PREBLE COUNTY — Voters across Preble County will select candidates in several contested and non-contested races for seats on Eaton City Council, village councils, boards of public affairs, boards of township trustees, and school boards on their Tuesday, Nov. 7 general election ballots. Villages will also elect their mayors.
According to the Preble County Board of Elections, the following candidates listed will appear on ballots. Several races have write-in spots for valid write-in candidates, while others had no candidates file. Some candidates who filed petitions were declared invalid and will not appear.
Candidates who filed, as well as sample ballots, can be accessed on the Preble County Board of Elections website at www.boe.ohio.gov/preble.
Member of Eaton City Council (elect two)
David M. Kirsch
Two Write-Ins
Preble County Villages
Mayor, Village of Camden (elect one)
Dan Michael
Member of Council, Village of Camden (elect two)
Lizzy Jones
Jeff Steele
Mayor, Village of College Corner (elect one)
Molly Cason
James R. Jackson
Member of Council, Village of College (elect two)
Danyell Bolser
Ann McCoy
One Write-in
Mayor, Village of Eldorado (elect one)
Jamie White
Tiana R. White
Clerk-Treasurer, Village of Eldorado (elect one)
Karen Hunt
Member of Council, Village of Eldorado (elect two)
Robert Cook
Steven M. Lawrence
Barry L. Martindale
Timothy A. Watson
Member of Board of Public Affairs, Village of Eldorado (elect two)
Jan E. Lawrence
Gary Pheanis
Mayor, Village of Gratis (elect one)
No candidate filed
Member of Council, Village of Gratis (elect two)
Robin Richardson
One Write-in
Mayor, Village of Lewisburg (elect one)
Dennis M. Roberts
Member of Council, Village of Lewisburg (elect two)
Marla K. Colville-Brown
Jackie E. Sewert
Mayor, Village of New Paris (elect one)
Katherine Smallwood
Member of Council, Village of New Paris (elect two)
Michelle Arthur
Peggy A. Bishop
Ralph Dungan
Rhonda A. Pickett
Member of Board of Public Affairs, Village of New Paris (elect two)
Edward Davies
Mayor, Village of Verona (elect one)
Candidate filing invalid
Member of Council, Village of Verona (elect two)
No candidate filed
Member of Board of Public Affairs, Village of Verona (elect two)
No candidate filed
Mayor, Village of West Alexandria (elect one)
Jeff D. Hickey
Member of Council, Village of West Alexandria (elect two)
Ashley Myers
Zachary J. Shafer
Mayor, Village of West Elkton (elect one)
(Candidate filing invalid)
Member of Council, Village of West Elkton (elect two)
Deborah Depew
Mayor, Village of West Manchester (elect one)
Robert Long
Member of Council, Village of West Manchester (elect two)
(Candidate filing invalid)
Member of Board of Public Affairs, Village of West Manchester (elect two)
No candidate filed
Preble County Townships
Dixon Township Trustees (elect one)
Steven D. Orr
Dixon Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Beth E. Fornshell
Kari Sorrell
Gasper Township Trustees (elect one)
Co-Lee D. Grev
Wade Guthrie
James Kimball
Gasper Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Randy Blaich
Gratis Township Trustees (elect one)
Chad Adkins
Roy Slade
Victor Stamper
Gratis Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Michael L. Campbell Jr.
Harrison Township Trustee (elect one)
Cody Harris
Crystal Rother
Chad Shively
Harrison Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Mitchell R. Bussard
Kenneth Pierce
(One Invalid Candidate Filing)
Israel Township Trustee (elect one)
F. Christopher Michael Johnston
Frank Keeler
Israel Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
John S. Wright
Jackson Township Trustee (elect one)
James Newton
Dale R. Vonderhaar
Jackson Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
One write-in candidate
One invalid candidate filing
Jefferson Township Trustee (elect one)
Duane Pickett
Jefferson Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Amanda Davies
Lanier Township Trustee (elect one)
Clarence Eby
Lanier Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Mark McIntire
Monroe Township Trustee (elect one)
Lloyd Lee
Monroe Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Mary Ann Fark
Somers Township Trustee (elect one)
William A. McQuiston
David Shull
Somers Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Lettie J. Brandenburg
Karen McCain
Twin Township Trustee (elect one)
Adam L. Beneke
Terry Creech
Patricia L. Webster
Twin Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Kay Johnson
Washington Township Trustee (elect one)
Bobby Clark
Robin Fligor
One invalid candidate filing
Washington Township Fiscal Officer (elect one)
Amanda A. Jerdon
Educational Service Center Governing Boards
Member of Montgomery County ESC Governing Board (Unexpired term, elect one)
Daryl Michael
Member of Montgomery County ESC Governing Board (elect two)
Cinda Shell
Tomas Steck
Member of Preble County ESC Governing Board (unexpired term, elect one)
No candidate filed
Member of Preble County ESC Governing Board (elect two)
Kevin Johnston
One invalid candidate filing
Boards of Education
Member of Brookville Board of Education (elect three)
Roger A. Bowyer
Timothy J. Denlinger
Fred Garber
Lauren N. Hester
Darren McNew
Susan Steck
Member of College Corner Board of Education (elect two)
Megan Murray
John Seibert
Member of Eaton Community Schools Board of Education (elect two)
Connie Bair
J. Ben Myers
Terry Parks
Samuel C. Stuart
Member of Edgewood Schools Board of Education (elect two)
Amy R. Ashcraft
Michael Pressler
Shelly Schmit
Member of National Trail Board of Education (elect two)
Greg McWhinney
One invalid candidate filing
Member of Preble Shawnee Board of Education (elect two)
Polly Heinkel
Lisa Tuttle-Huff
Jeff Wood
Member of Talawanda Board of Education (elect three)
Ivan J. Carver
Rebecca Howard
Dawn King
Kathleen Knight-Abowitz
Andrew R. Langsner
Chris Otto
Member of Tri-County North Board of Education (elect three)
Rodney Schaar
Larry Seibel
Vickie Lynn Woodyard
Member of Twin Valley Board of Education (elect two)
Sally I. Mowell
James Pemberton
Jim Ray
Member of Valley View Board of Education (elect two)
Lisa Batten
Tyson Dillon
Chevella Griffith
Spencer Izor
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