Ballots set for August primary

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Marion County voters will decide five Republican races for county offices on the Aug. 2 Republican primary election ballot, following the end of the filing period March 29.

The five races are for presiding commissioner, prosecuting attorney, associate circuit judge, collector of revenue and circuit clerk-District I.

Meanwhile, only two Democratic candidates have filed for two different offices.

On the Republican side, the incumbent presiding commissioner, David Lomax, Palmyra, is being challenged by Eddie Bogue, Palmyra, and Gerre Feigenspan, Hannibal.

Three Republican candidates have filed for collector of revenue, including Lyndon Bode, Palmyra, Eric Jones, Hannibal and Donna Rice-Goodin, Hannibal.

The incumbent prosecuting attorney, Luke Bryant, Hannibal, has a Republican challenger, Kevin Bross, Hannibal.

Running for circuit clerk, District I on the Republican ballot are Alison Higgason, Taylor, and Cheryl L. Damron, Palmyra.

The incumbent associate circuit judge, John J. Jackson, Hannibal, now running as a Republican, is being challenged by Tyler J. White, Hannibal.

Marla Meyers is the only Republican to file for county clerk, as is Joelle Fohey, for another term as treasurer.

No Republicans have filed for recorder of deeds or circuit clerk District II.

Democrats filing to run in the August primary are Harla Friesz, Palmyra, the incumbent for recorder of deeds, and Christine K. Tate, Hannibal, for circuit clerk, district II.

No races have formed for District 5 state representative or District 18 state senator, both representing Marion County, according to the Missouri Secretary of State’s office.

Republican Louis Riggs, Hannibal has filed for re-election as state representative, while Cindy O’Laughlin, Shelbina, has filed for re-election as state senator on the Republican ballot.  

No candidate has filed to run for District 5 representative on the Democratic ballot, but Ayanna Shivers, Mexico, is running as a Democrat for District 18 state senator.

Races have formed on both the Republican and Democratic ballots for District 6, U.S. representative.

The incumbent Republican, Sam Graves, Tarkio, is being challenged by Brandon Kleinmeyer, Parkville, Dakota Shultz, Greentop, John Dady, Troy, and Christopher Ryan, Liberty.

Democrats filing are Henry Martin, Kansas City, Charles West, Canton, and Michael Howard, Moscow Mills.