The following candidates have officially filed for their respective positions on the 2016 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election ballots. The filing period ended at noon on Monday, November 9.
Mississippi County County Judge
Judge Randy L. Carney (D) of Osceola
John Alan Nelson (R) of Blytheville
Mississippi County Sheriff
Sheriff Dale Cook (D) of Blytheville
Mississippi County County Clerk
County Clerk Janice Currie (D) of Osceola
Mississippi County Circuit Clerk
Circuit Clerk Leslie Mason (D) of Blytheville
Mississippi County County Collector
County Collector Patricia Caldwell (D) of Luxora
Mississippi County County Treasurer
Treasurer Peggy J. Meatte (D) of Blytheville
Mississippi County Coroner
Mike Godsey (D) of Blytheville
Mississippi County Assessor
Harley L. Bradley (D) of Blytheville
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 1
Fred A. Fleeman (D) of Manila
Aaron Fleeman (R) of Manila
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 2
Michael White (D) of Manila
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 3
Neil M. Burge (D) of Blytheville
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 4
Bill Nelson (D) of Blytheville
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 5
Barry J. Ball (D) of Blytheville
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 6
Alvin L. Clay (D) of Blytheville
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 7
Jo Ann Henton (D) of Blytheville
Joe Henry Lewis, Jr. (D) of Blytheville
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 8
Emma Jackson (D) of Luxora
Ricky Ash (R) of Blytheville
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 9
Sylvester Belcher (D) of Osceola
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 10
Ken Kennemore (D) of Osceola
Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 11
Benton Felts (D) of Joiner
Howard "Bubba" Norvell (R) of Wilson
Constable -- Bowen Township
Alex Haynes (D) of Blytheville
Constable -- Carson Lake Township
Summer R. "Reggie" Cullom (D) of Driver
Constable -- Chickasawba Township
Randy E. Moody (D) of Blytheville
Constable -- Golden Lake Township
Lucky L. Smith (R) of Wilson
Constable -- Halfmoon Township
Carl W. Foster (D) of Blytheville
Constable -- Hector Township
Mark Dixon (R) of Blytheville
Constable -- Little River Township
Roger Ferrell (D) of West Ridge
Constable -- McGavock Township
Alex Goble (D) of Joiner
Constable -- Monroe Township
Jim Creecy (D) of Osceola
Constable -- Scott Township
Dennis E. Tucker, Sr. (D) of Frenchman's Bayou
State Representative, District 54
Hunter Williams (D)
Johnny Rye (R)
Wes Wagner (R)
State Representative, District 55
Representative Monte Hodges (D)
State Senate, District 22
David Burnett (D)
Representative Dave Wallace (R)
U.S. Congress District 1
Mark West (L)
Congressman Rick Crawford (R)
U.S. Congress District 2
Dianne Curry (D)
Chris Hayes (L)
Brock Olree (R)
Congressman French Hill (R)
U.S. Congress District 3
Nathan LaFrance (L)
Congressman Steve Womack (R)
U.S. Congress District 4
Kerry Hicks (L)
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R)
U.S. President
Hillary Clinton (D)
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente (D)
Martin J. O'Malley (D)
Bernie Sanders (D)
James Valentine (D)
John Wolfe (D)
Jeb Bush (R)
Ben Carson (R)
Gov. Chris Christie (R)
Ted Cruz (R)
Carly Fiorina (R)
Lindsey Graham (R)
Mike Huckabee (R)
Bobby Jindal (R)
John R. Kasich (R)
Rand Paul (R)
Marco Rubio (R)
Rick Santorum (R)
Donald J. Trump (R)
U.S. Senate
Conner Eldridge (D)
Frank Gilbert (L)
Senator John Boozman (R)
Curtis Coleman (R)
Circuit Judge, District 2, Division 2, At Large
Richard Lusby filed on 11/2/15
Circuit Judge, District 2, Division 6, Sub-district 2.1
Tonya Alexander
Curtis Walker, Jr.
Court of Appeals Associate Judge District 2, Position 2
Judge Mike Murphy
Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland
State District Court District 18, Chickasawba
Judge Shannon Langston
State District Court District 18, Osceola
Donald Betterton
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Position 1
State Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson
Judge Dan Kemp
State Supreme Court Associate Justice Position 5
Judge Shawn A. Womack
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