But who else is on the ballot?

As all of our readers know, the two local races that we have been following are that for associate circuit judge and presiding commissioner. The reason we have focused on those two is because it's the only two races that have more than one person running. Now although everyone else is unopposed, we still think that Adair County residents have a right to know who it is they're voting for. So let's go down the ballot and see who all these other people are. 

• Clerk of the Circuit Court-Linda Decker (D)

Decker works on the third floor of the Adair County courthouse. Her office is the place to go for any information you need about the courts. She also helps attorneys who need assistance with court dates. She is running for re-election. 

• Clerk of the County Commission-Sandy Collop (D)

Collop does all of the administration that takes place during an election season, including voter registration and candidate election filing.She is also a member of the salary commission that meets every two years to decide the salaries of elected officials and county employees. She running for her second term.

• Recorder of Deeds-Pat Shoush (R)

Shoush deals with all of the public records including real estate documents. She has been Recorder of Deeds for four years. 

• Prosecuting Attorney-Matt Wilson (D)

Prosecuting Attorney represents the state in criminal cases. That means dealing with everything from DWI cases to arrests. Governor Jay Nixon appointed Mr. Wilson to the office when the former prosecutor, Mark Williams, resigned from the position on March 5th of this year. Wilson will serve as interim prosecutor until the end of the year. He won the democratic nomination for the seat in the August primary when he ran against Arthur Peppard. Because no Republicans are running for the position Wilson is unopposed. 

• Collector of Revenue-David Erwin (D)

Erwin collects taxes from the county residents. He has been an elected official for 12 years in Adair County. He is seeking a fourth term.

• Treasurer-Lori Smith (R)

Smith is in charge of the revenue for the county. She is also a member of the salary commission. She is the incumbent treasurer. 

We would also like to point out that there is a third candidate for presiding commissioner. Along with Harrelson and Pickens, Darin M. Fountain, who is running as a Constitutional party candidate, will be running for the seat as well.   

So hopefully now you will have a better understanding of who it is you're voting for on November 2nd. And if you don't want to vote for them, write-ins are allowed. 

So what do you think of the candidates? Leave a comment below!