PHOTO GALLERY: Boone County candidates prepare for Election Day

Don Bormann waits outside a residence in the neighborhood of El Chaparral off of East Broadway to distribute brochures about his concerns and platforms for his campaign for Boone County Northern District Commissioner. Bormann said his door-to-door canvassing is important to the voters because they need all the information on the candidates, and every time he meets someone new to Columbia, it makes all the difference to him that they know who they’re voting for.   |  Bobby Watson

Janet Thompson listens to Boone County public administrator candidates Cathy Richards, Democrat, and John Sullivan, Republican, at a public candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters.   |  Bobby Watson

Northern Boone County Commissioner candidates Don Bormann and Janet Thompson debate during a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters at the Columbia Public Library.   |  Bobby Watson

Janet Thompson, the Democratic candidate for Boone County Northern District Commissioner, pets her horse Lily's nose after feeding her at sunrise Monday. Thompson works as a public defender for Boone County and she is very passionate about her defense of capital criminals, as she says she is ardently opposed to the death penalty in Missouri.
  |  Bobby Watson

Don Bormann, the Republican candidate for the Northern District Boone County Commissioner, hosts a barbecue in Centralia to speak with his supporters and fellow candidates for other offices. A resident of Boone County for 36 years and Centralia for 16, Bormann has operated Bormann Surveying for 20 years.   |  Bobby Watson