ILLINOIS VOTERS TO FACE NUMEROUS CONTESTS

Thirty-three candidates have filed for county races in three Southern Illinois counties: Union, Pulaski and Alexander.

Primary elections in Southern Illinois will be held March 17.

Eleven of the candidates are from Pulaski County, where primaries will be held in two races: state's attorney and county commissioner.

Patrick S. Duffy of Cobden, in Union County, and Loren H. Waite of Mounds will meet on the Democratic ballot, and James A. Slummer of Mounds and Ward Washon of Grand Chain will clash on the Republican ballot.

Most candidates seeking county offices are required to live in the county. That is not the case, however, in the race for state's attorney.

Two Republicans, Ned J. Gunn of Mounds and B.T. "Bennie" Britton of Villa Ridge are on the county commissioner ballot, along with Democrats Sam Johnson of Mound City, and Eddie Helton of Mounds.

George R. Modglin, a Democrat, has filed for Pulaski County clerk, along with Ruth Miller Davis of Mounds, a Republican. The only other candidate in Pulaski County is Bill E. Atherton, Republican candidate for coroner.

A total of eight candidates have filed petitions for county races in Union County, with four of them seeking one seat for county commissioner.

Incumbent commissioner Bill Porter of Anna will face three challengers in the Democratic primary: Jimmy L. Watkins and Darryl Harvell, both of Jonesboro, and Everett L. Ury of Anna.

Another out-of-towner has filed for a Union County position. Christopher K. Wells of Springfield has filed for the state's attorney's office, challenging incumbent H. Wesley Wilkins of Anna.

Other Union County candidates include incumbent Circuit Clerk Mattilene "Mat" Page of Anna and incumbent county Coroner Darryl Rendleman of Cobden.

The only primary race in Alexander County will be for county commissioner, where four Democrats incumbent Rolly S. "Mit" Matlock of McClure, William M. "Witz" Colyer of East Cape Girardeau, Lamar Houston Jr. of Tamms, and Larry E. "Pete" McHughs have filed.

Other Alexander County candidates include Jeffrey B. Farris, Democrat, Olive Branch, for state's attorney; Susan C. Hileman, Democrat, Cairo, for circuit clerk; and David Barkett, Democrat, Cairo, for coroner.

Union County

State's attorney: Incumbent Wes Wilkins, rural Anna, Democrat; Christopher Karl Wells, Springfield, Democrat.

Circuit clerk: Incumbent Mattilene "Mat" Page, Anna, Democrat.

Coroner: Incumbent Darryl W. Rendleman, Cobden, Democrat.

County board: Incumbent Bill Porter, rural Anna, Democrat; Jimmy L. Watkins, Jonesboro, Democrat; Darryl Harvell, rural Jonesboro, Democrat, and Everett L. Ury of Anna, Democrat.

Pulaski County

State's attorney: Patrick S. Duffy, Cobden, and Loren H. Waite Jr., Mounds, both Democrats; James A. Slummer, Mounds, and Ward Washon, Grand Chain, both Republicans.

Circuit clerk: George R. Modglin, Democrat, Ullin, and Ruth Miller Davis, Mounds, Republican.

Coroner: Bill E. Atherton, Republican, Ullin.

County board: Ned J. Gunn, Mounds and B. T. "Bennie" Britton, Villa Ridge, both Republicans, and Sam Johnson, Mound City, and Eddie Helton, Mounds, both Democrats.

Alexander County

State's attorney: Jeffrey B. Farris, Olive Branch, Democrat.

Circuit clerk: Susan C. Hileman, Cairo, Democrat.

Coroner: David Barkett, Cairo, Democrat.

County board: Larry E. "Pete" McHughs, Thebes, Rolly S. "Mit" Matlock, McClure, William M. "Witz" Colyer, East Cape Girardeau, and Lamar Houston Jr., Tamms, all Democrats.