CORRECTION: The names of write-in candidates who filed to run this November appear in this story under the positions for which they filed, but these names will not appear on the ballot. Voters will be given space to write-in these candidates when they vote, if they so choose, and because these candidates have officially filed to run with the Board of Elections, they will be eligible to win their race if they receive a majority of the votes.
MOUNT VERNON — Knox County voters will have plenty to consider this fall, as 142 candidates and 17 issues are set to appear on the Nov. 2 ballot, according to the Knox County Board of Elections.
The filing deadline for issues and candidates in non-partisan races was Aug. 4. The board met Aug. 16 to certify petitions, BOE Director Kim Horn said.
The deadline to file for partisan races was Feb. 3, and those candidates were certified Feb. 16. Write-in candidates had until Monday to file their petitions.
Of the 53 races in this November’s election, 23 will be contested. A wide range of positions – including seats on city and village councils, township trustee boards, school boards and more – will be up for grabs.
Three of the 17 issues on this fall’s ballot will be countywide items.
The deadline to register to vote in this November’s election is Oct. 4. Early voting begins Oct. 5.
Knox Pages will preview individual races and local issues in the weeks ahead. In the meantime, here is a list of what will appear on this November’s ballot (asterisks denote contested races):
City candidates
Mount Vernon City Treasurer (vote for no more than one)
David M. Stuller (R)
Mount Vernon City Council President (vote for no more than one)
Bruce Edwin Hawkins (R)
Mount Vernon City Council At-Large** (vote for no more than three)
Amber Lynn Keener (R)
Janis Elaine Seavolt (R)
Robert Merrill Severns (R)
Julia M. Warga (D)
First Ward City Council (vote for no more than one)
Joshua J. Kirby (R)
Second Ward City Council (vote for no more than one)
John Michael Francis (R)
Third Ward City Council (vote for no more than one)
Tamara A. Woods (R)
Fourth Ward City Council** (vote for no more than one)
Michael Paul Hillier (R)
Mike Miller (R) — write-in
Village candidates
Brinkhaven Village Council (vote for no more than four)
Shelia K. Adams
Philip H. David Dial
Trisha L. Moreland
Centerburg Village Council (vote for no more than four)
Saundra Sue Dove
Russell Greg Myers
Ronda M. Seligman
Danville Village Council (vote for no more than four)
Jill A. Byers
Patrick L. Crow Jr.
Jeffrey J. Furay
Michael L. Waldeck
Fredericktown Village Council** (vote for no more than four)
Mollie L. De Rojas
Rita Fenton
James W. Hobson
Richard J. Lanuzza
Ryan Scott Shoemaker
Gambier Village Council (vote for no more than four)
Kaitlin Sockman
Natalie Wright
Rakia Faber — write-in
Liz Forman — write-in
Martinsburg Village Council (vote for no more than four)
Larry Dean Grant
Utica Village Council (vote for no more than four)
Patricia Creighton
Danielle L. Doup
Connie Long
Township candidates
Berlin Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Gary Dwight Alverson
Matthew Caputo
Joseph Craig Sellers
Tracie Jo Weller
Brown Township Board of Trustees (vote for no more than two)
Steven Bratton
Brian E. Durbin
Butler Township Board of Trustees (vote for no more than two)
Douglas Glenn Beckley
Nicholas Beckley
Clay Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Bruce Eugene Conard
Dennis Dugan
Robert L. Evans
Ethan E. Hardesty
Clay Township Fiscal Officer (vote for no more than one)
Dedra Kidwell
Clinton Township Board of Trustees (vote for no more than two)
Robert R. Daley
Terry L. Thompson
College Township Board of Trustees (vote for no more than two)
William N. Houston III
Edward D. O’Connell
Harrison Township Board of Trustees (vote for no more than two)
Robert Lawrence Elliott
John Norris
Hilliar Township Board of Trustees (vote for no more than two)
Eric H. Cochran
Jason Rogers
Hilliar Township Fiscal Officer (vote for no more than one)
No candidate filed
Howard Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Craig A. Gilmore
Clarence A. Griffith
Edward Alan Huffman
Gregory E. Lawson
Jackson Township Board of Trustees (vote for no more than two)
Scott M. Dugan
Bart Rine
Jefferson Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Frank DiMarco
Larry M. George
Justin Michael Kauffman
Ronald Layne Reed
Doyle Sumrall
Raymond Lee Williams
Jefferson Township Fiscal Officer** (vote for no more than one)
Lisa Noelle Lape
Gretchen Ruth
Liberty Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Tyler Dennis
Darren Lee
Donald D. Rine
Middlebury Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Brian Quenton Alexander
Mike Joseph Gearheart
Kim Lloyd Hathaway
Stewart B. Swihart
Milford Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Peter William Dickerson
Josh Johnson
Richard Alan Litzenberg
Miller Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Roger Allen McConnell
Lynn Gregory Rowe
Jared Yost
Monroe Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Neil Edward Bower
Douglas F. Smith
Wayne Thomas Zollars
Morgan Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Bradley Blacksten
Alan Lee Doup
Richard Gage
Troy J. Rodeniser
Morris Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Richard Earl Kershner
Randy Miller
Timothy J. Smith
Pike Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Curtis Neil Bechtel
John Eugene Crunkilton
Daniel Ray Robinson
Pleasant Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
James C. Hughes
Andy McGough
Chad Sims
Richard Blamer — write-in
Union Township Board of Trustees (vote for no more than two)
Darryl Frazier
Tyrel Samples
Wayne Township Board of Trustees** (vote for no more than two)
Matt Ashcraft
James J. Braddock
Lewis Canter
School board candidates
Knox County Educational Service Center Governing Board (vote for no more than three)
Vicki June Bechtel
Kenneth Ray Boeshart
Donald R. Rogers
Knox County Educational Service Center Governing Board (vote for no more than two)
Laurie Gallwitz
Richard Jackson McLarnan
Centerburg Local Schools Board of Education (vote for no more than three)
Roger Lee Clark
Joshua Ethan Jackson
Kris A. Weldy
Danville Local Schools Board of Education** (vote for no more than two)
Charles R. Bratton
Dawna Lee Stephens
Paul R. Stover
East Knox Local Schools Board of Education (vote for no more than three)
Larry Dale Campbell
William Randall Reese
Matthew Alen Schwartz
Fredericktown Local Schools Board of Education** (vote for no more than three)
Nathan Bellman
James Earl Blanchard
Jennifer Bostic
Donald Lee Falk
Stanley Francis Miller
Paul Napier
Charles P. Streby
Mount Vernon City Schools Board of Education (vote for no more than two)
Mary C. Rugola Dye
Jeffrey Kent Ward
Clear Fork Valley Local Schools Board of Education (vote for no more than three)
Koti Epperson
Richard Kvochick — write-in
Lori McKee
Northridge Local Schools Board of Education (vote for no more than three)
Doug Hart
Jeffery C. Schrock — write-in
North Fork Local Schools Board of Education** (vote for no more than three)
Barbara E. Bruce
Farrah Cooperider
Rob Krueger
J.R. Rine
Bernard L. Snow
North Fork Local Schools Board of Education** (vote for no more than one)
Debra Ann Paxton
Lori D. Stradley
Licking County Educational Service Center Governing Board (vote for no more than three)
Robert D. Essex
Marc D. Guthrie
Forest L. Yocum
Local issues
Knox County — gas aggregation option
Ashland County Joint Vocational School District — additional 1.1-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (continuous) — for permanent improvements
Knox County — renewal of 0.79-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (lasting five years) — providing maintenance and operation of services and facilities for senior citizens
Bladensburg Fire District — 6-mill replacement property tax, commencing 2021 and first due 2022 (continuous) — providing fire protection and emergency medical services
Knox County — electric aggregation option
Fredericktown Park District — renewal of 1.5-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (lasting three years) — for parks and recreational purposes
Mount Vernon (precinct 3-C) — local option — Sunday sale of wine and mixed beverages between 10 a.m. and midnight at Hot Rod’s Food Mart (1616 Coshocton Ave.)
Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools — renewal of 2.05-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (lasting 10 years) — for emergency requirements of school district
Pleasant Township — renewal of 2-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (lasting five years) — for construction and maintenance of roads, streets and bridges
Clay Township — renewal of 2-mill property tax, commencing 2021 and first due 2022 (lasting four years) — for construction and maintenance of roads, streets and bridges
Village of Danville — renewal of 1-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (lasting five years) — for parks and recreational purposes
Liberty Township — renewal of 0.6-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (lasting five years) — for maintenance and operation of cemeteries
Morgan Township — renewal of 3-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (lasting three years) — for construction and maintenance of roads, streets and bridges
Monroe Township — renewal of 3-mill property tax, commencing 2021 and first due 2022 (lasting five years) — providing fire protection and emergency medical services
Pike Township — renewal of 2-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (lasting five years) — for construction and maintenance of roads, streets and bridges
Morgan Township — renewal of 0.8-mill property tax, commencing 2022 and first due 2023 (lasting three years) — providing ambulance service, emergency medical services or both
Village of Centerburg — renewal of 3-mill property tax, commencing 2021 and first due 2022 (lasting five years) — for payment of current operating expenses
