County school board filing draws 22 candidates
A total of 22 candidates filed a declaration of candidacy for Board of Education seats this week in Sequoyah County, while no one filed against the current mayor or police chief in the Sallisaw Municipal Election.
Sallisaw mayor, police chief have no opponents
A total of 22 candidates filed a declaration of candidacy for Board of Education seats this week in Sequoyah County, while no one filed against the current mayor or police chief in the Sallisaw Municipal Election.
Sequoyah County Election Board Secretary Cindy Osborn said candidacy forms had to be completed and submitted to the County Election Board by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, which is when the filing period ended.
Osborn wants to remind voters Contests of Candidacy must be filed no later than Dec. 9, and may only be filed by another candidate for that office.
If more than two candidates file for the same vacant Board of Education position, a Primary Election will be held Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
If one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, that candidate will be named the elected official. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will vie for the vacant position during the Board of Education General Election on April 4, 2023.
If only two candidates file for the same vacant Board of Education position, those two candidates’ names will appear on the General Election ballot in April.
Declarations of Candidacy have been filed for the following offices: Board of Education Belfonte C-50 Office No. 3 (3 Yr)-Andy Anglen Office No. 2 (2 Yr) unexpired-Kim Muskrat Brushy C-36 Office No. 3 (3 Yr)-Lisa Price and Monty Davis Central I-7 Office No. 3 (5 Yr)-David Slaughter Gans I-4 Office No. 3 (5 Yr)-Landen Gipson Gore I-6 Office No. 3 (5 Yr)-Phillip McGee, Aaron Cearly and Gary Hoss Cunningham.
Liberty C-1 Office No. 3 (3 Yr)-Morgan A. Seubold Marble City C-35 Office No. 2 (3 Yr)-Nancy Fields Moffett C-68 Office No. 3 (3 Yr)-Roger Mcafee Muldrow I-3 Office No. 3 (5 Yr)-Darin Huggins Office No. 1 (3 Yr) unexpired-Darrin Phelps Roland I-5 Office No. 3 (5 Yr)-Charles A. Howard Sallisaw I-1 Office No. 3 (5 Yr)-Tami Martin Vian I-2 Office No. 3 (5 Yr)-Casey Sullivan, Jess L. Locust and John Ford Office No. 1 (3 Yr) unexpired-Jeff Cotner City of Sallisaw (Ward) Mayor, Chief of Police (3 Yr) Sallisaw Mayor Ernie Martens and Sallisaw Police Chief Terry Franklin drew no opponents in the election.
