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December 5, 2007

Race develops for Sharon-Mutual seat

With one day left in the filing period, a three-way race has developed for Office No. 3 on the Sharon-Mutual Board of Education.

Daisy Adams filed on Tuesday, joining Lee Vanderwork and incumbent Frank Lamberth, who filed Monday.

There could still be more as the filing period doesn’t end until 5 p.m. today. The school election is Feb. 5.

On the other side of the spectrum, Fort Supply has two open seats, Office No. 3 and the unexpired term in Office No. 2 and nobody has filed for either position.

Woodward and Mooreland have just one candidate each so far. Glenn Billings filed Monday for the seat in Woodward and Dustin Donley filed in Mooreland.

Steve Bogdahn, the incumbent, is the only person to file in High Plains Technology Center Zone 1.

Here are other counties and their reported filings by 4 p.m. Thursday

Dewey County

Vici - Ricky Ladd

Seiling - Roy Jones, incumbent

Taloga - Mike Pollock, Office No. 1 unexpired term; Nobody has filed for Office No. 3

Leedey - (candidates file in Roger Mills County) Mike Kauk.

Ellis County

Shattuck - Richard Prather, incumbent; Unexpired term in Office No. 5, Greg Huenergardt.

Arnett - Joe Don Hoskins and John W. Kennedy, the incumbent

Gage - Dorothy Coffey

Fargo - Wesley Crain, incumbent

Harper County

Buffalo - Mandy Bowles and Johnny Zollinger, incumbent

Laverne - David Terry, incumbent

Beaver County

Beaver - Gary Bennett, incumbent

Forgan - Kerry Regier for Office No. 3; Jill Carter for unexpired term in Office No. 5

Balko - Rusty Gift and James G. Trentham

County Commission District 2, unexpired term: C. J. Rose, Republican; Steven Perry, Republican; Darold Strong, Democrat.

Major County

Fairview Phil Elwell

Cimarron - Stanley Johnson

Woods County

Waynoka - A. J. Ferguson, incumbent

Alva - Kenneth Bird, incumbent

Freedom - Shane Morris for unexpired term in Office No. 2. Nobody has filed for Office No. 3.

Northwest Technical Center - Dean Meyer, incumbent

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