Don’t forget the Jackson County Elections Candidate Forum is tonight, July 14 at 6 p.m. on the grounds at Citizens Lodge, located at 4574 Lodge Drive in Marianna. Candidates will be allowed to set up a 10-by-10-foot tent along the track area and hand out materials beginning at 5 p.m. until the forum begins at 6 p.m. and after the conclusion of the forum at approximately 8 p.m., until no later than 9 p.m. Check this blog from earlier this week for more details about this being a COVID-19 social distancing event.
Races and candidates are listed below:
State Attorney, Circuit 14: Larry Basford (Rep) and Wes Hatcher (Rep)
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller: Justin Branch (Rep) and Clayton O. Rooks III (Dem)
Property Appraiser: David Fraser (Rep) and Rebecca Morris-Haid (Dem)
Sheriff: Kevin Arnold (Dem), Hayes Baggett (Dem), Donnie Edenfield (Rep), Scott Edwards (Rep), Tim Ham (Dem), and Jeff Snell (Rep)
Superintendent of Schools: Steve R. Benton, Sr. (Rep), Gerald F. Brockner (Rep), Dallas Ellis (Rep), and Larry Moore (Dem)
Supervisor of Elections: Carol A. Dunaway (Rep), Alice Pate (Rep), Gail Ann Ward (NPA), and Rico Williams (Dem)
Tax Collector: Mary Carol Murdock (Dem), incumbent, unopposed
Jackson County Commissioner — District 1: Alex B. McKinnie (Dem) and Willie E. Spires (Dem)
Jackson County Commissioner — District 3: Paul A. Donofro Jr. (Rep), Marcell Shane Harvey (Dem), Mary Ann Hutton (Rep), Tyler Lipford (Rep), Rance L. Massengill (NPA) and Ronstance L. Pittman (Dem)
Jackson County Commissioner — District 5: John Bryan (Rep), Byron L. Dickens (Dem), and James Peacock (Rep)
Jackson County School Board Member — District 2: Tony Pumphrey (NPA), incumbent, unopposed
Jackson County School Board Member — District 5: Pam Long Bimberg (NPA) and Stacey Goodson (NPA)
Visit the Jackson County elections office website by clicking this link jacksoncountysoe.com or call 850-482-9652 for additional voter information.