Campbell County Ballot Position Draw (2016)

County Clerk, Jim Luersen, is ready to pull the the ping pong balls from the 20-year old coffee can to determine ballot positions for Campbell County elections in November. FTM file. 

The ballot positions were drawn today in Campbell County Clerk, Jim Luersen's, office at the Campbell County Fiscal Court Building.

We attempted to live stream it, but the signal was lost, so we were only able to capture the Fort Thomas City Council election draw.

The rest of the races will be updated in this article, so be sure to check back.

The ballot position is an underrated part of how election results are formed, particularly in races with a lot of turnover or new names.

Luersen, with the help of his deputy clerk Jen McGrath, uses the method passed down by his predecessor, Jack Snodgrass: an old coffee can and ping pong ball. See how the draw turned out at the video below:

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The Fort Thomas City Council, pick 6:


1- John Slawter
2- Sam Shelton
3 - Chuck Thompson
4 - Lisa Kelly
5 - John Muller
6 - Jeff Bezold
7- Ken Bowman
8 - Roger Peterman
9 - David Cameron

Two seats were open for the Fort Thomas School Board. Two people filed, both incumbents: Jeff Beach and Karen Allen.

Newport Commission ballot, pick 4:

1 - Ken Rechtin
2 - Beth Fennell
3 - Rachel Comte
4 - Bob McCray
5 - Frank Peluso
6 - Nichole Hayden
7 - Tom Guidugli

Alexandria City Council, pick 6:
1 Sue S. Neltner
2 Andrew "Andy" Schabell
3 Scott Fleckinger
4 Stacey L. Graus
5 Susan Vanlandingham
6 Bob Simon
7 Sandy Ruschman-Decker
8 Joe Anderson

Bellevue City Council, pick 6:
1 James Rodney Poynter
2 Melissa Tatum
3 Stephen R. Guidugli
4 Bill Helton
5 Mike Almoslechner
6 Carol J. Rich
7 Bethany Hanson
8 Ryan Salzman
9 David Slater
10 Thomas P. Quirk

Cold Spring City Council, pick 6:
1 Brenda Rodgers Helton
2 Lou Gerding
3 Adam C. Sandfoss
4 Chris Ampfer
5 Roger C. Jones
6 Lisa Schmidt Cavanaugh
7 Michael D. Ruscher

Crestview Commissioner, pick 4:
1      *Shane T. Owens
2      *Victoria L. Plantholt

Dayton City Council, pick 6:
1 Bret Neuspickle
2 Dennis (Denny) Lynn
3 Jerald L. Gifford
4 William (Bill) Burns
5 Jeff Haas
6 Alex Kraemer
7 Jeff A. Volter
8 Ben Baker
9 Joseph "Joe" Neary
WITHDREW Joseph Tucker

Highland Heights City Council, pick 6:
1 David Paul Ramler
2 Jeanne Pettit
3 John E. Hoffert
4 Deborah Ball
5 AJ Moermond
6 Gary Chinn

Melbourne Commission, pick 4:
1 *David Charles King
2 *Paul Landwehr
3 *Joanne Layman
4 *Edward C. Fischer

Newport Mayor
1 Jerry Rex Peluso
2 Christopher Maloney

Silver Grove City Council, pick 6:
1 *Paul Lindon
2 *Katherine (Kay) Wright
3 Jill Fessler
4 *Dan Gindele
5 *Scott McCarter
6 *Joe Pelle

Southgate City Council, pick 6:
1 *Daniel J. Speier
2 *Joseph M. Anderson
3 *James Allen Enzweiler
4 *Chris A. Robisch
5 *Patricia Hayley
6 *Sue Payne

Wilder City Council, pick 6:
1 Jerry Sebastian
2 Valerie A. Jones
3 Robert "Bob" Arnold
4 Bob Blankenship
5 Tim Gilkison
6 Robert Honaker

Bellevue School Board, pick 2:
1 Julia Webb Fischer
2 Chris Groneck
WITHDREW Vanessa Groneck

Dayton School Board, pick 2:
1 Rosann Sharon
2 Bernard T. Pfeffer Jr.

Newport School Board, pick 3:
1 Theresa A. Miller
2 Nadine R. Parris
3 Melissa Sheffel
4 Julie Smith-Morrow
5 Matt Cline
6 Sylvia A. Covington
7 Ian Maloney

Silver Grover School Board, pick 2:
1 Melanie Pelle

Campbell County Schools, District 2, pick 1:
1 Tina Kammerer
2 Lindsey R. Long

Campbell County Schools, District 3, pick 1:
1 Noah J. Heim
2 *Kimber L. Fender

Campbell County Schools, District 5, pick 1:
1 Angela R. Johnson
2 Timothy L. Nolan
3 *Rich Mason

Soil and Water Conservation District, pick 4:
1 *Linda Bray-Schafer
2 *Ronald W. McCormick
3 *Debbie B. Buckley
4 Paul L. Whalen
5 *Rick Simon