Wednesday's Internet Edition, March 10, 2010.
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Publisher - With a few days to go before the filing period ends, races are starting to take shape for several offices.
Four candidates are now in the running for three seats on the Roane Board of Education.
Two candidates filed in the past week, including Dr. Tim Metzger, a local physician, and Greg Boggs, brother of former school board member Richard Boggs. Both live in Spencer.
Filing earlier were incumbent Tom Young of Looneyville and Sally Moore of Reedy, wife of current member Russell Moore, who says he will not seek re-election.
The other incumbent, Randy Whited, also said he does not plan to seek re-election.
Boggs, Metzger and Moore all live in District I, so no more than two of the three can be elected. Young lives in District III and would be guaranteed a seat unless another candidate from District II or District III files.
Candidates from any of the county’s three districts are eligible to run. No more than two from any district may serve at one time. Members whose terms do not expire this year are Joe Painter (District II) and Paul Cummings (District III).
County Commissioner John Greathouse now has a challenger in the GOP primary. Spencer City Council member Robin Lynn Stump has tossed her hat into the ring. No Democrats have filed for the office open to residents of District II.
Mario Sotomayor, a Democrat from Spencer, has filed for Circuit Clerk, joining Republican Andrea Stockner in the race. Sotomayor ran unsuccessfully for school board two years ago. Incumbent Beverly Greathouse plans to retire at the end of her term.
County Clerk Charlie White, a Democrat, remains unopposed in his re-election bid.
Harry Charles Davis of Peniel is the only candidate for Democrat Executive Committee, while no candidates have filed for Republican Executive Committee. Each committee has 12 members, with two men and two women per district
There are no candidates for conservation district supervisor.
Candidates for any county office may file at the Roane County Clerk’s office weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or this Saturday, the last day to file, from 9 a.m. to noon.
At the W.Va. Secretary of State’s office, two incumbent state senators whose districts include parts of Roane filed for re-election.
Both Frank Deem of Vienna in the 3rd Senatorial District and Mike Hall of Hurricane in the 4th District are Republicans.
Deem is the only one with a challenger — Tim Reed, a Democrat from Davisville.
Mark Myers of Spencer has filed as a Mountain Party candidate for the House of Delegates from the 11th District that includes all of Roane and part of Jackson County.
Myers is seeking the seat held by Bob Ashley, a Spencer Republican, who filed earlier for what would be his 13th two-year term.
The W.Va. Secretary of State’s office will remain open until midnight Saturday for candidates filing for legislative offices.
