Fayette County Sheriff Barry Babb can breathe easy for the primary elections in May. He has no opposition from either party.
But nearly all incumbents of local government offices in Fayette are facing challengers, mostly Democrats wanting to take back some offices that before the early 1990s belonged to their party exclusively.
There’s even a contested race for the Democrat nomination for Fayette County Commission District 2 and District 5. Democrat Bobby R. Jones is running against John R. Tate for the Democratic nomination to face Republican incumbent Lee Hearn, the current board chairman.
But the marquee Democrat race has to be Darryl Hicks running against Quentin “Q” Pullen for the nomination to face incumbent Republican Charles Oddo. Hicks has served for years as the appointed chair of the unelected Fayette County Development Authority and several terms on the appointed county Board of Elections.
All three Republican Board of Education members face Democrat opponents for the fall general elections, while one, incumbent Scott Hollowell, faces a primary Republican challenger in the District 3 election.
Hollowell or primary challenger Anne Menaldo will face Kim Cox Owens (D) in the November General Election.
Veteran Superior Court Clerk Sheila Studdard cruises past the primary without opposition, but will face Democrat Tonya Corbin in November.
Tax Commissioner Kristie King, the incumbent Republican office holder, will face a November challenge from Democrat Angela Haynes.
Here is the one contested Republican primary race for May 21:
Board of Education District 3: Incumbent (and former chairman) Scott Hollwell vs. Anne Menaldo.
Here are the contested Democrat primary races for May 21:
County Commission District 2: Bobby R. Jones vs. John R. Tate.
County Commission District 5: Darryl Hicks vs. Quentin “Q” Pullen.
Below is the list of all the countywide races for local offices for the May 21 General Primary and for the nonpartisan…
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