Cleburne, area city races set

By Matt Smith/msmith@trcle.com

March 12, 2009 02:39 pm

— With the filing deadline having passed on Monday, council races for the May 9 elections throughout Johnson County are set. Several cities will cancel their elections because they have no contested races.
The following is a list of candidates by city:

Cleburne
Single Member District 2
Craig Robert Nunn
Virginia Gayle White
Councilman Bob Force chose not to seek re-election.

Single Member District 3
Richard Dale Sturgeon
Councilman Kyle Boles chose not to seek re-election.

Alvarado
The four unopposed races include the following candidates.
Bruce Clark, Ward I
Joe Sain, Ward II
Tom Moore, Ward III
In a special election, to fill an empty seat vacated by former Councilwoman Mellie Ferguson, who retired, the only candidate to file was Michael Rayburn.

Burleson
Place 1
Stuart Gillaspie (I)
Tom Scott

Place 3
James Matthew Powell (I)
Michael Cummings Jr.

Place 5
Dan McClendon (I)
Thomas John French

Godley
All races unopposed. Candidates in the three races include:
Rosemary Fuller
Jan Whitehead
MaryAnn Matthews

Joshua
Place 2
Glen David Walden (I)

Place 4
Jimmy “Butch” Mayfield (I)
Larry Taylor
A.J. Mathieu
Place 6
Bob Neely (I)
Larry Allen

Rio Vista
Place 1
Georgia Jones (I)
Brenda Hall
Tammy Riffenburg

Place 2
Ruth Hardin (I)
Kenneth Dickerson

Mayor
William Keith Hutchison (I)
Russell Green

Option elections will also be held on May 9 for Cleburne and Rio Vista.
The Cleburne election involves the sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption and the sale of mixed drinks in restaurants that have both a food and beverage certificate.
The Rio Vista election involves the sale of liquor for off-premise consumption.
The city of Keene holds elections in November.