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Election Watch: Local Candidates Qualify
June 17, 2014
Monday marked the first day of qualifying week for candidates seeking local office.
Those qualified as of close of business Monday for offices are listed below. Additional candidates have pre-qualified for the positions listed but did not officially qualify as of Monday. Friday is the last day to qualify for the offices listed.
As of Monday, only one candidate had qualified to run for one of three Century Town Council seats up for election this year. Benjamin D. Boutwell filed Monday for the Century Town Council Seat 3 position currently held by incumbent Jacke Johnston. Boutwell is retired Air Force and a 1981 Century High School graduate that moved back to Century nearly three years ago after retiring from the Air Force. He is a civil service employee at Eglin Air Force Base.
Candidates have until noon Friday to file at the Supervisor of Elections Office. On Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., a representative of the Supervisor of Elections Office will also be at the Century Town Hall to qualify candidates.
Candidates qualified for local offices as of Monday are:
County Commissioner, District 2
- Ray Guillory, Democrat
- Doug Underhill, Republican
- Gene Valentino, Republican
County Commissioner, District 4
- Grover C. Robinson, Republican
School Board, District 1
- Jeff Bergosh
School Board, District 2
- Gerald W. Boone
School Board, District 3
- Laura Dortch Edler
- Linda Moultrie
- Charlie Nichols
ECUA, District 2
- Lois Benson, Republican
ECUA, District 4
- Dale Perkins, Republican
Santa Rosa Island Authority
- Thomas Campanella
Escambia Soil & Water Conservation District, Group 4
- Lynn L. Laird
Mayor of Pensacola
- Ashton Hayward
Pensacola City Council, District 2
- Sherri Myers
Pensacola City Council, District 4
- Larry B. Johnson
Century Town Council, Seat 3
- Benjamin D. Boutwell
Comments
3 Responses to “Election Watch: Local Candidates Qualify”
It would be ironic if Valentino won by default and even stranger if by popular vote.
>>When you have only one candidate listed as qualifying, is that the only person running for that office?
Like the story says, “Monday marked the first day of qualifying week”, and “Friday is the last day to qualify for the offices listed.”
Qualifying continues through Friday. Most likely, other people will qualify to run for the offices listed and there will be more than one candidate in most races. If not, the one person wins by default.
When you have only one candidate listed as qualifying, is that the only person running for that office? Seems unusual.