December 21, 2015 - The Shelby County Republican Drawing for Ballot Order took place on Monday, December 21 at 6:00pm on the second floor of the working courthouse for the 2016 March Primary Election. Leigh Porterfield, Republican County Chairman welcomed the candidates in attendance and remarked history was being made with this election as all of the local Shelby County candidates filed on the Republican party ticket.
With the assistance of Laura Simmons, Cecilia Boles, and Clint Porterfield, numbers were drawn determining the placement on the ballot of each candidate.
The ballot order is as follows with local races first, followed by State, and then Federal:
LOCAL RACES
District Judge, 123rd Judicial District
Charles Brick Dickerson
Leann Kay Rafferty
Mike Parker
District Attorney, 123rd Judicial District
Stephen Shires
County Attorney
Kenneth B. Florence
Gary Rholes
Sheriff
Ricky Allen
Willis Blackwell
Tax Assessor-Collector
Debora Riley
County Commissioner Pct. 1
Roscoe McSwain
Donnie Borders
County Commissioner Pct. 3
Travis Rodgers
Charles Barr
Constable Pct. 1
Zack Warr
Constable Pct. 2
Jamie Hagler
Constable Pct. 3
Jimmy H. Wagstaff
Roy Cheatwood
Scott Burkhalter
Constable Pct. 4
Bryan Gray
Jacob (Jake) Metcalf
Constable Pct. 5
Robert Hairgrove
Adam Renfro
STATE RACES
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
Chris Oldner
Ray Wheless
Mary Lou Keel
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5
Brent Webster
Steve Smith
Sid Harle
Scott Walker
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6
Richard Davis
Michael E. Keasler
Member, State Board of Education, District 9
Mary Lou Bruner
Keven M. Ellis
Hank Hering
State Representative District 9
Chris Paddie
Justice, 12th Court of Appeals District, Place 2
Brian Hoyle
Justice, 12th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
Greg Neeley
FEDERAL RACES
President/Vice-President
Carly Fiorina
Lindsey Graham
Rand Paul
Donald J. Trump
Ben Carson
Ted Cruz
Rick Santorum
John R. Kasich
Chris Christie
Elizabeth Gray
Mike Huckabee
Jeb Bush
Marco Rubio
Railroad Commissioner
Weston Martinez
Ron Hale
John Greytok
Wayne Christian
Lance N. Christian
Doug Jeffrey
Gary Gates
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3
Debra Lehrmann
Michael Massengale
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5
Rick Green
Paul Green
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9
Eva Guzman
Joe Pool