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Mooreland has race for school board seat
There will be two school board races in Woodward County on Feb. 5.
Brett A. Bates filed for Office No. 3 in Mooreland on Wednesday and will oppose Dustin Donley in the annual election.
Sharon-Mutual’s Office No. 3 drew three candidates this week - incumbent Frank Lamberth and challengers Daisy Adams and Lee Vanderwork.
In the Woodward School District, Glenn Billings is unopposed for Office No. 3 and will succeed Randy Willis on the board.
One of the two open offices in Fort Supply drew a candidate on Wednesday.
Rodney D. Washmon filed for and will win the unexpired term in Office No. 2. There were no filings for Office No. 3.
In High Plains Technology Center Zone 1, Steve Bogdahn will return to the board as he didn’t draw an opponent.
The most active races will be in Ellis County where every seat will have at least two candidates.
Office No. 3 in Fargo and Arnett will have three each.
In Fargo, incumbent Wesley Crain will face challengers John Rakestraw and Troy Currier.
In Arnett, Jon Don Hoskins and Denise Kibbe are in the race against incumbent John W. Kennedy.
One race in Buffalo County isn’t any more as Johnny Zollinger withdrew his candidacy for Office No. 3, leaving Mandy Bowles as the only person filing in that district.
Here is a list of school board candidates in Woodward and surrounding counties.
Woodward County
Woodward - Glenn Billings
Mooreland - Brett Bates and Dustin Donley
Sharon-Mutual - Frank Lamberth, Daisy Adams and Lee Vanderwork
Fort Supply - Rodney Washmon for Office No. 2 unexpired term; Nobody filed for Office No. 3.
High Plains Technology Center Zone 1 - Steve Bogdahn
Dewey County
Vici - Ricky Ladd
Seiling - Roy Jones
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 and Doug Haffner; Unexpired term in Office No. 5, Greg Huenergardt and Terry Brent Imke
Arnett - Joe Don Hoskins, John W. Kennedy and Denise Kibbe
Gage - Dorothy Coffey and Donnie Crow
Fargo - Wesley Crain John Rakestraw and Troy Currier.
Harper County
Buffalo - Mandy Bowles
Laverne - David Terry
Beaver County
Beaver - Guy Bennett
Forgan - Kerry Regier for Office No. 3; Jill Carter for unexpired term in Office No. 5
Balko - Rusty Gift, James G. Trentham and Tracy Konkle
Turpin - Jason A. McIntyre
County Commission District 2, unexpired term: C. J. Rose, Republican; Steven Perry, Republican, Dane Konkel, Republican; Darold Strong, Democrat.
Major County
Ringwood - Cody Anderson
Fairview Phil Elwell
Cimarron - Stanley Johnson
Aline-Cleo - Steven Reihm filed for unexpired term in Office No. 1. No fiiling for Office No. 3.
Woods
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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