Guernsey County Board of Elections certifies candidates for Nov. 4 general election
The board certified the candidates on Aug. 14.
Cambridge
Cambridge City Council president ‒ Jeff Leonard (Republican)
Cambridge City treasurer ‒ Michael Sikora (Democrat)
Cambridge City Council at-large (three to be elected) ‒ Tim Evancho (Republican), Ernest Gardner Jr. (Republican), Thomas Laughman II (Democrat)
Ward 1 ‒ Steve Mourer (Democrat)
Ward 2 ‒ Kim McMillen (Democrat)
Ward 3 ‒ John Wolverton (Democrat)
Ward 4 ‒ Mike Zaleski (Republican)
Villages
Byesville council (four to be elected) ‒ Heath Dawson, Donald Gadd, Tom Miller, Marj Warner
Cumberland mayor ‒ Derek Brown
Cumberland council (four to be elected) ‒ Gary Stevens
Fairview council (four to be elected) ‒ Lora Cunningham, Connie Gibbons, Greg Gibbons, Ashley McConnell, James Steele
Lore City council (four to be elected) ‒ no one filed
Old Washington council (four to be elected) ‒ Thomas Allen, Kenneth LePage, Greg Shepherd, Justin Shepherd
Pleasant City council (four to be elected) ‒ Joyce Bayly, Sydney Regan, Melanie Scurlock, Christopher Willis
Pleasant City Board of Public Affairs (one to be elected) ‒ no candidate filed
Quaker City council (four to be elected) ‒ Leota Alwine, Don Burkhart, Kimberley Canel, Savannah Conrad, Brandon Gardine, Ray Lucas
Senecaville mayor ‒ Patrick Endly
Senecaville council (four to be elected) ‒ Debbie Endly, Rebecca Forbes
School boards
Cambridge City (three to be elected) ‒ David Evancho, Heath Hayes, Dave Peoples
East Guernsey (three to be elected) ‒ Brandon Lippert, Darcy Wakefield Dower, Tom Yeckley
Rolling Hills (two to be elected) ‒ Alan Folkert, Frank Mathews, Lacey McCombs
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