Jayton, JGISD elect new office holders

The City of Jayton and the Jayton-Girard Independent School District held elections Saturday, May 6, and a mixture of incumbents and new candidates were elected.

The City of Jayton had two at-large council seats are on the ballot, those currently held by Kerry McGee and Missy Redford. Both McGee and Redford filed for re-election, as did challenger Mickey Alexander.

Redford and Alexander prevailed. Totals were as follows: Mickey Alexander—94 votes Kerry McGee—40 votes Missy Redford—82 votes Jayton-Girard ISD had two board seats on the ballot, the at-large seats currently held by Jeff Arnold and B.J. Baldridge. Three candidates have filed for the two seats, including one incumbent, Arnold, and two challengers, Tiffany Ham and Matt Herzog.

The results were as follows, with Arnold and Herzog claiming the seats: Jeff Arnold 103 Tiffany Ham 88 Matt Herzog 115 Newly elected representatives will be sworn in at the next meeting of the city council and the school board.

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