July 14, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Mayoral races are contested in Smithville, Liberty, and Alexandria in the August 2 elections.
Smithville Mayor Jimmy Poss is seeking his 3rd term but he faces a challenge from Josh Miller, who currently serves as alderman. Curtis Rust, a political newcomer is also in the race to unseat Mayor Poss. Poss was first elected to a two year term in 2012 and then to a four year term in 2014. Miller is in his second term as alderman having served in that role since 2013.
Incumbent alderman and local attorney Gayla Hendrix and Brandon Cox, another local attorney and political newcomer, are unopposed for the two alderman seats up for election.
The terms for mayor and aldermen are each for four years.
Meanwhile a mayor and five aldermen will be elected in Liberty on August 2.
Incumbent Liberty Mayor Dwight Mathis will be seeking re-election to a second term but Darrell W. Johnson will be trying to unseat him. Mathis has served as mayor since 2013.
The alderman candidates, Dwayne Blair, J.D. Bratten, Derek Johnson, Jason H. Ray, and William Howard Reynolds, Jr., are all running unopposed.
The terms for Liberty Mayor and Aldermen are for four years.
Three aldermen are to be elected in Dowelltown on August 2 but only one candidate qualified, Ronald L. Griffith. The terms are for four years.
The Alexandria Mayor’s race will be contested on Thursday, August 2 during the Municipal Election although voters will find no name on the ballot.
Incumbent Mayor Bennett Armstrong will be seeking re-election to a second term but this time he is running a write-in campaign. He will face a challenge from Donna Davis, who is also a write-in candidate for mayor.
The term of office is four years.
Meanwhile three aldermen are also to be elected in Alexandria but only one name for alderman appears on the ballot, Lloyd Dale Dyer. Two other persons will be mounting a write-in campaign for alderman including Shane Blair, an incumbent, for a full four-year term and Bridgette Rogers, for a two-year term that fills a vacancy.