THREE MAYORAL RACES CONTESTED

CAIRO, Ill. -- Five mayors and a village president will be elected in three Southern Illinois counties when voters go to the polls Tuesday.

Only three of the six races are contested, including the one in Alexander County at Cairo, where first-term mayor James Wilson faces challenger Cordell McGoy. Wilson had 831 votes during the recent four-candidate primary, and McGoy finished the primary with 476 votes.

Wilson, who was elected four years ago, said he ran this time primarily on his past record. He said he has worked hard to make city government a partner with the community.

Wilson said that he and the council have accomplished several things during his administration, including a reduction in the crime rate, a new boat ramp on the Ohio River, more lighting in Cairo and grants for various improvements.

McGoy, a Cairo native and longtime member of the Cairo City Council, is running on a "more jobs" platform and is working with the Southernmost Development Committee to help attract a Tyson Chicken processing plant to the Cairo area.

McGoy, who works at the Vienna Correctional Center, was first elected to the council in 1987.

He said he has some "areas of priority" for the community, his first concern being the development of employment opportunities, public safety and the city's budget deficit.

Another race in Cairo will be between Steve Wiesenmayer and Thomas Burris Jr. for at-large councilman.

Other races in Cairo are in the third ward, where Earl Wade and Barbara Hollis are squaring off, and in the fifth ward, with Carolyn Ponting against William Miller.

In Union County, incumbent Mayor Ken Kohler will face Steve Hartline for Anna mayor, and the race for Anna city commissioners has eight candidates seeking four positions.

The only other contested race for mayor is at Jonesboro in Union County, where two candidates, Mike Meisenheimer and Randy Tucker, are seeking to fill an unexpired two-year term.

Incumbent mayors unapposed will be elected at Thebes and Pulaski, and a village president will be elected at Alto Pass where Linda Rendleman is the only candidate.

Six candidates are seeking three positions as Tamms trustees.

A big race in Pulaski County has eight candidates running for three village trustee positions at Olmsted, and four candidates are running for three positions for trustees at Pulaski and Ullin.

One race is on the Mounds ballot where two candidates area vying for the Ward III Alderman poisiton.

Illinois races

Pulaski County

Alderman (vote for three)

Stanley Kesler; Roy A. McHarry; James P. Rarrick; and Bill "Red" Everett

-Grand Chain Trustee (vote for three)

Chase Madison; Arthur Ellis Jr.; and Lawrence A. Badgley

-Olmsted Trustees (vote for three)

Bobby Gordon Killius; Bobby J. Robertson; David Munsell; Phillip Ramsey; Loyd Wayne Helton; Gary J. Stephens; Randy C. Neely; and Curtis Marshall

- Pulaski Mayor (Unexpired two-year term)

Jack Roberts

-Pulaski Trustees (vote for three)

Mike Newell Jr.; Barbara McElmurry; Lexie Pigee; and Hazel Tolar

-Karnak Trustee (vote for three)

Stephen Anderson; Stewart Goins; and Roger Altenberger

-Mounds Alderman (vote for one)

Ward I: Ronald E. Diggs; Ward II: John E. Britton Jr.; Ward III: Linda Sue Maborn and Dewey G. Dixon Jr.

-Mound City Alderman (vote for one)

Ward I: James "Jim" Davis; Ward II: Carl E. Bode; Ward III: No candidate

Alexander County

-Cairo Mayor (vote for one)

Cordell McCoy and James Wilson

-Cairo Council (At large, vote for one)

Steve R. Wiesenmayer and Thomas F. Burris Jr.

-First Ward

Elbert"Bo"Purchase

-Second Ward

Bobby Whitaker

-Third ward (vote for one) Earl E. Wade and Barbara Hollis

-Fourth Ward

Nancy Wright

-Fifth Ward

Carolyn Ponting

William Miller.

-East Cape Girardeau Trustees (vote for three)

David W. Pearce; William "Witz" Collier; and Jame R. "Gus" Lingle

-Thebes Mayor

Bobbye Shafer

-Thebes Trustees (four-year terms, vote for three)

Clifford Adams; Michael Dodd; and Terry Shafer

-Thebes Trustee (two-year term, vote for one)

Blanch Prater

-Tamms Trustees (vote for three)

Van H. Dillow; Dennis Long; Carl Hileman; Larry Steve Essex; Darold K. Dunning; and Shapley Hunter.

Union County

-Anna Mayor (vote for one)

Ken Kohler and Steve Hartline

-Anna City Commissioners (Vote for four)

Allen W. James; David A. Tellor; Alan Roberts; Elbert "Elbo" Gee; Roy G. "Ras" Dillow; Lawrence J. Boyer; Glenn Rosson; and Robin A. Dillon

-Cobden Trustees (Vote for three)

Paul "Doc" DuBois; Dee Shadowens; and Larry J. Hackethal

-Dongola Trustees (vote for three)

Steve Hoffman; Shaun R. Aden; and Kevin D. Cox

-Mill Creek Treasurer

Carla Roach

- Mill Creek Trustees (vote for three)

Mildred Garner; Linda M. Turner; and Kathy K. Wheaton

-Jonesboro Mayor (unexpired two-year term, vote for one)

Mike Meisenheimer and Randy Tucker

-Jonesboro Alderman

Bruce Bauer

-Alto Pass Village President (Unexpired two-year term)

Linda Rendleman

-Alto Pass Trustee (unexpired term)

Molly Davidson