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Franklin County races set for consolidated April 1 ballot
Franklin County communities Benton West Frankfort and Zeigler file for April 1 consolidated elections with mayor and commissioner races. Benton sees a three person mayoral field Pat Bauer Paul Rogers and L Gene Hill. commissioner slate includes incumbents Moore Griffin Mitchell and challenger list. West Frankfort features a large commissioner field and mayoral contest with Jack Woolard facing Jim Bernhard. incumbent Walton not seeking re election. Zeigler mayor Dennis Mitchell unopposed with two incumbent commissioners seeking reelection. Zeigler primary avoided as filings low. Primaries Feb 25 in Benton and West Frankfort. Zeigler to appear April 1 with all names. Contact shawneelink.net 618-625-2006.
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Franklin
Benton
J.R. Moore
Ronald Griffin
William “Bill” Mitchell
Barry Vaughn
D.T. Richardson
Kenneth Lampley
Joe Gladson
Jonathan Neace
Albert Smith
Don Wyant
Tony Lang
Mike Fitzpatrick
Ruth Ann Yonkers
Gary Kraft
Bob Burnett
West Frankfort
Jim Bernhard
Jack Woolard
Jim Walton
Robert “Bob” Ellis
Scott Williams
A.J. Farkas
Matthew Bender
Sam Pollack
Frank Browning
Jack Wall
Mary Jo McLaskey
Mike Simpson
Jack Warren
Jon Woods
Doug Moore
Zeigler
Dennis Mitchell
John Holland
Ronald Newton
Harvey Ensinger
Mitchell