Last Wednesday, Nov. 4, marked the beginning of the 2010 election season with candidates filing for either the primary on May 18, 2010 or the Nov. 2, 2010 general election. As of Nov. 5, 10 Fulton County residents with political aspirations filed papers in County Clerk Betty Abernathy’s office in Hickman.
Before the official first day of filing for the upcoming elections, State Trey Grayson predicted a high turnout. Grayson’s office stated they had received hundreds of calls concerning the elections in 2010.
“This number outpaced our call volume in 2006 when we had a record number of races on the ballot,” he remarked last week.
He further stated that if “this kind of interest continues it is possible that we may see a record number of candidates on the primary ballot in 2010.”
Those who have filed in Fulton County include:
• County Clerk: incumbent Betty T. Abernathy and Lee Ann Harrison Stafford
• Sheriff: Robert (Bobby) Hopper
• Jailer: Ricky Parnell
• PVA: Pete Morgan
• Coroner: Matt Moss
• Magistrate District 2: incumbent George A. Jones and James A. Moss
• Magistrate District 4: incumbent Bro. Henry L. Callison • Constable, District 2: Douglas Bradley
• Constable, District 4: Clifford H. Stonecipher Jr.
• County Attorney: Richard L. “Rick” Major, Jr.
Other offices for which papers may be submitted at the county level include: County Judge/Executive, Hickman Mayor, Hickman and/or Fulton Commissioner, and Board of Education (School Board).
As of Nov. 5 no one filed with the Secretary of State for the following state offices in the First District:
• United States Senator
• United States Representative
• State Senator (Even Districts)
• State Representative
• Justice of the Supreme Court, District 3
• District Judge
Thirty-three had filed for District Judge, with 11 filing for State Representative, three for Circuit Judge and one each for Justice of the Supreme Court and Circuit Judge/Family Court.
The deadline has been set for Jan. 26, 2010 for filing as a Republican or Democratic candidate.
Independent or political group candidates have until Aug. 10, 2010 to file petitions.
Each of the filing dates includes a 4 p.m. filing deadline.
For more information about filing to run for elected office in Kentucky, to obtain a copy of Declaring Your Candidacy, or to view a list of candidates, visit ,
www.sos.ky.gov/elections
or call the Fulton County Clerk’s office at 270-236-2727 for information on the county level.
