More Todd County residents have thrown their hats in the ring to run for local offices during the 2026 May Primary Election.
Here is an updated list, as of the close of business on Monday, December 29, 2025:
Sheriff
Patrick Turner (Republican)
Mitch Frazier (Republican)
Jailer
Jeff Penick (Incumbent – Republican)
Michael Trimmer (Republican)
Judge-Executive
Todd Mansfield (Republican)
County Attorney
Jeffery Brent Traughber (Incumbent – Democrat)
Coroner
Timothy T. Wells (Incumbent – Republican)
County Clerk
Amanda Ricchuite Fowler (Republican)
Property Valuation Administrator
Perry Stokes (Incumbent – Democrat)
Magistrate
1st District
Alfred Blake (Incumbent – Democrat)
Jack Gant (Republican)
2nd District
Curt Boley (Republican)
Kathy Jo Morgan (Republican)
3rd District
Brent Brookshire (Incumbent – Republican)
4th District
Henry “Boogie” Oliver, II (Incumbent – Republican)
William “Pete Cole” Drane (Democrat)
5th District
Jimmy Turner (Incumbent – Democrat)
By the end of business hours on Friday, January 9, 2026, prospects who belong in a primary must have filed their nomination papers to announce their candidacy, and this is the final moment in which party affiliation can be changed.
On Monday, January 26, Secretary of State Michael Adams will certify all candidate names with the state’s county clerks, and the last day to file a petition for a local option question on the May primary ballot is Tuesday, January 27.
The May Primary Election will be Tuesday, May 13, 2026.
