Qualifying for local and state offices ends at noon on Friday.
The following candidates have filed paperwork to run for elected office, as of shortly before noon on Friday.
REPUBLICAN PARTY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF
•Ramone Gilbert
•Andy Garrison
•Janis Mangum
•Greg Vaughn
•Ronnie Norris
•Gerald E Moon
JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN
•Hunter Bicknell (incumbent)
•Tom Crow
JACKSON COUNTY BOC DISTRICT 1
•Guy Spicer
JACKSON COUNTY BOC DISTRICT 2
•Chas Hardy (incumbent)
•Jody Thompson
•Max Allen
JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 1
•Michael Cronic (incumbent)
JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 4
•Lynn Wheeler (incumbent)
JACKSON COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER
•Don Elrod (incumbent)
JACKSON COUNTY CLERK OF COURT
•Camie Thomas (incumbent)
JACKSON COUNTY CORONER
•Keith Whitfield (incumbent)
•Jim Keinard
JACKSON COUNTY SOLICITOR
•Don Moore (incumbent)
NON-PARTISIAN QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
STATE COURT JUDGE
•Rob Alexander (incumbent)
•Jeff Perry
MAGISTRATE COURT JUDGE
•Billy Chandler (incumbent)
PROBATE COURT JUDGE
•Donna Geiger
•Tracy Brooks
•Sherry Moore
FIRE BOARDS
•Joel T. Keith, West Jackson
•Tim Sweat, West Jackson
•Dean Stringer, South Jackson
•RH Edwards Jr., South Jackson
•Travis Bennett, Arcade
•Chip McEver, North Jackson
•Robert McEver, North Jackson
•Dennis Elrod, North Jackson
•Hubert Blalock, Maysville
•Dwight Langford, Plainview
•Frank Clark, Arcade
•John Watson, Harrisburg
•Dean Love Jr., Harrisburg
•Heather Ann Hart, Harrisburg
OTHER RACES
U.S. Congress
Those who have qualified for the newly-drawn 9th Congressional District are:
•Doug Collins (Republican)
•Roger Fitzpatrick (Republican)
•Martha Zoller (Republican)
•Jody Collery (Democrat)
STATE SENATE
Jackson County will be served by District 50 and District 47 in the State Senate. Those who have qualified for the District 50 state senate seat are:
•John Wilkinson (Republican, incumbent)
Those who have qualified for District 47 are:
•Frank Ginn (Republican, incumbent)
•Tim Riley (Democrat)
•Danny Yearwood (Republican)
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Jackson County will be served by District 31 and District 117 in the State House of Representatives. Those who have qualified for the District 31 state House seat are:
•Tommy Benton (Republican, incumbent)
Those who have qualified for District 117 are:
•Doug McKillip (Republican, incumbent)
•Regina Quick (Republican)