When voters across Montgomery County head to the polls on April 5, they will decide many races.

The races that will be contested are the Montgomery County R-II and Gasconade County R-I school boards, the Northwest Fire Protection District Board of Directors, Bellflower Ward 3 Alderman, High Hill Ward 2 Alderman, Middletown Alderman and Wellsville Ward 1 Alderman.

Kali Salazar, Michael Cobb and Micah Hans are candidates for members of the Montgomery County R-II Board of Education. Two of them will be elected for a term of three years each.

Dot Schoening, Timothy Schulte and Debra Weingarth will battle for two spots in the Gasconade County R-I Board of Education. The term is also three years.

Frank Schlote, Mike Twellman and Dan Heavin will run for members of the Northwest Fire Protection District Board of Directors. The two elected will serve six-year terms.
Three candidates are running to fill two spots for Middletown Alderman. They are Jamie Shaw, Tristan Speagle and Eric Peterson.

Jill Raichel and Bradley James are running for a two-year term for Bellflower Ward 3 Alderman. Harold Chandler and David Beyes are the candidates for a two-year term for High Hill Ward 2 Alderman. Eliza Darr and Richard Wilson will challenge for a two-year term for Wellsville Ward 1 Alderman.

There will be uncontested races throughout the county.
Kenneth Wray and Richard Ham will run unopposed for director of the Rhineland Best Bottom and Wellsville Special road districts, respectively.

There are two 3-year terms on the Lincoln County R-III Board of Education to be filled. Randy Siebert and Jim Ladlie are the only candidates to file for the seats.

Mary Ellen Shanks and Gary Eatherton are the only candidates to file for Montgomery County Health Department Board of Trustees. The term is four years.

Shanks and Eatherton currently serve on the board that also includes Kim Clements, Jill Meyers and Janice Pritchett. Four years ago, Shanks and Eatherton finished first and third, respectively, in a ballot that had five candidates.

The unopposed candidates for Montgomery City are Mike Spirz (mayor), Jill Dunlap (collector), Tom Benney (Ward 1 Alderman) and Julie Worsham (Ward 2 Alderman).

Jonesburg has three unopposed candidates. They are Bob Sellenriek (mayor), Diane Corder (Ward 1 Alderman) and Jay Russell (Ward 2 Alderman).

The other unopposed candidates are Benjamin Rajchart (Bellflower Ward 1 Alderman), Dale Harrison (Bellflower Ward 2 Alderman), Steve Devlin (High Hill Ward 1 Alderman) and Tom Mayes (Wellsville Ward 2 Alderman).