The November 8 ballot for DeSoto will see some candidates running unopposed with some new names seeking election. Multiparish election for Senator John Kennedy’s seat will have the largest number of running mates, with Representative Mike Johnson unopposed. Judge for the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal, Sec. 2B. Frances Pitman, also runs unopposed.
Mayors Travis Whitfield of Keachi and Marsha Richardson of Grand Cane will remain in office, with no one qualifying to run against them. The current three aldermen of Grand Cane, Mayor Protem Rhonda Meek, K. E. “Ed” Campbell and Clayton Davis, will maintain their positions with no one running against them.
No one qualified to run for the position of council member in the Village of Longstreet. Aldermen for the Village of Stanley had two qualify for their seats, Dane Blount and Angela Cleveland, who will automatically serve those positions.