Candidates file for office

There will be some significant races in the May 28 primary election, following the filing deadline last Friday.

The GOP state senate race features two current legislators squaring off against each other, plus one Democrat waiting to challenge the winner this fall, and five individuals seeking the District 1 county commissioner's seat being vacated by Craig McCurry.

McCurry is running unopposed for the new District 22 Legislative seat A, but the Seat B position has two Republicans battling int out in the primary and one Democrat waiting to challenge the winner this fall.

The filings represented the best turnout of Democrats in nearly a decade in Elmore County. On the county side, excluding the commissioner's race, it's almost all Democrats seeking office, with no Republicans taking up the challenge.

The following individuals filed papers by the deadline to seek office in local elections:

Republican Candidates

Legislative District 22 State Senator

Robbi Barrutia

Sher Sellman

Legislative District 22 State Representative Position A

Craig McCurry

Legislative District 22 State Representative Position B Peter Nielsen

Tish O'Donnell-Bangeman

County Commissioner First District

Jim Steelsmith

Ferenc Edes

Hank Redford

A. 0. "Arlie" Shaw

County Commissioner Second District

Larry E. Rose

County Coroner

Marla B. Spence

Republican County Precinct Committeeman

Chattin Flats

Donna Bennett

Glenns Ferry

Theresa (Terri) Roseland

Hammett

William F. Ringert

Mayfield

Carleen Lord

Mountain Home #1

Hal Franck

Mountain Home #2

Chuck Whipple

Mountain Home #4

Jace Prow

Mountain Home #8

Jim Ward

Tish O'Donnell-Bangeman

Karen Mashak

Prairie

Carlene Braithwaite

No Republicans filed for county clerk, county treasurer, county assessor or precinct committeemen in the Atlanta, Camas, King Hill, Pine, or Mountain Home No. 3, 5, 6 or 7 precincts.

Democratic Candidates

Legislative District 22 State Senator

Fred Kennedy

Legislative District 22 State Representative Position B

David Phillips

County Commissioner First District

Mary Egusquiza-Stanek

County Clerk of the District Court

Gail L. Best

County Treasurer

Rose Plympton

County Assessor

James P. Haydon

County Precinct Committeemen

Mountain Home #2

Dolores Robison

Mountain Home #6

Linda Arcadia Miller

Mountain Home #7

Leanna Whitney Taylor

Mountain Home #8

Mike Poulin

Democrats did not put up candidates for legislative District 22 Position A, for Second District county commissioner, for county coroner, or precinct committeemen for Atlanta, Camas, Chattin Flats, Glenns Ferry, Hammett, King Hill, Mayfield, Pine, Prairie or the Mountain Home 1, 3, 4, 5, or 9 precincts.

Also appearing on the ballot this may will be several judicial candidates:

District Judge , Fourth Judicial District -- To succeed Cheri C. Copsey: Cheri C. Copsey and Larry M. Dunn.

To Succeed Darla Sue Williamson: Darla Sue Williamson. To Succeed Deborah Bail: Deborah Bail.

To Succeed George D. Carey: Kevin S. Borger and Mike Wetherell.

To Succeed Joel D. Horton: Joel D. Horton.

To Succeed Kathryn A. Sticklen: Kathryn A. Sticklen.

To Succeed Michael R. McLaughlin: Michael R. McLaughlin.

To Succeed Ronald J. Wilper: Ronald J. Wilper.

To Succeed Thomas F. Neville: Thomas F. Neville.