County Clerk, Jim Luersen is ready to pull the the ping pong balls from the 20+ year-old coffee can to determine ballot positions for Campbell County elections in November.
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By Jessie Eden

The ballot positions for Campbell County were drawn on Thursday by Campbell County Clerk, Jim Luersen.

Start searching today!

The ballot position is a part of how election results are formed, particularly in races with a lot of turnover or new names.

The below list includes all the offices that file with Jim Luerson’s office.

Note: * indicates that the candidate is an incumbent.




Fort Thomas Council: (6 seats)

– Mark Cook

– Connie Grubbs

– Carla Landon

– Roger Peterman *

– Jeff Bezold *

– Benjamin Pendery

– Adam Blau *

– Matthew Jared Reed

– Kenneth Bowman *

– Lisa Kelly

Fort Thomas School Board: (2 seats)

– Julie Hewett Kuhnhein

– Karen Utz Allen *

– Jeff Beach *

Newport Commission ballot: (4 seats)

– Frank Peluso *

– Beth Fennell *

– John Santini

– Jason Walter

– Kenneth Rechtin *

– Gordon Henry

– Jerry Rex Peluso

Newport Mayor:


– Thomas Guidugli

Newport School Board: (3 Seats)

– Melissa Sheffel *

– Aaron Sutherland

– Theresa Miller *

– Billy Cole

– Timothy David Curl

– Julie Smith-Morrow *

Alexandria City Council: (6 seats)

– Kyle Sparks *

– Steven Shinkle

– Stacey Graus *

– Thomas Baldridge *

– W. David Hart

– Joe Anderson

– Al Moermond

Bellevue City Council: (6 seats)



– Ryan Salsman *

– Shauna Kruse *

– Sean Fisher *

– Scott Witte *

– Patrick Hogan *

– Stephen R. Guidugli *

Bellevue School Board: (2 seats)

– Julia Webb Fischer *

– Elisabeth Ann Joseph

Cold Spring City Council: (6 seats)

– Lisa Schmidt Cavanaugh *

– Paul Kloeker *

– Cynthia Jo Moore *

– Chris Ampfer *

– Deanna K. Hengee

– Stephen Roach

– Kenneth J. Sears

– Adam Craig Sandfoss *

Crestview Commissioner: (4 seats)

– Brian Merman *

– Jeremey Rider *

– Victoria Planthold *

Dayton City Council: (4 seats)

– Jeff Volter *

– Joseph Neary *

– Tammy Cornett *

– Beth Ellen Nyman

– Anthony Vincent Cadle

– Robert Burgess

– Jeff Haas

– Justin Slover

– Ron Farris

– John Walker Wirick

– Christina Kelly

– Scott Beseler *

Dayton School Board (2 seats)

– Bernard T. Pfeffer

– Rosann Sharon *

– Lori Peterson

Highland Heights City Council: (6 seats)



– Rene Heinrich *

– Michael B. Kessling *

– Deborah Ball *

– Gary Chinn *

– John Hoffert *

– Virgil L. Miller *

Melbourne Commissioner: (4 seats)

– Joanne Layman

– Karen Daley

– Paul Landwehr *

– Jennifer Y. Smith *

California Commissioner: (4 seats)

– Chrissy Sizemore

– Sally O’Day

– Charles Styer

– Larry P. Hiller Sr.

Mentor Commissioner: (4 seats)


– Margaret Gosney

– Larry Strasinger *

– John Eric Brock *

Silver Grove City Council: (6 seats)



– Jill Fessler *

– Jon Pelle *

– Herb Rardin *

– Corey Pelle *

– Scott McCarter *

Southgate City Council: (6 seats)



– Chris A. Robisch *

– Tyler D. Owen

– Mark Messmerr

– Paul Melville *

– Joseph (Joe) Anderson *

– Patricial Hayley *

Southgate School Board: (3 seats)


– Jeffery “Jay” Paul *

– Diane Bartlett Hatfield *

Wilder City Council: (6 seats)



– Sandy Ruschman Decker *

– Kelly Meiser *

– Robert Blankenship *

– Jim Profitt *

– Valier A. Jones *

– R. Andrew Williams

Campbell County Schools, District 2:

– Joshua Perkins *


Campbell County Schools, District 3:

– Kimberly Fender *




Campbell County Schools, District 5:

– Rich Mason *





Woodlawn Commissioner: N/A




Non Partisan Offices:

Soil & Water Conservation: (4 seats)


– Richard W. Carr

– Richard Simon *

– Susan Ortlieb-Turner *

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