There is a Republican slate of candidates on the February GOP Primary Election.
They are
Supervisor
- Leda Bobera-Drain
- Mike “Shorty” Shorten
Road Commissioner
- Iron Mike Lesperance
Assessor
- Mark Dzemske
Clerk
- Joni Smith
Trustee (four to be elected)
- Karen Tynis
- Justin Franzke
- Mille Rogulic
- Jordan Frank
All are guaranteed of election but Road Commissioner Mike Lesperance.
The reason is that he has an opponent in the April General Election named Rob Parrish.
It is a re-run of the 2013 Republican Primary contest in which Lesperance won by three votes.
It was a three-way contest among incumbent Don Kopsell, Lesperance and Parrish.
The vote was
- 892 -Lesperance (35.69%)
- 889 – Parrish (35.57%)
- 718 – Kopsell (28.73%)
Parrish and his brother Tim ran and were elected Township Trustees in the two subsequent township elections. Tim has recently moved out of Nunda Township, so is no longer a Trustee, but Rob remains.
The two birddogged Lesperance during the past eight years.
