The race is on in Kenton County!
Tuesday was the filing deadline for all races in the county that did not have to go through the May primary.
Some highlights: Ft. Mitchell will have a new mayor as Chris Wiest has opted not to seek another term; Villa Hills has four candidates running for its top job, including embattled incumbent Mike Martin, a radio personality, a current council member, and a former Covington mayor; Taylor Mill will have the exact same government it has had as no one is challenging Mayor Dan Bell and all four city commissioners are seeking reelection without any additional challengers, and the same is true for Park Hills where six council members and the mayor will be unopposed; Two council members will square off for the mayor’s job in Bromley; A council member will challenge Mayor Marty Lenhof in Elsmere; Three current members of the Ludlow City Council will not run again; Covington School Board’s two available seats will be challenged: Incumbents Jerry Avery and Julie Geisen Scheper are on the ballot and are being challenged by Diane Brumback.Â
Here is the full list:
Beechwood School Board (elect three)Â (i) = incumbent
Jeanne Berger (i)
Bradford Hood (i)
Norine Sullivan
Anisa Willis
Richard Zellen
Bromley City Council (elect six)
Rob Couch
Charles Foulks (i)
Nancy Kienker
Kaleb Miller
Gail Smith (i)
Bromley Mayor
Donald Lee Jobe
Greg Rechtin
Covington Independent School Board (elect two)
Jerry Avery (i)
Diane Brumback
Julie Geisen Scheper (i)
Crescent Springs City Council (elect six)
Christie Arlinghaus (i)
Mike DaughertyÂ
Bob Mueller
Louis Prabell (i)
Roger Dale Ramsey (i)
Thomas Vergamini (i)
Matthew Zeck (i)
Crescent Springs Mayor
Lou Hartfiel
Crestview Hills City Council (elect six)
Tim Adair
Colleen Collins Bright (i)
William C DorseyÂ
David Kramer (i)
Joseph Roesel
Frank Sommerkamp, Jr. (i)
Crestview Hills Mayor
Paul Meier (i)
Edgewood City Council (elect seven)
Nancy Carr Arkinson (i)
Ben Barlage (i)
Dale Henson (i)
Chris Link (i)
Joe Messmer (i)
Scott Scholz
Jeff Schreiver (i)
Robert Thelen
Anthony Ward (i)
Edgewood Mayor
John Link (i)
Elsmere City Council (elect six)
Joanne Barnett-Smith (i)
Nancy Bowman (i)
Billy Bradford (i)
Gloria Grubbs (i)
Mary Lou Neal (i)
Serena Owen
Alexis Tanner
Elsmere Mayor
Timothy Greene
Donald Martin Lenhof (i)
Erlanger City Council (elect twelve)
Randy Blankenship (i)
James Brown (i)
Kevin Burke (i)
Thomas Cahill  (i)
Kathy Cahill (i)
John “JD” Dunhoft (i)
Bill Howard (i)
Victoria Kyle (i)
Shane Longshore (i)
Gary MeyerÂ
Corine Pitts (i)
Renee Skidmore (i)
Don Skidmore
Jim Speier
Patty Suedkamp (i)
Erlanger Mayor
Tyson Hermes
Thomas L. Rouse (i)
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School Board (elect three)
Robin Cooper (i)
Rick Ernst (i)
Tom Luken (i)
Ft. Mitchell City Council (elect eight)
Paul Jeffrey Bethel
Vicki Boerger (i)
Mary Burns (i)
Jennifer Hales
Joseph Hayes
Frank Hicks (i)
Kim Nachazel (i)
Renee Oka
Edward Reis
Dan Rice (i)
Beth Rose
Michael Stoeckle
Nick Yannarella
Dennis Zahler (i)
Ft. Mitchell Mayor
Jude Hehman
James Hummeldorf II
Ft. Wright City Council (elect six)
Dave Abeln (i)
Joe Averdick (i)
Adam Feinauer (i)
Tony Hennies
Mike Hoerlein
Scott Wall (i)
Bernie Wessels (i)
Ft. Wright Mayor
David Hatter
Lakeside Park City Council (elect six)
Andrew Disken (i)
Dennis Landwehr (i)
David Leonard
Paul Markgraf (i)
Aimee Pelletier (i)
David Wolfer (i)
Lakeside Park Mayor
David Jansing (i)
Ludlow City Council (elect six)
Tom Amann (i)
Dan Ashcraft
Josh Boone (i)
Michele Cartwright
John Collins
Artie Malone
Bill Mullins (i)
Julia Navarre
Bill Whiteley
Ludlow Independent School Board (elect three)
Stephen Anthony Chapman (i)
Amy Hayden (i)
William McMillen (i)
Ludlow Mayor
Ken Wynn (i)
Park Hills City Council (elect six)
Greg Claypole (i)
Steve Elkins (i)
Skip Fangman (i)
Monty O’Hara (i)
Pamela Spoor (i)
Kathy Zembrodt (i)
Park Hills Mayor
Don Catchen
Taylor Mill Commissioners (elect four)
Debby Kreimborg (i)
Ed Kuehne (i)
Daniel Murray (i)
Roger Reis (i)
Taylor Mill Mayor
Dan Bell (i)
Villa Hills City Council (elect six)
Summer Berger
George Bruns
David Hilgeford
Gregory Kilburn
Mary Koenig (i)
Scott Ringo
​Tim Sogar
Jennifer Yost Vaden
Gary Waugaman
Brian Wischer (i)
Villa Hills Mayor
Ernest Brown
Butch Callery
Mike Martin (i)
Holly Menninger-Isenhour
Photo:Â Kenton County Courthouse in Independence/RCN
