West Central Reporter

Municipal officials in Brown County — including mayors, village board members, and school board members — are on the ballot on April 1, the first Tuesday in April.

A total of 84 candidates will compete for 41 municipal office positions, including 15 for city and village boards, one for park, fire and library boards and one for school boards.

In the last consolidated election that happened in 2023, Brown County had 3,460 registered voters and 536 cast ballots, or 15.49% voter turnout.

The party listed for each individual in the table below reflects their voter history affiliation — i.e., the political party they’ve aligned with in recent elections. This is not necessarily the party they are officially running under in the current race.

Name	District	Position Running for	Affiliated Party
Alan Koch	Pea Ridge Township	Trustee	--
Andrea Yingling	Pea Ridge Township	Clerk	Republican
Andrew Sprague	John Wood Community College	Trustee	--
Beth Boylen	Brown County School District	Trustee	--
Billie Burge	City of Mount Sterling	Mayor	--
Brad Behymer	City of Mount Sterling	Trustee	--
Brad Smith	City of Mount Sterling	Trustee	--
Casey Scranto	City of Mount Sterling	Alderman	--
Chad Reische	Elkhorn Township	Trustee	--
Cheryl A. Stambaugh	Cooperstown Township	Trustee	Democratic
Cheryl Flynn	City of Mount Sterling	Treasurer	--
Chris Buss	Ripley Township	Trustee	--
Chrisadella Ruble	Village of Versailles	Clerk	--
Christopher Adam Holtschlag	John Wood Community College	Trustee	--
Dane J. Flesner	City of Mount Sterling	Clerk	Republican
Daniel L. Wagner	Missouri/Ripley Township	Supervisor	--
David Matthewson	Lee Township	Trustee	--
Doug Dunn	Missouri/Ripley Township	Trustee	--
Doug Goudschaal	Pea Ridge Township	Supervisor	--
Elizabeth Weas Cash	John Wood Community College	Trustee	--
Emily Kahs	Village of Versailles	Clerk	--
Eric Laning	Cooperstown township Mayor	Mayor	Republican
Erin Smith	City of Mount Sterling	Trustee	--
Gale Henry	Elkhorn Township	Trustee	Republican
Garrett Kestner	Village of Mound Station	Trustee	--
George Kozak	Elkhorn Township	Road Commisioner	Republican
Gerald Ham	Cooperstown Township	Road Comissioner	Democratic
Glen Koch	Missouri/Ripley Township	Trustee	Republican
Gordan Yingling	Pea Ridge Township	Road Commisioner	Republican
Greg DeWitt	Village of Versailles	Trustee	Democratic
Gregory Jones	Lee Township	Supervisor	--
Jacob Fink	Village of Versailles	Mayor	--
James Jackson	Village of Versailles	Road Commisioner	--
James L. Patton	Village of Mound Station	Mayor	--
James Mull	Village of Versailles	Trustee	Republican
Jared Pruden	Village of Versailles	Trustee	--
Jed Parn	Elkhorn Township	Supervisor	--
Jeff Barfield	City of Mount Sterling	Trustee	--
Jerry Koch	City of Mount Sterling	Road Commisioner	--
Joe C. Stambaugh	Cooperstown Township	Trustee	Democratic
John Baker	Village of Mound Station	Trustee	Republican
John Eichelberger	Brown County School District	Trustee	--
Jolene Hall	Village of Versailles	Trustee	--
Judy Ham	Cooperstown township Clerk	Clerk	--
Karl H. Groesch	City of Mount Sterling	Supervisor	--
Kelli Jones	Village of Mound Station	Clerk	--
Kirk McClelland	Cooperstown Township	Trustee	Republican
Kristi Laning	Cooperstown Township	Trustee	--
Kyle Robinson	City of Mount Sterling	Alderman	--
Lauren Vinlove	Village of Versailles	Trustee	Republican
Leighann Buss	Elkhorn Township	Clerk	--
Linda Burkey Wade	Brown County Public Library District	Trustee	--
Lisha B. Hall	Village of Versailles	Supervisor	Republican
Lucas Cole	City of Mount Sterling	Alderman	--
Margaret W. Scranton	Brown County Public Library District	Trustee	--
Marion Martin	Village of Versailles	Trustee	--
Mark Bowman	Ripley Township	Trustee	--
Mark Roberts	Lee Township	Trustee	Republican
Mark Wilson	City of Mount Sterling	Trustee	--
Mary Dobbs	Village of Mound Station	Trustee	Republican
Matt Burnett	Elkhorn Township	Trustee	--
Michael Hopping	Pea Ridge Township	Trustee	--
Michael L. DeWitt	Lee Township	Trustee	Republican
Molly Lenover	Village of Versailles	Trustee	Republican
Neil Roberts	Missouri/Ripley Township	Road Commisioner	Republican
Pam Goudschaal	Pea Ridge Township	Trustee	--
Patricia L. Bowman	Ripley Township	Mayor	Democratic
Patrick J. Bowman	Ripley Township	Trustee	--
Perry Wilkerson	Brown County School District	Trustee	Republican
R. Kent Snider	John Wood Community College	Trustee	--
Ricky Blackwell	Elkhorn Township	Trustee	--
Roger Herren	Pea Ridge Township	Trustee	--
Roger McNeff	Lee Township	Trustee	Republican
Sam Reich	Brown County Public Library District	Trustee	--
Sandi K. Roberts	Lee Township	Clerk	--
Sandy Fry	Village of Versailles	Trustee	Republican
Sarah Jackson	Village of Versailles	Trustee	Republican
Sheila Wilson	City of Mount Sterling	Clerk	Democratic
Stephen W. Perry	Lee Township	Road Commisioner	--
Terry Houston	Missouri/Ripley Township	Trustee	Republican
Terry Scheer	Missouri/Ripley Township	Clerk	Republican
Todd Koch	Brown County School District	Trustee	Republican
Tom Luthy	Missouri/Ripley Township	Trustee	Republican
Velvia Bowman	Ripley Township	Clerk	--