It appears local businessman Joe Elam (pictured) will be the next mayor of Baldwin. Elam was the only candidate to qualify to run for the position in the Nov. 6 Special Election. Barring a successful bid by a write-in candidate, Elam will be elected.
Qualifying ended Friday at noon.
Two people qualified to run for the City of Clarksville Post 2 seat. Roxanne Barron and Melvin Cash are vying for the post.
In Alto, no one qualified to run for the Post 2 council seat. The town will hold a special election referendum on whether to allow beer and wine package sales.
The deadline to file a notice of intention to be a write-in candidate is Sept. 4.
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 6, 2018 General & Special Elections is Oct. 9, 2018.
