XENIA — More than 100 candidates were certified by the Greene County Board of Elections to run in the November general election.
A total of 108 turned in petitions and seven had theirs rejected due to invalid signatures or clerical errors. The rejected candidates are unable to run as write-in candidates, according to the Board of Elections. Incumbents, along with others who did not turn in petitions, could still run as write-in candidates, the board said.
Xenia could have some new council members as incumbents Cody Brannum and Rebekah Dean did not turn in petitions. Incumbents Thomas L. Scrivens and Wesley Smith will be on the ballot along with challengers James Crawford, Ethan Reynolds, and Faith Ann Sorice.
The Xenia board of education has two seats on the ballot and both incumbents — Tamara Spahr Bartley and Joshua Smith (who was appointed to fill the remainder of Pam Callahan’s seat) — will appear on the ballot along with Jeremy Cox, Zavaan Johnson, and Bill Richey.
In Beavercreek, current councilman Don Adams and Joshua C. Ison were certified to run for mayor, while incumbent councilmen Pete Bales and Charles Curran will be joined by challengers Sunder Bhatla, David Litteral, and Edward J. Maloof. Mayor Bob Stone’s term expires and he did not turn in petitions.
Beavercreek’s board of education has two spots open and incumbent Gene Taylor will be on the ballot along with former board member Dennis Morrison and Claire L. Chinske. Current board member Chris Stein did not turn in petitions.
Bellbrook Mayor Michael W. Schweller is running unopposed as are incumbents Ernie Havens and T.J. Hoke. Logan Ashley will also appear on the ballot for the council, which has three expiring seats in addition to mayor. Incumbent Elaine Middlestetter did not turn in petitions.
Bellbrook’s school board is likely to have one new face as two seats are expiring and only one incumbent, Kevin Price, turned in petitions. Kassi Kipling, Brian Kronenberger, and Anne Pryor will also be on the ballot. David Carpenter did not turn in petitions to seek re-election.
Cedar Cliff’s board of education has two expiring seats and one unexpired term ending in 2025 that must be filled. Incumbent Charlene A. Campbell is seeking re-election and will be on the ballot with challenger Seth Howard. Christi Frizzell, who was appointed to the aforementioned unexpired term, is seeking to retain that seat. Matt Sheridan did not turn in petitions to seek re-election.
Greeneview’s board of education has a pair of expiring seats and only one candidate — current president Suzanne Arthur. There is also an unexpired term and Christopher Bailey, who was appointed in January, is the lone person running for that seat, which expires in December 2024. Incumbent Theresa Wallace did not turn in petitions.
Jamestown could have one council seat unfilled after the election as two seats are expiring but only one candidate — incumbent Jonathan Smith — had petitions certified. Incumbent Lefonda Sue McDaniel did not have enough signatures on her petitions as they were deemed invalid due to the circulator statement being left blank, according to the board of elections. Mayor Josh Bradley is seeking re-election and is running unopposed.
The Yellow Springs village council has three openings and five candidates. Incumbents Carmen Brown and Gavin DeVore Leonard are running again and will be joined on the ballot by Trisha Gustafson, Thomas McCaffrey, and Scott Osterholm. Marianne MacQueen is not seeking re-election.
Yellow Springs is likely to have two new members on its school board as incumbents Todd “TJ” Turner and Luisa Bieri Rios did not turn in petitions to run. Amy Bailey, Patricia Peters, Rebecca Potter, and Kim Reichelderfer had their petitions certified.
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