By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post
The deadline to file for the November election was noon Monday. While several candidates entered the race, it still wasn’t enough to force a primary election in August.
Ellis County Clerk and Election Officer Donna Maskus said a primary election is only required if there are three times, plus one, as many candidates for the number of open seats.
The three school board races – USD 489 Hays, USD 432 Victoria and USD 388 Ellis – will all be hotly contested races.
In all, nine candidates are vying for four spots on the USD 489 Hays school board, including incumbents Paul Adams and Luke Oborny.
There are six candidates up for election in the race for four seats on both the USD 388 Ellis and USD 432 Victoria school boards.
The general election in Nov. 6.
You can find a list of candidates below, and check Hays Post for more on Ellis County candidates.
| 2019 CITY/SCHOOL OFFICE CANDIDATE FILINGS | |
| Ellis City Mayor (1 Position) | David R McDaniel |
| Ellis City Treasurer (1 Position) | Faith Ann Scheck |
| Ellis City Council Member (3 Positions)
|
Samuel Nicholas Polifka
John A Walz Kellie Crnkovich Nancy Lee Wright Tricia Pritchett |
| Hays City Commissioner ( 3 Positions)
Top 2 candidates 4-year term Top 1 candidates 2-year term
|
Mason R. Ruder
Michael K Berges Ron Mellick Henry Schwaller Ryan Rymer |
| Schoenchen City Mayor | |
| Schoenchen City Council Member (5 Positions) | |
| Victoria City Mayor (1 Position) | John Schulte |
| Victoria City Council Member (2 Positions)
|
Dustin Schumacher
Erica Dinges |
| USD 388 School Board (4 Positions)
|
Brian Shannon
Randy S Honas John A Walz Marty Hollern Cindy Hertel Jennifer Harmon |
| USD 432 School Board (4 Positions)
|
Don R Pruitt
Jacque Schmidt Tammy Lichter Janea Dinkel Sean Rodger Kevin Huser |
| USD 489 School Board (4 Positions)
|
Luke Oborny
Tammy Wellbrock Lori Ann Hertel Alex Herman Jessica Ann Berg Moffitt Cole J Engel Craig Pallister Paul E Adams Allen Park |
| Big Creek Improvement District (3 Positions) | Duane F Kuhn
Joe Deckman Deborah Allen Larry D Leiker |
| Munjor Improvement District (3 Positions) | |
| Prairie Acres Improvement District (3 Positions) | Shane Gregg |
| Suburban Estates Improvement District (3 Positions) | |
| Extension Council (2 Positions) | Allen P Roth
Tatum Sprague-Kimsey |