Contested races set in three El Dorado wards
The Union County Clerk's Office on Wednesday provided a comprehensive list of local candidates for office after leaving several who filed to run in 2024 out on Tuesday.
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The Union County Clerk's Office on Wednesday provided a comprehensive list of local candidates for office after leaving several who filed to run in 2024 out on Tuesday.
The candidate filing period for next year's elections closed at noon on Tuesday, and 38 people signed up to run for various local offices.
In January, the Union County Quorum Court voted to provide 6% pay raises to most county employees, along with 8% raises to Union County Sheriff's Office deputies, jailers and highway and solid waste workers.
During its last meeting of the year last Thursday, the Union County Quorum Court bid farewell to several Justices of the Peace who will be leaving the body at year's end and recognized the long service of a county official who is retiring after her term ends this year.