GOP races shape up - 7 Libertarians, 1 Democrat file

JOEY G. DAUBEN and MEGAN GRAY

FERRIS – In Ellis County, March 2 is the election.

With the 2008 presidential race garnering 70 percent of the GOP vote, only one Democrat filed by the Jan. 4 deadline.

The rest of Ellis County will see a slew of Republicans and a record number of Libertarian Party candidates.

Libertarians compete in conventions on March 13 and 20, but Republicans after March 2 will face general election competition from third party candidates.

The list of candidates as of Monday’s deadline are as follows:

Carol Bush (I); Kelly Kovar

Brandy Lemmon Owen

Republican

Bill Dodson (I)
Libertarian

Daryl Ray Spence

Republican Ron Brown (I)

Rodney Pat Ramsey

Homer Sandling Jr.
Justice of the Peace

Republican Bill Woody (I)
Libertarian

Terri Delgado Banard

Republican

Jackie Miller Jr. (I)
Libertarian

Amy Sierra

Republican

Curtis Polk (I)

Republican

Bill Vansyckle

Steve Burnett

Vicki Massey

Steve Eagan

Republican

Judy Burden (I); Cheryl Chambers
Democrat -
Libertarian Patrick H. Owen

Republican Cindy Polley (I); Lacreetia Gail Abbey
Democrat -
Libertarian Kellie Robinson

Republican Melanie Price Reed (I)
Democrat -
Libertarian Shannon Hunter

Republican Bob Carroll; Dan Gus; Ron Wilkinson; Cindy Ermatinger
Democrat -
Libertarian -

Republican Greg Wilhelm (I); James "Jim" Chapman
Democrat -
Libertarian -

Republican A. Gene Calvert Jr. (I)
Democrat -
Libertarian -

Republican Jim Pitts (I)
Democrat -
Libertarian -

Republican Kip Averitt (I); Darren Yancy
Democrat -
Libertarian Ben Faulkner; Tim Ballard

Republican Joe Barton (I)
Democrat David Cozad
Libertarian Byron Severns

The full list of statewide, federal candidates and Dallas County candidates can be found at ECPElections.com.