Warren County voters will face choices for several local government and school board offices on election ballots this April. 

Tuesday was the deadline for candidate filing for municipal elections, which will take place April 2. In the two weeks prior to the filing deadline, new candidates entered races to challenge incumbents in multiple electoral districts. Other local elections had only a single candidate file to run for office.

After filing closed on Tuesday, the only way to join any electoral race is as a write-in candidate. Anyone who decides to participate as a write-in candidate should still register at the Warren County Clerk’s office in the County Administration Building, 101 Mockingbird Lane, Warrenton.

The county clerk’s office will accept write-in candidate registrations until Friday, March 22.

Here’s a breakdown of candidates running for office this April.

City of Warrenton

Mayor Eric Schleuter and two incumbent aldermen will run unopposed for re-election. Ward 2 Alderman Gary Auch and Ward 3 Alderman Gary Miller did not have any competitors file to run against them.

For Warrenton’s Ward 1 representative, alderman Greg Costello is not seeking another term on the board. The sole candidate running for Ward 1 alderman is Cheryl Dyer.

Warren County R-III School District

Three people are competing for two seats on the R-III Board of Education this April.

Current officeholders Ginger Schenck and Allan Dreyer are running again for the board. They are joined by Joe Lanigan, who currently is a paraprofessional with the school district.

Warrenton Fire Protection District

Three seats on the Warrenton FPD Board of Directors are up for election. Two of the seats are for six-year terms. The third seat is for the remaining two years of an unexpired term.

Current board member Malissa Booth is the sole candidate running to finish the two-year unexpired term.

Incumbents Jim Sharp and Donald Owenby are seeking re-election to retain their two seats on the board for six-year terms. They are joined on the ballot by Robert Vogelgesang, who is also seeking a six-year term.

Board members for the fire protection district are elected at-large. The two people who get the most votes out of those three candidates will fill the two open six-year seats.

Wright City

One board of aldermen seat for each of Wright City’s two wards is on the ballot in April. Incumbent Aldermen Kerry Lambright, Ward 1, and Nathan Rohr, Ward 2, are both running for re-election unopposed.

Wright City R-II School Districrt

The board of education in Wright City has two seats up for election. Incumbent board of education members Mary Groeper and Austin Jones are seeking another term. New candidate Dustin Ferrell has also joined the race for the board.

The two candidates who receive the most votes in April will be elected to the school board.

City of Marthasville

Marthasville is the town with the most activity on election ballots this April, with challengers running against the mayor and both aldermen up for re-election.

Mayor David Lange is seeking another term in office. He is challenged by David Edgington.

East Ward Alderman Dan Grafrath is seeking re-election. Running against him is Keith Theissen, who narrowly lost the election for East Ward alderman in 2018.

West Ward Alderman Leo Meyer is also seeking re-election. He is challenged by Keith Hagedorn.

Washington School District

Two newcomers are seeking two open seats on the Washington School Board. Jason Oesterly and Matt Wilson, both of Washington, are the sole candidates for the two school board seats. Both men are parents of children in the school district.

Current school board members Dan Contarini and Trish Mitchell, both of Washington, have decided not to seek another term.

City of Truesdale

The offices of mayor and two aldermen will be voted on in April.

History teacher Jerry Cannon has thrown his name in to compete for a position of the Truesdale Board of Aldermen. Members of Truesdale’s board are elected at-large, meaning Cannon will compete with both current aldermen, Stanley Brookshier and Robert Green, for two open seats on the board. The two people who get the most votes will be elected.

Truesdale Mayor Chris Watson is running for re-election unopposed.

Village of Innsbrook

Five people are vying for three open positions on the village’s board of trustees. Newcomers Cynthia Bowers and Donna West will join incumbents Jeffry Thomsen, Trish Dunn and Jerry Rust on the April ballot.

Members of the board of trustees are elected at-large. The top three people with the most votes will be elected to serve on the board.