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CANDIDATE FILING LISTS

May 9, 2008 - 9:00 pm

Candidates who filed for office Thursday are listed below. Only those candidates whose district includes Clark County are listed. Filing began Monday and ends May 16.

D-Democrat

R-Republican

IA-Independent American

* Denotes incumbent

3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Anna Nevenic (D)

BOARD OF REGENTS (NONPARTISAN) DISTRICT 2

Bret Whipple*

CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT D

Lawrence Weekly* (D)

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (NONPARTISAN) DISTRICT C

Linda E. Young

STATE SENATE DISTRICT 4

Sharon Gobel (R) Stan Vaughan (IA)

STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 1

Linda West Myers (R)

DISTRICT 23

Melissa Woodbury (R)

OVERTON POWER DISTRICT 5 (NONPARTISAN) MESQUITE

Tracy Verl Lee

VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT (NONPARTISAN) MESQUITE (SEAT A)

Joe Macias

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