Primary Elections are elections held for the purpose of nominating candidates by political parties for offices on the General Election ballot. The opening day for filing to run for the offices listed below was January 10, and the closing date will be January 29, 2022. A relatively low interest was shown in Calhoun’s Primary election with the exception of the Calhoun County Commission race which now has three candidates running for that office.
The Ridgeview News has reached out through our site to give any candidate running for office the opportunity to explain their reasoning for desiring the office they’re running for and the platform for which they’ll stand. All three commissioner candidates have submitted their letters, and can be viewed by clicking their names in the table below.
Whether you are a candidate or a voter, every office on this ballot should be of concern to you. While you may not be actively involved in the political side of your community, these people represent you and are being paid for by your tax dollars. They make decisions that directly effect your life and that of your family. Their attitude toward the people they serve and job they do will determine the direction Calhoun County is going.
Running for an elected office should not be a decision taken lightly, but it should be a consideration on the heart of those who genuinely care for our community and want to see changes happen. It won’t happen without fresh faces on the ballot and more attention to those in office and the job they’re doing.
The following nonpartisan offices will be elected in the Primary Election in 2022:
• Board of Education
• Conservation District Supervisor
• Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District
• Political Party Executive Committee (State, County, and District)
• Any vacancy in a non-partisan office that requires a special election for the election of a candidate.
Candidates for the following offices will be nominated in the Primary Election in 2022:
• U.S. House of Representatives
• State Senator
• House of Delegates
• County Clerk
• County Commission/Council
• Circuit Clerk
• Any vacancy that requires the nomination of a candidate for special election to be held in the General Election
| Name | Legal Name | Party | County | Race | District/Circuit |
| CRAIG ARTHUR | R CRAIG ANTHONY ARTHUR | Republican | calhoun | County Commission/County Council | 1 |
| MICHELE SEARS | LILLIAN MICHELE SEARS | Democrat | calhoun | County Commission/County Council | 3 |
| JACOB MCCUMBERS | JACOB DANIEL MCCUMBERS | Democrat | calhoun | County Commission/County Council | 4 |
| SHEILA GARRETSON | SHEILA GARRETSON | Democrat | calhoun | Circuit Clerk | 3 |
| HORST MOTZ | HORST WERNER MOTZ | Non Partisan | calhoun | Board Of Education | 1 |
| JENNA JETT | JENNA JETT | Non Partisan | calhoun | Board Of Education | 5 |
| DALE CUNNINGHAM | TREVIE DALE CUNNINGHAM | Non Partisan | calhoun | Conservation District Supervisor | 1 |
