LAKE HAVASU CITY — It could be a busy ballot of Lake Havasu City mayoral and City Council candidates for the Aug. 4 primary election if all who have expressed an interest by picking up a candidate packet end up running for office.
Three council seats and the mayoral position are up this cycle. Mayor Cal Sheehy has already pulled a candidate packet announcing his intention to seek re-election. Council seats of Jeni Coke, Michele Lin and Jim Dolan are up this cycle as well, with Coke and Lin already taking out candidate packets.
David Johnson has taken out a candidate packet expressing his intent to run against Sheehy. Thirteen residents, including incumbents Coke and Lin, picked up packets for the City Council seats.
That City Council list includes Sam Scarmardo, who served on the City Council decades ago. It also includes Taylor Harrison, Kimberly Zanon, Andy Holthe, Cristy Harper, Chris Kreutzer, Susan Kokkinen, Thomas O’Connor, Neil Tinsley, Teri Parcels and Elisa Toy.
Candidates have to be 18 years old at the time of filing nominating papers, reside in the city for at least a year and be a registered voter. Office seekers need to collect a minimum of 625 signatures and a maximum of 1,249 signatures.
The nomination filing period begins on Monday, March 7 and ends at 5 p.m., Monday, April 6.
This list of individuals is subject to change as, perhaps, more express interest or others change their mind about their intention.
Sheehy, Lin and Coke have served multiple terms as part of the Lake Havasu City Council. Sheehy was a councilmember prior to running for and winning the mayoral post in 2018. He would be seeking a third term as mayor.
Those expressing interest in the council seats include newcomers to the process and one individual, Parcels, who has run before.
Potential mayoral candidate Johnson, also known as “River Dave,” is a vocal figure in the boating community.
