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    Local candidates file for the May 21 primary election

    By Taylor Calder,

    2024-03-22

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    The deadline has passed for candidates to file to appear on the May 21 primary election ballot.

    In local counties, the filings provided some surprises, such as Bannock County Prosecutor Steve Herzog, a Democrat, deciding not to run for re-election. Three candidates are vying for his position.

    Two incumbent Power County commissioners, Ronald Funk and Delane Anderson, decided against running for re-election as well.

    There also appears to be an increase in the number of Democratic candidates running for local legislative posts.

    Below is a list of all of the local candidates who’ve filed to run in the May 21 primary.

    BANNOCK COUNTYCommissioner District 1

    Robert Ballard, Republican

    Larry Burden, Republican

    Ernie Moser, Republican incumbent

    Commissioner District 3

    Dave Archuleta, Democrat

    Tamara Code, Democrat

    Ken Bullock, Republican

    John Crowder, Republican incumbent

    County Sheriff

    Tony Manu, Republican incumbent

    County Prosecutor

    Jennifer M. Call, Democrat

    Ian Johnson, Republican

    Erin Tognetti, Republican

    BINGHAM COUNTYCommissioner District 1

    Mark R. Bair, Republican incumbent

    Drew Jensen, Republican

    Stephen R. Woolf, Republican

    Commissioner District 3

    Eric Jackson, Republican incumbent

    Will Aullman, Republican

    County Sheriff

    Jeff Gardner, Republican incumbent

    Jimmy Barbre, Republican

    County Prosecutor

    Ryan William Jolley, Republican incumbent

    BEAR LAKE COUNTYCommissioner District 1

    Bradley D. Jensen, Republican Incumbent

    Alan Eborn, Republican

    Kathy Hemmert, Republican

    Commissioner District 3

    Wynn S. Olsen, Republican Incumbent

    Tracy Park, Republican

    County Sheriff

    Bart Heslington, Republican Incumbent

    County Prosecutor

    No incumbent (position currently filled by appointment)

    POWER COUNTYCommissioner District 1

    Jason Todd Povey, Republican

    Launa Lee Snow, Republican

    Robyn Adkins, Republican

    Commissioner District 3

    Chris Fehringer, Republican

    Kade Smith, Republican

    Lynn Scherer, Independent

    County Sheriff

    Joshua Campbell, Republican incumbent

    County Prosecutor

    Brock H. Bischoff, Republican

    CARIBOU COUNTYCommissioner District 1

    Marty McCullough, Republican incumbent

    Commissioner District 3

    Mark Mathews, Republican incumbent

    Kim Spencer, Republican

    County Sheriff

    Eric Bates, Republican

    Adam Mabey, Republican incumbent

    County Prosecutor

    S. Doug Woods, Republican incumbent

    County Coroner

    Casey Batterton, Republican

    Jacob Fullmer, Republican incumbent

    Nita Weber, Republican

    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 28State Senator

    Russell Matter, Democrat

    Jim Guthrie, Republican incumbent

    Tommy Brown, Republican

    State Representative Seat A

    James Lamborn, Republican

    Mike Saville, Republican

    Richard Cheatum, Republican incumbent

    State Representative Seat B

    Jayson Meline, Democrat

    Dan Garner, Republican incumbent

    Kirk Jackson, Republican

    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29State Senator

    James Ruchti, Democratic incumbent

    State Representative Seat A

    Mary Shea, Democrat

    Dustin Manwaring, Republican incumbent

    State Representative Seat B

    Nate Roberts, Democratic incumbent

    Tanya Burgoyne, Republican

    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 30State Senator

    Karen Keith, Democrat

    Jerry Truth Bingham, Republican

    Julie VanOrden, Republican incumbent

    State Representative Seat A

    David Cannon, Republican incumbent

    Josh Sorensen, Republican

    State Representative Seat B

    Breane Buckingham, Democrat

    Ben Fuhriman, Republican

    Julianne Young, Republican incumbent

    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 35State Senator

    Chris Riley, Democrat

    Doug Toomer, Republican

    Mark Harris, Republican incumbent

    State Representative Seat A

    Joseph Messerly, Democrat

    Chad Christensen, Republican

    Kevin Andrus, Republican incumbent

    State Representative Seat B

    Maggie Shaw, Democrat

    Brett Skidmore, Republican

    Joshua Wheeler, Republican incumbent

    IDAHO SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTIdaho Law — Carta Sierra, Constitutionalist

    Pro-Life (A person formerly known as Marvin Richardson), Constitutionalist

    David Roth, Democrat

    Todd Corsetti, Libertarian

    Mike Simpson, Republican incumbent

    Scott Cleveland, Republican

    Sean Higgins, Republican

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