Election season is heating up in Brown County.

Although much of the national media is focused on the 2016 presidential election, a number of important races are set to be contested back home this November, including electing new mayors, members of village councils, township officers, and members of the school Boards of Education.

Here’s a closer look at those running for election in Brown County this fall.

Villages:

Aberdeen

Mayor: Jason Phillips

Council (2 seats): Billie Eitel, Wanda Perraut, Tony Combess

Fayetteville

Mayor: James J Thery Sr., Randy Carson, Robert Aubry, Jody Edwards, Tina Houck, Robert Williams, Robert J Campbell

Council (2 seats): Ed Coleman, Frank South, James W. McMullen

Clerk/Treasurer: Barbara Kiley

Georgetown

Mayor: Dale Cahall

Council (2 seats): Virginia L. Colwell

Hamersville

Mayor: Betty Kirkpatrick

Council (3 seats): Kimberly Budke

Board of Public Affairs (2 seats): Megan Treadwell

Higginsport

Mayor: Eddie G. Crawford

Council (2 seats): Patrick Elliott, Jennifer Elliott, Karen Burchwell

Mt. Orab

Mayor: Bruce Lunsford

Council (2 seats): William “Woody” Whittington, Frederick Hansen

Board of Public Affairs (2 seats): Robert Meyer, Michael K. Kirk

Ripley

Mayor: Thomas Leonard, Dallas Kratzer, Matt Bradford, Scotty Eagen

Council (2 seats): Linda South, Tiffany Regenstein, Judy Brooks, Kathy Lewis, William Taylor III

Russellville

Mayor: Jeff Music, Donald L. Salisbury

Council (2 seats): Brenda Weatherspoon, Jerry England, Amy Rau, Alyssa Woollard

Sardinia

Mayor: Todd Bumbalough

Council (2 seats): John G. Hudepohl, Bill North

Townships:

Byrd

Trustee: Dallas Huff, Brian Day, Eric Gray

Fiscal Officer: Connie Scott

Clark

Trustee: Steven Wallace

Fiscal Officer: Tammy Ogle

Eagle

Trustee: Joseph M. Purdy

Fiscal Officer: Donna Young

Franklin

Trustee: Frank Fussnecker

Fiscal Officer: Charlotte Gifford, Tracy Berry

Green

Trustee: Daren Howser

Fiscal Officer: Pam Campbell

Huntington

Trustee: Randy Ginn

Fiscal Officer: Alisa Applegate

Jackson

Trustee: Danny Smith

Fiscal Officer: Warren Wagner

Jefferson

Trustee: John Jeff Johnson

Fiscal Officer: Sandra Best

Lewis

Trustee: Robert Starrett

Fiscal Officer: Troy Farrell

Perry

Trustee: William Pritchard

Fiscal Officer: Lisa Tussey

Pike

Trustee: Mike Ober, Michael Foster, Harmon Sizemore

Fiscal Officer: Jenny Lind Conrad

Pleasant

Trustee: Mike Napier, Jordan Kattine, Gary Gray

Fiscal Officer: Lori Drake

Scott

Trustee: Tommy Vaughn

Fiscal Officer: Joni G. Wallace

Sterling

Trustee: Barbara Watson, Kathy Dingus, Dan Frazier

Fiscal Officer: Marilyn Lawrence

Union

Trustee: Stanley McCleese, Richard Haitz, Michael Darnell

Fiscal Officer: Angela C. Hauke

Washington

Trustee: John Corboy

Board of Education:

Brown County Educational Services Center (2 seats)

Jim Ferguson, Bryan Mount, Brian Ruckel

Eastern Brown (3 seats)

Lowell Richey, Martin Yockey, Deborah Forsythe, Ken Kelch, Vernon Creighton

Fayetteville-Perry (3 seats)

Jessie Johnson, Angela Murphy, Craig Smucker

Georgetown (2 seats)

Ray Virost, Cory Cahall, Jeff Donohoo

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington (2 seats)

Jeff Wilson, Jeff Cluxton

Western Brown (3 seats)

Richard E. Pride II, JoAnn Hildebrandt, Brian Rhodes, Shane Bishop

Mt. Orab Mayor Bruce Lunsford will be up for re-election in the November election.
https://www.newsdemocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/web1_MtOrabVC81914-Lunsford-DanKarell-.jpgMt. Orab Mayor Bruce Lunsford will be up for re-election in the November election. Daniel Karell | News Democrat

Georgetown mayor Dale Cahall has filed for re-election in the November election.
https://www.newsdemocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/web1_DaleCahallElection1.jpgGeorgetown mayor Dale Cahall has filed for re-election in the November election. Daniel Karell | News Democrat
Spots filled for November elections

By Daniel Karell

dkarell@civitasmedia.com

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