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3 commissioner seats open; primary will be held on March 3

COLUMBUS—Anyone interested in running for county offices will have from Monday, Dec. 2 until Friday, Dec. 20 to file. 

Filing will begin at noon on Monday, which can be done at the Polk County Board of Elections Office, located on the second floor of the Womack building in Columbus. 

There are three open seats for the county board of commissioners. The seats of Ray Gasperson (D), Myron Yoder (R) and Jake Johnson (R) are up for re-election. Johnson resigned this summer after being appointed as a state representative following the resignation of Cody Henson. The county appointed David Moore (R) to fill Johnson’s seat. Moore will have to run for re-election in order to retain the seat. 

The Polk County Register of Deeds is also up for re-election, currently held by Sheila Whitmire (R). There will also be open Polk County School Board seats open this year, as well as Polk County Soil and Water Conservation Supervisor seats. 

A primary for state, federal and county seats will be held on March 3, 2020. There will be no primary election for school board or the soil and water conservation supervisor positions. The general election will be held in November 2020. 

During the primary in March, Polk County voters will be selecting a presidential candidate; U.S. Senate; N.C. Governor; N.C. Lieutenant Governor; N.C. Auditor; N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture; N.C. Commissioner of Insurance; N.C. Commissioner of Labor; N.C. Secretary of State; N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction; N.C. Treasurer; N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Seat 01; N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 02; N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Seat 04; N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Seat 05; N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Seat 06; N.C. State Senate District 47; N.C. House of Representatives District 113; N.C. District Court Judge District 29B Seat 01; N.C. District Court Judge District 29B Seat 02; N.C. District Court Judge District 29B Seat 03; N.C. District Court Judge District 29B Seat 04; the Polk County Board of Commissioners and the Polk County Register of Deeds. 

A primary is held when more people file than seats are to be had for each party. 

Johnson has already announced he will run for the N.C. House of Representatives District 113 seat in which he was appointed earlier this year.