Election 2012
List of candidates who qualified for March primary elections
GILBERTOWN — Here is a list of candidates who qualified for
federal, state and local offices as of the 5 p.m. deadline on Friday,
Jan. 13th, with (D) designating Democrat, (R) designating Republican,
and an asterisk designating current office holders:
FEDERAL
President of the United States — Barack Obama* (D), Mitt Romney (R), Ron
Paul (R), Rick Perry (R), Newt Gingrich (R), and Rick Santorum.
(NOTE: Republican candidates Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman and Herman
Cain filed qualifying papers in Alabama but have since dropped out of
the race for president.)
U.S House of Representatives, Seventh Congressional District
of Alabama — Terri Sewell* (D), Phillip Norris (R), and Don Chamberlain
(R).
STATE
Supreme Court Chief Justice — Chuck Malone* (R), Charlie Graddick (R), Roy Moore (R), Harry Lyon (D).
Supreme Court, Place 1 — Tommy Bryan (R), Debra Jones (R).
Supreme Court, Place 2 — Lyn Stuart* (R).
Supreme Court, Place 3 — Glenn Murdock* (R).
Supreme Court, Place 4 — Jim Main* (R).
Civil Appeals Court, Place 1 — Craig Pittman* (R).
Civil Appeals Court, Place 2 — Terri Willingham Thomas* (R).
Civil Appeals Court, Place 3 — Terry Moore* (R).
Criminal Appeals Court, Place 1: Sam Welch* (R).
Criminal Appeals Court, Place 2 — Liles Burke* (R).
Criminal Appeals Court, Place 3: Michael Joiner* (R).
Public Service Commission President — Lucy Baxley* (D), Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (R), Kathy Peterson (R), Chip Brown (R).
State Board of Education, 5th District — Ella Bell* (D).
LOCAL (CHOCTAW CO.)
Probate Judge —Michael W. Armistead (D), C.D. “Budd” Ruffin (D), and Ben W. Smith (D).
Circuit Clerk — Donna L. Murphy* (D), and Morgan Reynolds (D).
County Commission, District One — Tony Cherry* (D), and Reginald McGrew (D).
County Commission, District Three — Marcus Banks (D), Johnie Beard* (D), and Sammie Bonner (D).
Board of Education, County At-Large — Randy Gibson (D), Ronshay Horn (D), and Sharon Shepherd* (D).
Board of Education, District One — Ronald Hampton* (D).
Constables (by precinct) — none.
(NOTE: J.W. “Dub” Ezell, Chairman of the Choctaw Co. Republican Party,
told the Sun-Advocate that no local GOP candidates qualified to run |
