Qualifying opened Monday for the May 19 general primary and continues until noon Friday.
Offices representing Camden that are up for election include school board and county commission seats in districts 1, 3 and 5; sheriff; magistrate judge; coroner; tax commissioner; clerk of court; state senate District 3; state representative for districts 174 and 180; district attorney; three judges’ seats; and U.S. House District 1.
Here’s a look at qualifying so far.
Board of commissioners, District 1
Lannie Brant (incumbent) — Republican
Patrick Tyler Murray — Republican
Monica McGowan — Democrat*
Walter R. Spencer — Democrat
Kevin M. Walker — Democrat
Board of commissioners, District 3
Trevor Readdick — Republican
Board of commissioners, District 5
Ben Casey (incumbent) — Republican
Board of education, District 1
Jason Chance (incumbent)
Board of education, District 3
James Coffel (incumbent)
Cheryl Ann Honeycutt
Board of education, District 5
Mark Giddens (incumbent)
Clerk of superior court
Joy Lynn Turner (incumbent) — Republican
Sheriff
Jim Proctor (incumbent) — independent
Probate judge
Beau Sweatt (incumbent)
Magistrate judge
Jennifer Lewis (incumbent)
Tax commissioner
Beth Soles (incumbent) — Republican
County coroner
Morris Wayne Peeples — Republican.
State Senate, District 3
Sheila McNeill — Republican
Cody Smith — Republican
David Sharpe — Republican
State House, District 174
John Corbett (incumbent) — Republican
State House, District 180
Steven Sainz (incumbent) — Republican
District attorney, Brunswick judicial circuit
Jackie Johnson (incumbent) — Republican
Superior Court Judge (Harrison)
Anthony Harrison (incumbent)
Superior Court Judge (Scarlett)
Stephen Scarlett (incumbent)
Superior Court Judge (Guy)
Bert Guy (incumbent)
US House, District 1
Buddy Carter (incumbent) — Republican
Danny Merritt — Republican
Joyce Marie Griggs — Democrat
Lisa Ring — Democrat
Barbara Seidman — Democrat
*McGowan initially qualified as an independent before changing to Democratic.