary
1. James “Rus” Russell III
2. Steven Layne O’Donnell
Republican Primary
Congressman Bruce Westerman — unopposed
— Governor
Democratic Primary
1. Supha Xayprasith- Mays
2. State Senator Fred Love
Republican Primary
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders — unopposed
— Secretary of State Republican Primary
1. Judge Cathy Hardin Harrison
2. Senator Kim Hammer
3. Bryan Norris
Democratic Primary
Kelly Grappe — unopposed —
Commissioner of State Lands
Republican Primary
1. Christian Olson
2. Secretary of State Cole Jester
(No Democratic candidates filed.)
—
State Representative – District 52
Republican Primary
1. Justice Brent Montgomery
2. Mike Jones
3. Councilwoman Crystal Malloy
4. Kristain Thompson
(No Democratic candidates filed.)
— State Supreme Court – Associate Justice Position 3
Nonpartisan Judicial Election
1. John Adams
2. Justice Nick Bronni
There are also several local positions that are either uncontested or have no candidates filed.
