The Kenton County Board of Elections released it’s final candidate list today only minutes after the filing deadline. Most notably, the number of candidates for a spot on the Covington Board of Commissioners exceeded the number necessary to trigger a primary.
Ballot position drawings for the Covington commissioners’ races will take place on Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. The primary election will take place on May 21, 2024.
Erlanger did not have enough candidates for a primary. The ballot draw for for those positions will be done before the General Election.
The full list of candidates, arranged in the order they filed, is listed below.
Circuit Clerk
John C. Middleton–Republican
Commonwealth’s Attorney
Rob Sanders–Republican
Covington Mayor
Ron Washington–Non-partisan
Covington City Commission
Morgan Davenport–Non-partisan
Bill Wells–Non-partisan
Tim Downing–Non-partisan
Devin Kroner–Non-partisan
Bradie Bowen–Non-partisan
Aaron Wolpert–Non-partisan
James Toebbe–Non-partisan
Shannon C. Smith–Non-partisan
Tim Acri–Non-partisan
Cari McMurty Garriga–Non-partisan
Erlanger City Council
Diana Niceley–Non-partisan
Tyson Hermes–Non-partisan
Victoria Kyle–Non-partisan
Rebecca Reckers–Non-partisan
Jennifer Jasper-Lucas–Non-partisan
Michele Fields–Non-partisan
Thomas Cahill–Non-partisan
Gary Meyer–Non-partisan
Don Skidmore–Non-partisan
Renee Skidmore–Non-partisan
Frank A. Wichmann–Non-partisan
Christopher Farmer–Non-partisan
Nicholas Eads–Non-partisan
Renee Wilson–Non-partisan
Aaron Arlinghaus–Non-partisan
Find candidates for the state-level positions at the Kentucky Secretary of State’s webpage.