Here are the candidates for Pocatello, Chubbuck, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Soda Springs and Montpelier
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POCATELLO – Election season has begun, and that means voters will decide who will represent them in their local communities.
Candidates have filed to run for city council and mayor in cities throughout eastern Idaho. The deadline to file was Friday, Aug. 29. Write-in candidates have until Friday, Sept. 5, to file.
Election day is Nov. 4.
Here’s who has filed to run in contested races in Pocatello, Chubbuck, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, Soda Springs, and Montpelier.
Pocatello
Mayor
- Brian Blad (incumbent)
- Steve Brown
- Greg Cates
- Mark Dahlquist
- Nate Kessel
- Alana Leonhardy
- Carta Sierra “Idaho Law/Idaho Lorax”
Council Seat 4 (4-year term)
- Dakota Bates (incumbent)
- James Bucci
- Jim Young
Council Seat 5 (4-year term)
- Linda Leeuwrik (incumbent)
- Keven Lewis
- Jeremy Marley
- Stacy Satterfield
Council Seat 6 (4-year term)
Incumbent Rick Cheatum is not seeking re-election.
- Melissa Hartman
- Ann Swanson
Chubbuck
Mayor
- Kevin England (incumbent)
- Rodney T. Burch
Council Seat 4 (4-year term)
- Norman G. Reece, Jr. (incumbent)
- Mandy Peace
Blackfoot
Mayor
Two-term Mayor Marc Carroll is not seeking re-election.
- Mike Oborn
- Scott D Stufflebeam
- Melwood C Matson
- Brent Arave
Shelley
Mayor
Three-Term Mayor Stacy Pascoe is not seeking re-election.
- Kim Westergard
- Alan Dial
Council Seat 3 (2-year term)
- Louise Street
- Flint L Christensen
Council Seat 4 (4-year term)
- Sean Kress (incumbent)
- Randy Haderlie
American Falls
Mayor
- Gilbert Hofmeister (current interim mayor)
- Mark Love
City Council (2-year term)
- Jeff Blauer
- Kade Smith
City Council (4-year term)
- M.Dan Hammond
- Baylee Ramirez
- Tammy Trent
- Luis Perez
- Joyce Foster
- Gerald Hubbs
Soda Springs
Mayor
Two-term Mayor Austin Robinson is not seeking re-election.
- Paul Robert Gritton
- Brock Byram
- Robert M. Lau
City Council (Two 4-year-term seats open)
- Rodney L. Worthington (incumbent)
- Russell Ryan Carpenter (incumbent)
- Paige Ashley Byram
Montpelier
City Council (Three 4-year term seats open)
- Richard Barako
- Shane Johnson (incumbent)
- Warren McMurray
- Quinton T. Pope (incumbent)
- Brady Shultis (incumbent)