After candidates met the noon Feb. 22 deadline, county races are set for this year’s primary election Tuesday, May 6.

While most contenders are unopposed, there are a few exciting races.

March 7 is the deadline for the Indiana Election Division to certify all filings. At that time, presidential and state candidates can be detailed.

Ripley County

Democrats campaigning for county offices are: Carl Taul, Holton, Circuit Court judge; Lynnette Fledderman, Batesville, Superior Court judge; Michael Baker, Milan, District 2 county commissioner; David Forwalt, Holton, clerk; E.G. Ammerman Jr., Sunman, and William Dramann, Batesville, county council members at large (a maximum of three from each party can be chosen).

Republicans competing for county positions are: James Morris, Dillsboro, Superior Court judge; Mark Busching, Versailles, and Charles Folz, Dillsboro, District 2 county commissioner; Ronald Buchanan, Versailles, coroner; Ginger Bradford, Versailles, recorder; Mary Ann McCoy, Holton, clerk.

Also, Earline Copeland, Versailles, treasurer; John Little, Versailles, Lawrence Nickell, Cross Plains, and Gerald Stutler, Friendship, District 3 county council members; Donald Dunbar and William Warren, Osgood, Frank Hillberg, Madison, and Benjamin Peetz, Batesville, county council members at large (a maximum of three from each party can be chosen).

Only Republicans have filed for town races.

Holton: Krista Bartosz, clerk-treasurer; Angela Farrell, Paul Hughes, Ryan Lauber and Scott McNeelan, council members.

Osgood: Tamara Wilhoit, clerk-treasurer; Ed Newman, Rodney Stepleton, Jeffrey Volz and Larry Winters, council members (one seat is open).

Nonpartisan school board filings include William Roberts, Jac-Cen-del, Town of Osgood; Paul Hardy, Jac-Cen-Del at large; Edward Amberger, Moores Hill, and Krista Thompson, Milan, Town of Milan; Douglas Norman and David Voss, Milan at large.

The Ripley County Clerk’s Office did not release lists of persons who filed to be state convention delegates and Republican Party precinct committeemen.

Franklin County

Three Democrats will be on the primary ballot for District 3 county commissioner: Michael Moore, Laurel, Jeff Pence, Metamora, and Monica Yane, Oldenburg.

Other Democrats campaigning for county offices are: Carroll Lanning, Brookville, county council at large member; Angela Kuntz, Brookville, recorder; and Joe Gillespie, Brookville, surveyor.