Two commissioner candidates deemed not Republican

DAVENPORT — Only two of the four candidates that applied for the District No. 1 Lincoln County Commissioner seat vacated by Mark Stedman’s retirement at the end of 2022 were deemed to be true Republicans by the Lincoln County Republican Central Committee, and a third candidate must be found before the commissioners can make an appointment.

The Central Committee conducted interviews with the four candidates last weekend and found that, in their eyes, just two met the requirements to be a Republican candidate for the seat.

“We found two Republicans out of the group,” chair Mary Blechschmidt said...