A challenger has emerged for Jerry Hathaway for the position of Allen County attorney.
Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston filed before Wednesday’s deadline to face off against Hathaway in the Aug. 2 Republican primary.
This marks the second time in recent years the two have squared off at the ballot box. Hathaway defeated Thuston in the 2008 GOP primary en route to his re-election.
Hathaway left the area in 2011, but returned in 2014 upon former county attorney Wade Bowie’s resignation.
WEDNESDAY’S deadline means Allen County Republicans will have three contested races to decide on in August.
In addition to Hathaway and Thuston, residents in the county’s Second Commission District — essentially the north half of the county — will pick between Allen County Commissioner Tom Williams and challenger Ron Ballard. The district includes the north part of Iola, LaHarpe, Gas, Mildred, Carlyle and Deer Creek, Elm, Geneva and Osage townships.
SHERIFF Bryan Murphy faces two challengers in his re-election bid, Jared Froggatte and Kelley Zellner.
A FULL list of candidates for individual townships will be provided later, said Allen County Clerk Sherry Riebel.
