Candidates line up to be treasurer

Voters in the Republican Primary next spring will have to decide two contested races in Donley County following Monday’s filing deadline.

Three people are running for Donley County Treasurer, and two people are running for Commissioner in Precinct 4.

County Republican Chair Bill Word said County Treasurer Wanda Smith is retiring at the end of her term, and three people have signed up for her position – Zan Bullock, who currently employed by Smith’s office, Joaenea Horn, and Terri Luna.

Precinct 4 Commissioner Dan Sawyer has drawn a challenger for his job from Shaun O’Keefe, who has been serving as a regent for Clarendon College.

Five other county officials signed up unopposed for the Republican nomination for their offices: County Judge John Howard, County Clerk Vicky Tunnell, Precinct 1&2 Justice of the Peace Sarah Hatley, Precinct 3&4 Justice of the Peace Pat White, and Precinct 2 Commissioner Daniel Ford.

Also appearing on the Republican ballot will be Word, seeking another terms as county chair for the party, and Sandy Childress, who is running to be the party’s Precinct 1 chair.

Democratic Chair Lajean Taylor said no candidates signed up to run for that party’s nomination for county offices. The Democratic ballot will however have Eulaine McIntosh, running to take Taylor’s place as party chair, and Brenda Swinney, who will seek to be the party chair in Precinct 3.

Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held on March 3, 2026.