Overview
- Election board records show Eric Zahnd withdrew his candidacy at 4:55 p.m., five minutes before the filing cutoff.
- First assistant prosecutor Mark Gibson filed for the office at 4:56:18, seconds after Zahnd’s withdrawal, according to the board’s website.
- The Platte County Board of Elections will reopen candidate filing from 8 a.m. April 7 to 5 p.m. April 10.
- The new window allows additional candidates to file, which could reshape the race before ballots are set.
- County prosecutors are locally elected and direct criminal prosecutions, so changes in the candidate field can influence case priorities and office leadership.