Limestone County voters will go to the polls Nov. 4 to elect a U.S. president and vice-president, U.S. senator, U.S. representative, county commissioner and school board member, among others. Here are the candidates in the order they will appear on the Nov. 4 election ballot:
President and Vice-President of the United States
• Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Democrat
• John McCain and Sarah Palin, Republican
• Chuck Baldwin and Darrell L. Castle, Independent
• Bob Barr and Wayne Root, Independent
• Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez, Independent
U.S. Senator
• Vivian Davis Figures, Democrat
• Jeff Sessions, Republican
U.S. Representative, 5th District
• Parker Griffith, Democrat
• Wayne Parker, Republican
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
• Deborah Bell Paseur, Democrat
• Greg Shaw, Republican
Court of Civil Appeals
• Kimberly Harbison Drake, Democrat
• Bill Thompson, Republican
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place No. 1
• Clyde Jones, Democrat
• Beth Kellum, Republican
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place No. 2
• Aimee Cobb Smith, Democrat
• Mary Windom, Republican
President, Public Service Commission
• Lucy Baxley, Democrat
• Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, Republican
Limestone County Commission, District 2
• Gerald Barksdale, Republican, unopposed
Limestone County Commission, District 4
• Bill Daws, Democrat, unopposed
Limestone County Board of Education, District 4
• Darin Russell, Democrat, unopposed
Limestone County Board of Education, District 5
• James B. Shannon, Democrat, unopposed
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A look at the names on the Nov. 4 ballot
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